Karla Torres (Colombian footballer)
{{Short description|Colombian footballer (born 2006)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
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|full_name = Karla Dayana Torres García
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|10|11|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Buenaventura, Colombia
|height = 171 cm
|position = Midfielder, forward
|currentclub = Leicester City
(on loan from Santa Fe)
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|years1 = 2022–
|clubs1 = Santa Fe
|caps1 = 27
|goals1 = 12
|years2 = 2025–
|clubs2 = → Leicester City (loan)
|caps2 = 1
|goals2 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2022–2024
|nationalteam1 = Colombia U-20
|nationalcaps1 = 26
|nationalgoals1 = 3
|nationalyears2 = 2024–
|nationalteam2 = Colombia
|nationalcaps2 = 5
|nationalgoals2 = 1
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|nationalteam-update = 6 April 2025
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Karla Dayana Torres García ({{IPA|es|ˌkaɾla daˌʝana ˌtores ɡaɾˈsia|lang}}; born 11 October 2006) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for English Women's Super League club Leicester City, on loan from Santa Fe, and the Colombia national team.
Early life
Raised in Buenaventura, Torres began training in football seriously when she was eight or nine.{{cite news|url=https://www.noticiascaracol.com/golcaracol/seleccion-colombia/karla-torres-de-llorar-por-una-dura-lesion-a-brillar-en-seleccion-colombia-femenina-sub-20-ex40|title=Karla Torres, de llorar por una dura lesión a brillar en Selección Colombia femenina Sub-20|first=Sebastián|last=Gómez|date=2024-09-02|website=Noticias Caracol|access-date=2025-02-23}}
Club career
On 31 January 2025, Torres joined English club Leicester City on loan from Santa Fe.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cvg4kq51gv8o|title=Leicester sign teenage forward Torres on loan|date=2024-01-31|publisher=BBC|access-date=2025-02-23}}
International career
Torres represented Colombia at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. At the latter tournament, held on home soil, she scored both goals in a 2–2 draw against the Netherlands in the quarterfinals, losing on penalties.{{Soccerway}}
Torres made her senior debut on 29 October 2024, appearing in a 3–1 friendly defeat to Brazil.
On 6 April 2025, she scored her first goal for national team against Japan in a friendly match.{{cite web|url=https://fcf.com.co/2025/04/06/empate-en-osaka-colombia-1-japon-1/|title=Empate en Osaka: Colombia 1 Japón 1}}
International goals
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| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 April 2025 | Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Osaka, Japan | {{fbw|JPN}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center| 1–1 | Friendly |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Sports links}}
{{Leicester City W.F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Torres, Karla}}
Category:21st-century Colombian sportswomen
Category:Colombian women's footballers
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:Colombia women's international footballers
Category:Independiente Santa Fe (women) players