José Francisco Torres

José Francisco Torres
Personal information
Full name	José Francisco Torres Mezzell
Date of birth	October 29, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Longview, Texas, United States
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2006	Pachuca
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2013	Pachuca
2013–2019	Tigres UANL
2018–2019	→ Puebla (loan)
2021	Colorado Springs Switchbacks
2022–2023	Rio Grande Valley FC
International career‡
2008–2013	United States
Medal record
Representing United States
FIFA Confederations Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Men's Soccer
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:29, October 16, 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 28, 2013

José Francisco Torres Mezzell (born October 29, 1987) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder. He is popularly known by his nickname Gringo.

He is usually deployed as a central midfielder but can also play as a full-back. Torres has played for the United States national team.^[3]

Early life

Torres was born in Texas to a Mexican father and an American mother.^[4] He played two years for Longview High School and was voted the team's MVP both seasons, with 31 goals and 39 assists in total. After his sophomore year, he was scouted and signed by Mexican club Pachuca.

Club career

Torres was recruited by Pachuca while he was still attending high school in Texas.^[4] He broke into the starting lineup during the 2008 Apertura season in central midfield. He appeared in all three matches at the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup for Pachuca, starting twice. In the InterLiga 2009 Final, Torres scored the clinching penalty kick that sent Pachuca through to the Copa Libertadores 2009.^[5] In November 2012, he was transferred to Tigres UANL. On December 22, 2012, Torres made his debut with Tigres in a friendly match against Pumas UNAM in the Estadio Universitario. Tigres was the Apertura 2015 champion, and Torres played the second leg of the final.

On November 25, 2020, after more than two years without playing a professional game, Torres joined USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks ahead of their 2021 season.^[6]

On February 21, 2022, Torres signed with USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC.^[7]

International career

Torres was eligible to choose between representing Mexico, the nation of his father's heritage and where he played club soccer, or his native United States. Both national federations had been tracking Torres' progress at Pachuca.^[8]

Torres was invited by Peter Nowak to play for the United States U-23 team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Torres declined the invitation when Pachuca promised a position in their starting lineup if he stayed with the club.^[4] However, only three months later, on October 2, 2008, Torres announced his intention to represent the United States at the international level, and was called in to the U.S. camp by Bob Bradley within days.^[4]

He made his U.S. debut against Cuba on October 11, 2008, coming on as a substitute for Heath Pearce in the sixty-eighth minute. He made his first start against Trinidad and Tobago four days later. Torres was also included in the roster that played against Mexico in February 2009, but did not play. He was a member of the U.S. squad for the 2009 Confederations Cup but did not play in the tournament. He was selected to the 23-man roster to represent the United States at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and started a group stage game against Slovenia.^[9]

Torres continued to be a part of the U.S. set up under Bradley's successor, Jürgen Klinsmann, and was part of the qualification cycle for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Despite being a part of the 2013 Gold Cup winning team, he ended falling outside of Klinsmann's plans, and ultimately was not part of the U.S. team that went to the World Cup in Brazil.

Career statistics

Club

As of October 14, 2023^[10]

Club	Season	League				Playoffs			National Cup			Continental			Other			Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Pachuca	2006–07	Liga MX	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	0
	2007–08		10	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	0	2
	2008–09		30	1	1	6^[a]	1	0	—	—	—	2^[b]	0	0	3^[c]	0	0	41	2	1
	2009–10		28	1	1	4^[a]	0	0	0	0	0	9^[d]	0	1	—	—	—	41	1	2
	2010–11		27	0	0	2^[a]	0	0	—	—	—	2^[d]	0	0	4^[e]^[f]	0	0	35	0	0
	2011–12		24	0	6	2^[a]	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	0	6
	2012–13		13	1	1	—	—	—	2^[g]	1	0	–	–	–	—	—	—	15	2	1
	Total		133	3	11	14	1	0	2	1	0	13	0	1	7	0	0	169	5	13
Tigres UANL	2012–13	Liga MX	15	0	0	2^[a]	0	0	—	—	—	1^[d]	0	0	—	—	—	18	0	0
	2013–14		7	0	0	–	–	–	10^[g]	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	3	0
	2014–15		21	0	0	–	–	–	7^[g]	1	0	2^[b]	0	0	—	—	—	30	1	0
	2015–16		14	0	0	—	—	—	1^[g]	0	0	7^[d]	1	0	—	—	—	22	1	0
	2016–17		17	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1^[d]	0	0	1^[h]	0	0	19	0	0
	2017–18		1	0	0	—	—	—	1^[g]	0	0	3^[d]	0	0	1^[h]	0	0	5	0	0
Puebla	2018–19		11	1	0	—	—	—	1^[g]	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	1	0
Puebla	Total		86	1	0	2	0	0	20	4	0	14	1	0	2	0	0	124	1	0
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	2021	USL Championship	20	1	0	—	—	—	–	–	–	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	1	0
Rio Grande Valley FC	2022		22	0	0	—	—	—	–	–	–	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	0	0
	2023		21	1	0	—	—	—	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	1	0
	Total		63	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	64	2	0
Career total			382	6	11	16	1	0	23	5	0	27	1	1	9	0	0	457	13	12

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Appearance(s) in La Liguilla
^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
^ Appearance(s) in Interliga
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
^ Two appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
^ Two appearance(s) in North American Superliga
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Appearance(s) in Copa MX
^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in Campeón de Campeones

International

As of July 28, 2013

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
United States
	2008	2	0
	2009	5	0
	2010	4	0
	2011	3	0
	2012	6	0
	2013	6	0
	2014	2	0
Total		28	0

Honors

Pachuca

Tigres UANL

United States

CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2013^[11]

References

^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. December 5, 2008. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 9, 2008.
^ "Mexico - José Torres - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
^ "Torres Commits to USA". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bell, Jack (January 6, 2009). "After Honing Game in Mexico, Jose Torres will play for US". The New York Times. p. B16. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
^ Canales, Andrea (January 12, 2009). "Torres happy he chose Team USA". Sports Illustrated. Carson, California: Time Inc. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
^ "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Sign U.S. World Cup Veteran José Francisco Torres". www.switchbacksfc.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
^ USLChampionship com Staff (February 21, 2022). "Jose Francisco Torres Joins Rio Grande Valley FC". USL Championship. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
^ "Young midfielder Torres is ahead of his time on U.S. national team". CNN. August 11, 2009. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
^ "Match 22 - Group C". FIFA.com. June 18, 2010. Archived from the original on December 30, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
^ José Francisco Torres (October 29, 1987). "José Francisco Torres Profile, Statistics, News, Game Log". Pachuca, Primera División de México. ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on June 15, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
^ "USA 1–0 Panama – as it happened". Guardian UK. July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2023.

External links

José Francisco Torres – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
José Francisco Torres – FIFA competition record (archived)

[liguilla-11] Appearance(s) in La Liguilla

[Libertadores-12] Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

[13] Appearance(s) in Interliga

[CCL-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League

[FIFA-15] Two appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup

[16] Two appearance(s) in North American Superliga

[Copa-17] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Appearance(s) in Copa MX

[CC-18] Appearance(s) in Campeón de Campeones

[FCWC_2008-1] "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. December 5, 2008. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 9, 2008.

[2] "Mexico - José Torres - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2019.

[3] "Torres Commits to USA". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2010.

[honing-game-4] Bell, Jack (January 6, 2009). "After Honing Game in Mexico, Jose Torres will play for US". The New York Times. p. B16. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2009.

[5] Canales, Andrea (January 12, 2009). "Torres happy he chose Team USA". Sports Illustrated. Carson, California: Time Inc. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2009.

[6] "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Sign U.S. World Cup Veteran José Francisco Torres". www.switchbacksfc.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

[7] USLChampionship com Staff (February 21, 2022). "Jose Francisco Torres Joins Rio Grande Valley FC". USL Championship. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.

[8] "Young midfielder Torres is ahead of his time on U.S. national team". CNN. August 11, 2009. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2010.

[9] "Match 22 - Group C". FIFA.com. June 18, 2010. Archived from the original on December 30, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2011.

[10] José Francisco Torres (October 29, 1987). "José Francisco Torres Profile, Statistics, News, Game Log". Pachuca, Primera División de México. ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on June 15, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2010.

[19] "USA 1–0 Panama – as it happened". Guardian UK. July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2023.

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José Francisco Torres

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International career

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