Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Erick Torres was born January 19, 1993, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He is a forward in the MLS. 

Torres came into the Guadalajara first team in 2010 and was a promising young player at the club. After being captain of the Chivas U-17 team, taking them to the championship game of the Bicentenario 2010. He made his official debut in the Mexican Primera División in November 2010 against C.F. Monterrey, where he scored 21 minutes into the second half. Chivas would go on to tie the game 1–1. He scored a brace against Pachuca, where Chivas would win the match 4–1. He scored in his first "Super Clasico" on 10 April 2011 against arch-rivals América in a shock 3–0 victory. After the Clausura 2011 season, he finished with 6 goals in 19 appearances, and became the club's second top goal scorer, behind Marco Fabián. On July 31, 2020, Torres returned to Major League Soccer, joining Atlanta United as a Season-Ending Injury Replacement Player for the injured Josef Martínez. On August 22, 2020 Torres made his debut against Nashville SC, which resulted in a 2–0 win for Atlanta. Torres entered the match as a substitute in the 80th minute for Atlanta teammate Adam Jahn. Following the 2020 season, Torres was released by Atlanta on November 24, 2020. On February 3, 2021, it was announced that Torres had re-signed with Atlanta United, occupying a supplemental roster spot for the season, as well as also taking on an undefined role in the club's academy.