Claudio Gerardo Torres Gaete (born 30 March 2003) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Deportes La Serena on loan from Huachipato.

Claudio Torres
Torres with Huachipato in 2023
Personal information
Full name Claudio Gerardo Torres Gaete
Date of birth (2003-03-30) 30 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Talcahuano, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
Deportes La Serena
(on loan from Huachipato)
Youth career
Huachipato
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Huachipato 47 (2)
2024–Deportes La Serena (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2019 Chile U15
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 May 2022

Club career

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A product of Huachipato youth system, Torres can play as a winger both in attack and in midfield. He made his professional debut in the 2021 Copa Chile match versus San Antonio Unido on June 23, 2021,[1] and scored by first time in the match versus Deportes Temuco of the same tournament on July 5.[2]

In the second half of 2024, Torres was loaned out to Deportes La Serena in the Primera B.[3]

International career

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Torres took part of the Chile U15 squad at the UEFA U-16 Development Tournament in Finland in April 2019.[4] Since 2021, he has been frequently called up to training microcycles of Chile at under-20 level.

References

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  1. ^ @Huachipato (24 June 2021). "Los jóvenes Acereros Walter Estrada, Bastián Roco y Claudio Torres se estrenaron profesionalmente en Huachipato ante San Antonio Unido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Huachipato eliminó a Deportes Temuco y tuvo un debut goleador" (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  3. ^ Vera, Pablo (21 June 2024). "Un campeón de Primera llega como refuerzo a la B". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  4. ^ Benavides, Camilo (18 April 2019). "La Roja Sub 15 jugará torneo internacional en Finlandia" (in Spanish). ANFP. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
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