Carlos Torres (footballer, born 2002)

Carlos Eduardo Torres Góngora (born 20 October 2002) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Croatian side Šibenik.

Early life
Torres was born in Ricaurte in the Nariño Department of Colombia, and is one of four brothers.

Deportes Tolima
In 2017, Torres moved to Ibagué, signing with Deportes Tolima on a three-year contract. Set to sign a contract renewal with the club, Torres returned late from a holiday in Tumaco after his aunt died; due to this he was sent to the under-20 squad and the club failed to sign off the appropriate documentation to authorise his contract extension.

HNK Šibenik
Following the contract dispute, Torres took an opportunity to move to Croatia in February 2021, signing with HNL side Šibenik on a two-and-a-half-year deal. He was registered to play for Šibenik the following month. Deportes Tolima, unhappy that he had left on a free transfer, sued both Torres and Šibenik for €2 million for "unjustified breach of contract", and the case reached the international governing body of football, FIFA. After some deliberation, FIFA sided with Torres and Šibenik, rejecting Deportes Tolima's request, informing the Colombian club that they would have to pay for the costs of the process of the transfer.

In his first season at the club, Torres featured for both the youth team and the senior squad, making a total of three HNL appearances. Eight league appearances followed the next year, before Torres was loaned to Prva NL side Dugopolje for the 2022–23 season. On his return to Šibenik, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 pre-season friendly draw with Posušje on 22 July 2023.

International career
Torres was called up to the Colombia under-20 squad for three micro-cycles in 2020.

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