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{{short description|Uruguayan footballer (born 1996)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lucas Torreira
| name = Lucas Torreira
| fullname = Lucas Sebastián Torreira Di Pascua
| image = Lucas Torreira 2019.jpg
| caption = Torreira with [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in 2019
| image = File:Lucas Torreira, militante del pescara.jpg
| full_name = Lucas Sebastián Torreira Di Pascua<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Uruguay |publisher=FIFA |page=32 |date=15 July 2018 |access-date=2 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=19 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| height = {{height|m=1.67}}<ref>http://www.sampdoria.it/player/201617-lucas-sebastian-torreira</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1996|2|11}}<ref name=PremProfile>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/23033/Lucas-Torreira/overview |title=Lucas Torreira: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=2 December 2018 |archive-date=22 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322160840/https://www.premierleague.com/players/23033/Lucas-Torreira/overview |url-status=live }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|02|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Fray Bentos]], Uruguay<ref name="ARSProfile">{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/men/players/lucas-torreira|title=Lucas Torreira|access-date=3 June 2022|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603185134/https://www.arsenal.com/men/players/lucas-torreira|archive-date=3 June 2022 }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Fray Bentos]], [[Uruguay]]
| height = 1.66 m<ref name="ARSProfile"/>
| currentclub = [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]
| position = [[Defensive midfielder]]
| clubnumber = 34
| currentclub = [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
| position = [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|Defensive midfielder]]
| clubnumber = 34
| youthyears1 = 2010–2013
| youthclubs1 = 18 de Julio
| youthclubs1 = 18 de Julio
| youthyears1 =
| youthyears2 = 2013
| youthclubs2 = [[Montevideo Wanderers F.C.|Montevideo Wanderers]]
| youthclubs2 = [[Montevideo Wanderers F.C.|Montevideo Wanderers]]
| youthyears2 = 2013–2014
| youthyears3 = 2013–2014
| youthclubs3 = [[Delfino Pescara 1936|Pescara]]
| youthclubs3 = [[Delfino Pescara 1936|Pescara]]
| youthyears3 = 2014–2015
| years1 = 2014–2015
| years1 = 2015
| clubs1 = [[Delfino Pescara 1936|Pescara]]
| clubs1 = [[Delfino Pescara 1936|Pescara]]
| caps1 = 2
| caps1 = 5
| goals1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2015–
| years2 = 2015–2018
| clubs2 = [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]
| clubs2 = [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]
| caps2 = 16
| caps2 = 71
| goals2 = 0
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2015–2016
| years3 = 2015–2016
| clubs3 = →[[Delfino Pescara 1936|Pescara]] (loan)
| clubs3 = → [[Delfino Pescara 1936|Pescara]] (loan)
| caps3 = 26
| caps3 = 29
| goals3 = 3
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2018–2022
| pcupdate = 23 December 2016
| clubs4 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
| ntupdate = 23 December 2016
| caps4 = 63
}}
| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2020–2021
'''Lucas Sebastián Torreira Di Pascua''' (born 11 February 1996) is a Uruguayan [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]] for Italian club [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] in [[Serie A]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.soccerway.com/players/lucas-torreia-di-pascua/348191/|title=Uruguay - L. Torreira - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |website=us.soccerway.com |accessdate=August 1, 2016}}</ref>
| clubs5 = → [[Atlético Madrid]] (loan)
| caps5 = 19
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2021–2022
| clubs6 = → [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] (loan)
| caps6 = 31
| goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2022–
| clubs7 = [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
| caps7 = 72
| goals7 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2018–
| nationalteam1 = [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]
| nationalcaps1 = 40
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 23:45, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 23 September 2022
}}
'''Lucas Sebastián Torreira Di Pascua''' ({{IPA|es|ˈlukas toˈrejɾa}}; born 11 February 1996) is a Uruguayan professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defensive midfielder]] for [[Süper Lig]] club [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] and the [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay national team]].


==Club career==
==Club career==
===Early career===
Torreira started his youth football career at hometown club [[Institución Atlética 18 de Julio|I.A. 18 de Julio]] of [[Fray Bentos]]. In 2013, he joined [[Montevideo Wanderers F.C.|Montevideo Wanderers']] youth team, he then moved to Italy where he joined [[Delfino Pescara 1936|Pescara's]] youth team.
Torreira started his youth football career at hometown club I.A. 18 de Julio of [[Fray Bentos]]. In 2013, at age 16, he joined [[Montevideo Wanderers F.C.|Montevideo Wanderers']] youth team, before moving to Italy where he joined [[Delfino Pescara 1936|Pescara's]] youth team in January 2015.<ref name=":0" />[[File:Lucas Torreira, militante del pescara.jpg|200px|thumb|Torreira playing for Pescara in 2014|left]]


===Pescara===
===Pescara===
Before the 2014/15 season, Torreira was called up for Pescara's first team and, on 25 October 2014, he sat on the bench for the first time. He made his senior debut in [[Serie B]] on 16 May 2015 against [[Varese Calcio S.S.D.|Varese]], playing the game in the starting line-up. In this game, he played 58 minutes before he was replaced with [[Matteo Politano]]. He played five games including promotion playoffs in the season.
Before the 2014–15 season, Torreira was called up for Sampordia's first team and, on 25 October 2014, he sat on the bench for the first time. He made his senior debut in [[Serie B]] on 16 May 2015 against [[Varese Calcio S.S.D.|Varese]], playing the game as a starter. He played 58 minutes before being replaced by [[Matteo Politano]].


===Sampdoria===
===Sampdoria===
On 1 July 2015, Torreira transferred to [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] for €1.5 million, but he remained with Pescara on loan for the 2015/16 season to gain first-team experience.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/done-deal-sampdoria-sign-pescara-midfielder-lucas-torreira-4083811 |title=DONE DEAL: Sampdoria sign Pescara midfielder Lucas Torreira|language=english|date=2015-07-01|publisher=tribalfootball.com}}</ref>
On 1 July 2015, Torreira was transferred to [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] for €1.5&nbsp;million, but he remained with Pescara on loan for the 2015–16 season to gain first-team experience.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/done-deal-sampdoria-sign-pescara-midfielder-lucas-torreira-4083811|title=DONE DEAL: Sampdoria sign Pescara midfielder Lucas Torreira|date=1 July 2015|work=Tribal Football|access-date=1 August 2016|archive-date=29 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029140308/https://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/done-deal-sampdoria-sign-pescara-midfielder-lucas-torreira-4083811|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 2 July, his loan to Pescara became official.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sampdoria.it/en/torreira-out-to-earn-his-samp-stripes-im-here-for-the-long-haul/|title=Torreira out to earn his Samp stripes: "I'm here for the long haul"|date=10 July 2016|publisher=U.C. Sampdoria|access-date=1 August 2016|archive-date=29 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029140309/https://www.sampdoria.it/en/torreira-out-to-earn-his-samp-stripes-im-here-for-the-long-haul/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 9 August 2015, Torreira scored his first professional goal against [[F.C. Südtirol]] in the [[2015–16 Coppa Italia]].


After the Pescara loan ended, Torreira returned to [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] on 1 July 2016. On 21 August 2016, Torreira made his [[Serie A]] debut in their opening game against [[Empoli F.C.|Empoli]] at the [[Stadio Carlo Castellani]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sampdoria.it/en/match/serie-a-tim-20162017-empoli-sampdoria-2/|title=U.C. Sampdoria Serie A TIM 2016/2017: Empoli – Sampdoria|publisher=U.C. Sampdoria|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140258/http://www.sampdoria.it/en/match/serie-a-tim-20162017-empoli-sampdoria-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> He started the game and played the entire match.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
====Pescara (loan)====
On 2 July 2015, he was loaned to Pescara.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.sampdoria.it/en/torreira-out-to-earn-his-samp-stripes-im-here-for-the-long-haul/ |title=TORREIRA OUT TO EARN HIS SAMP STRIPES: "I'M HERE FOR THE LONG HAUL" |language=english|date=2016-07-10|publisher=sampdoria.it}}</ref> On 9 August 2015, Torreira scored his first professional goal against [[F.C. Südtirol]] in the [[2015–16 Coppa Italia]]. He played 26 games and scored three league goals. He also played three games and scored one goal in the promotion playoffs.


He became a regular for Sampdoria in the 2016–17 season, and continued showing his importance to the team in the 2017–18 season; scoring vital goals, including the second goal in Sampdoria's 3–2 win over Juventus in November.<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 November 2017|title=Juventus falls 3-2 at Sampdoria ahead of matchup against Barcelona|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2017/11/19/juventus-loses-3-2-at-sampdoria-ahead-of-barcelona-clash/107850024/|access-date=12 July 2021|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|archive-date=12 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712151517/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2017/11/19/juventus-loses-3-2-at-sampdoria-ahead-of-barcelona-clash/107850024/|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Return from loan spell====

After the loan expired, the player returned to [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] on 1 July 2016. On 21 August 2016, Torreira made his [[Serie A]] debut in their opening game against [[Empoli F.C.|Empoli]] at the [[Stadio Carlo Castellani]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sampdoria.it/en/match/serie-a-tim-20162017-empoli-sampdoria-2/|title=U.C. Sampdoria - Serie A TIM 2016/2017: Empoli - Sampdoria|website=sampdoria.it |accessdate=December 23, 2016}}</ref> He started the game and played the entirety of the 90+ minutes on the field.
===Arsenal===
On 10 July 2018, Torreira joined English club [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £26 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44764063|title=Arsenal: Lucas Torreira agrees deal & Matteo Guendouzi set for medical|date=10 July 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=10 July 2018|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330001617/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44764063|url-status=live}}</ref> Torreira was given the number 11 shirt, previously worn by [[Mesut Özil]], who took the vacant number 10 following the departure of [[Jack Wilshere]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/lucas-torreira-join-arsenal|title=Lucas Torreira to join Arsenal|date=20 January 2024|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|access-date=10 July 2018|archive-date=15 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615030912/https://www.arsenal.com/news/lucas-torreira-join-arsenal|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2018–19: Debut season, European runner-up====
Torreira made his Premier League debut on 12 August, coming on as a substitute on the 70th minute in a 2–0 defeat to Manchester City.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Arsenal 0–2 Manchester City: Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva give champions win | first = Emlyn | last = Begley | work = BBC Sport | date = 12 August 2018 | access-date = 13 August 2018 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45073327 | archive-date = 20 August 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190820135030/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45073327 | url-status = live }}</ref> Torreira registered his first assist of the season, by setting up [[Alexandre Lacazette]]'s winning goal in a 3–2 win over [[Cardiff City]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45312124|title=Cardiff City 2–3 Arsenal|last=Pearlman|first=Michael|date=2 September 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=3 September 2018|archive-date=2 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902203212/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45312124|url-status=live}}</ref> Torreira made his full-debut and his [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] debut for Arsenal in the 4–2 win over [[FC Vorskla Poltava]] on 2 September, before being replaced in the 57th minute by [[Matteo Guendouzi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45577861|title=Arsenal 4–2 Vorskla Poltava|last=Sutcliffe|first=Steve|date=20 September 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=21 September 2018|archive-date=2 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602140942/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45577861|url-status=live}}</ref> Torreira's performance in Arsenal's 1–1 draw with [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] drew particularly high praise from fans and pundits alike, picking up the man-of-the-match award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/nov/04/lucas-torreira-arsenal-new-grit-under-unai-emery-liverpool|title=Lucas Torreira, the Mighty Insect, embodies Arsenal's new grit – Barney Ronay|first=Barney Ronay at the Emirates|last=Stadium|date=4 November 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=17 November 2018|archive-date=24 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424104026/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/nov/04/lucas-torreira-arsenal-new-grit-under-unai-emery-liverpool|url-status=live}}</ref> On 2 December, Torreira scored his first Arsenal goal and picked up another man-of-the-match award against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] when he latched on to a pass from [[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang]] to slot the ball past [[Hugo Lloris]] to give Arsenal a fourth goal in a 4–2 [[North London derby]] victory. A week later, on 8 December, Torreira scored a late 83rd-minute winner against [[Huddersfield Town]] with a bicycle kick, giving him his second goal in as many games at the Emirates Stadium. In the match, Torreira was also awarded his fifth consecutive Arsenal Man of the Match performance.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46409328|title=Arsenal 1–0 Huddersfield Town|last=Skelton|first=Jack|date=8 December 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=8 December 2018|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331221957/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46409328|url-status=live}}</ref> Torreira was dismissed in stoppage time during the club's reverse fixture against Tottenham at [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]] after a late challenge on [[Danny Rose (footballer, born 1990)|Danny Rose]]. The match ended 1–1 and it was Torreira's first red card for Arsenal; although Arsenal attempted to appeal the ban, their appeal was rejected by the [[Football Association|FA]], which meant that Torreira's ban would still result in a three-match ban. As a result, Torreira would miss Arsenal's games against [[Manchester United]], [[Newcastle United]] and [[Everton F.C.|Everton]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47340485|title=Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Arsenal|last=McNulty|first=Phil|date=2 March 2019|work=BBC Sport|access-date=9 May 2019|archive-date=11 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411021724/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47340485|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal/lucas-torreira-handed-threegame-ban-after-arsenal-appeal-rejected-by-fa-a4083981.html|title=Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira handed three-game ban after appeal rejected by FA|last=Ouzia|first=Malik|date=6 March 2019|work=London Evening Standard|access-date=9 May 2019|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306180418/https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal/lucas-torreira-handed-threegame-ban-after-arsenal-appeal-rejected-by-fa-a4083981.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ESPN's [[Bill Barnwell]] named Torreira the third best signing of the Premier League season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/english-premier-league/23/blog/post/3851637/bill-barnwells-premier-league-winners-and-losers-2018-19|title=Bill Barnwell's Premier League Winners and Losers, 2018-19|date=14 May 2019|website=ESPN.com|access-date=5 August 2020|archive-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107223505/https://www.espn.com/soccer/english-premier-league/23/blog/post/3851637/bill-barnwells-premier-league-winners-and-losers-2018-19|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2019–20: FA Cup win====
Torreira made his first appearance of the season in Arsenal's 2–1 win over [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] on 17 August.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Poole|first=Harry|date=17 August 2019|title=Aubameyang hits winner against Burnley|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49302581|website=BBC Sport|access-date=29 August 2019|archive-date=14 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914150535/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49302581|url-status=live}}</ref> Torreira scored his first goal of the season in Arsenal's 3–1 defeat to Liverpool after replacing [[Dani Ceballos]] in the 61st minute.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 August 2019|title=Salah double seals easy win for Reds|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49378898|website=BBC Sport|via=|access-date=29 August 2019|archive-date=14 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914041234/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49378898|url-status=live}}</ref> He struggled for playing time early on in the season, but regained a starting position under new Arsenal manager [[Mikel Arteta]]. On 2 March, Torreira suffered a presumably season-ending ankle injury in an FA Cup win against [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Simpson|first=Christopher|date=9 March 2020|title=Arsenal Confirm Lucas Torreira Out for 8 to 10 Weeks Among Injury Updates|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2879949-arsenal-confirm-lucas-torreira-out-for-8-to-10-weeks-among-injury-updates|website=Bleacher Report|access-date=5 August 2020|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418164457/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2879949-arsenal-confirm-lucas-torreira-out-for-8-to-10-weeks-among-injury-updates|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the [[2019–20_Premier_League#Effects_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic|Premier League suspension]] due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]] gave Torreira enough time to heal and return to fitness by the time the season restarted in June. He played only sparingly for the rest of the season.

====2020–21: Loan to Atlético Madrid====
On 5 October 2020, Torreira joined [[Atlético Madrid]] on a season-long loan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/lucas-torreira-joins-atletico-madrid-loan |title=Lucas Torreira joins Atletico Madrid on loan |website=Arsenal |date=5 October 2020 |access-date=5 October 2020 |archive-date=10 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510040208/https://www.arsenal.com/news/lucas-torreira-joins-atletico-madrid-loan |url-status=live }}</ref> On 17 October, Torreira made his debut in a 2–0 win against [[RC Celta de Vigo|Celta Vigo]] in [[La Liga]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 October 2020|title=Diego Simeone hails Lucas Torreira after Arsenal midfielder makes Atletico debut|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/17/diego-simeone-lucas-torreira-loan-arsenal-atletico-madrid-13439139/|access-date=5 March 2021|website=Metro|language=en|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418164449/https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/17/diego-simeone-lucas-torreira-loan-arsenal-atletico-madrid-13439139/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 31 October, he came off the bench and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 league win over [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Loan watch: Torreira scores first Atletico goal|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/loan-watch-torreira-scores-first-atletico-goal|access-date=5 March 2021|website=www.arsenal.com|language=en|archive-date=19 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419073602/https://www.arsenal.com/news/loan-watch-torreira-scores-first-atletico-goal|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2021–22: Loan to Fiorentina====
On 25 August 2021, [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] announced the signing of Torreira on loan from [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] until 30 June 2022 with an option to buy him next summer for around £13 million.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TORREIRA IS A NEW FIORENTINA PLAYER|url=http://www.acffiorentina.com/en/news/all/news-men-first-team/2021-08-25/torreira-is-a-new-fiorentina-player|access-date=25 August 2021|website=ACF Fiorentina|archive-date=9 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409055327/https://www.acffiorentina.com/en/news/all/news-men-first-team/2021-08-25/torreira-is-a-new-fiorentina-player|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lucas Torreira joins Fiorentina on loan from Arsenal|url=https://www.90min.com/posts/aresenal-transfer-news-lucas-torreira-fiorentina-loan-official|access-date=25 August 2021|website=90min.com|date=25 August 2021|language=en-GB|archive-date=12 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312055127/https://www.90min.com/posts/aresenal-transfer-news-lucas-torreira-fiorentina-loan-official|url-status=live}}</ref> On 12 September, Torreira made his debut in Fiorentina's 2–1 win over [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]], after being named in [[Vincenzo Italiano|Italiano's]] starting eleven.<ref>{{Cite web|last=LiveScore|first=SofaScore com|title=Atalanta vs Fiorentina live score, H2H and lineups {{!}} SofaScore|url=https://www.sofascore.com/fiorentina-atalanta/LdbsTdb|access-date=22 September 2021|website=www.sofascore.com|language=en|archive-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922053753/https://www.sofascore.com/fiorentina-atalanta/LdbsTdb|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nutella|first=Nicky|date=13 September 2021|title=Atalanta 1-2 Fiorentina: Player grades and 3 things we learned|url=https://www.violanation.com/2021/9/13/22668913/atalanta-1-2-fiorentina-player-grades-ratings-3-things-we-learned-serie-a-analysis|access-date=22 September 2021|website=Viola Nation|language=en|archive-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922053751/https://www.violanation.com/2021/9/13/22668913/atalanta-1-2-fiorentina-player-grades-ratings-3-things-we-learned-serie-a-analysis|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Galatasaray===
On 8 August 2022, Torreira signed for [[Süper Lig]] club [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 August 2022 |title=Lucas Torreira joins Galatasaray |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/lucas-torreira-joins-galatasaray |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=Arsenal FC |language=en |archive-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810075931/https://www.arsenal.com/news/lucas-torreira-joins-galatasaray |url-status=live }}</ref> on a four-year contract, for a reported fee of €6 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarigul |first=Emre |date=8 August 2022 |title=Arsenal midfielder joins Turkish giants for €6m transfer fee on a four-year deal |url=https://turkish-football.com/arsenal-midfielder-lucas-torreira-joins-turkish-giants-for-e6m-transfer-fee-on-a-four-year-deal/ |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=Turkish Football |language=en-US |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929051955/https://turkish-football.com/arsenal-midfielder-lucas-torreira-joins-turkish-giants-for-e6m-transfer-fee-on-a-four-year-deal/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Torreira became Süper Lig champion in the [[2022–23 Süper Lig|2022–23 season]] with Galatasaray. Defeating [[MKE Ankaragücü|Ankaragücü]] 4-1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with two weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65761517|title=Turkish Super Lig: Galatasaray win title for 23rd time after beating Ankaragucu 4-1|publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 May 2023|access-date=31 May 2023|archive-date=2 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602093025/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65761517|url-status=live}}</ref>

==International career ==
[[File:Lucas Torreira.jpg|150px|thumb|Torreira playing for [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] at the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]]]

Torreira was born in Uruguay, and is of Spanish descent through his paternal grandfather from [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/la-increible-historia-de-esfuerzo-de-lucas-torreira-contada-por-su-padre-20187518490 |title=La increíble historia de esfuerzo de Lucas Torreira contada por su padre |work=El Observador |date=5 July 2018 |access-date=4 February 2019 |language=es |archive-date=29 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029141818/https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/la-increible-historia-de-esfuerzo-de-lucas-torreira-contada-por-su-padre-20187518490 |url-status=live }}</ref> He holds a Spanish passport, and was scouted by the senior [[Italy national football team]] before he was capped by Uruguay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dev.spherasports.net/lucas-torreira-cinco-mas-completo-calcio-153091/|title=Lucas Torreira, el cinco más completo del Calcio|work=Sphera Sports|date=29 September 2017|access-date=10 August 2018|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525145630/http://dev.spherasports.net/lucas-torreira-cinco-mas-completo-calcio-153091/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Torreira was called up to the senior [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] squad for the [[2018 China Cup]] in March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getfootballnewsitaly.com/2018/torreira-earns-first-uruguayan-call-up/|title=Torreira earns first Uruguayan call-up|work=Get Italian Football News|date=4 March 2018|access-date=22 March 2018|archive-date=30 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830083358/https://www.getfootballnewsitaly.com/2018/torreira-earns-first-uruguayan-call-up/|url-status=live}}</ref> He made his debut in the 2–0 win over the Czech Republic in the China Cup semi-final on 23 March.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sampdoria.it/en/torreira-makes-uruguay-debut-china-cup-victory-czech-republic/|title=Torreira makes Uruguay debut in China Cup victory over Czech Republic|publisher=U.C. Sampdoria|date=23 March 2018|access-date=24 March 2018|archive-date=29 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029140312/https://www.sampdoria.it/en/torreira-makes-uruguay-debut-china-cup-victory-czech-republic/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2018, he was named in Uruguay's final 23-man squad for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] in Russia.<ref>{{cite web|date=4 June 2018|title=Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – Final 23-man lists|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb|work=Goal|access-date=17 May 2018|archive-date=24 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224224238/https://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb|url-status=live}}</ref> The tournament served as a breakthrough for Torreira, who played in all five of Uruguay's games.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=5 July 2018|title=Torreira, Uruguay's little giant|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/torreira-uruguays-little-giant|website=FIFA.com|access-date=5 August 2020|archive-date=22 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222114344/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/torreira-uruguays-little-giant|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Style of play==
Upon signing for Arsenal in 2018, ''[[The Independent]]'''s Jack Austin stated "Torreira is exactly the kind of no-nonsense midfielder the club have been craving", adding that in Uruguay colours during the 2018 World Cup "he went about his job as the [[Midfielder#Holding midfielder|deep-lying pivot]] in the middle of the park with none of the fuss and all of the discipline of a player who has built a tidy reputation for himself in Serie A", while assessing his chief weaknesses as a lack of height in aerial duels and little goal threat.<ref>{{cite news|title=Arsenal transfer news: This is what Lucas Torreira will bring to Unai Emery's midfield, World Cup 2018 scouting report|first=Jack|last=Austin|work=The Independent|date=10 July 2018|access-date=12 July 2018|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/arsenal-transfer-news-lucas-torreira-who-profile-tactics-world-cup-2018-scouting-report-uruguay-a8440601.html|archive-date=14 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714061422/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/arsenal-transfer-news-lucas-torreira-who-profile-tactics-world-cup-2018-scouting-report-uruguay-a8440601.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

''WhoScored'' notes that Torreira is a player who likes to shoot from distance and often gets fouled. They also note that he likes to play short passes and make tackles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whoscored.com/Players/248109/Show/Lucas-Torreira|title=Lucas Torreira Football Statistics|website=WhoScored.com|access-date=13 August 2018|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418164454/https://www.whoscored.com/Players/248109/Show/Lucas-Torreira|url-status=live}}</ref>

Atlético Madrid manager, [[Diego Simeone]], praised Torreira for his high work rate and speed on the pitch.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 October 2020|title=Diego Simeone hails Lucas Torreira after Arsenal midfielder makes Atletico debut|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/17/diego-simeone-lucas-torreira-loan-arsenal-atletico-madrid-13439139/|access-date=5 March 2021|website=Metro|language=en|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418164449/https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/17/diego-simeone-lucas-torreira-loan-arsenal-atletico-madrid-13439139/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 21 September 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/lucas-torreia-di-pascua/348191/ |title=L. Torreira: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=25 August 2018 |archive-date=14 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914121625/https://int.soccerway.com/players/lucas-torreia-di-pascua/348191/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Coppa Italia]], [[FA Cup]], [[Copa del Rey]], [[Turkish Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[EFL Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
! colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | Cup
! colspan=2 | Continental
! colspan=2 | Other
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|-
|[[Delfino Pescara 1936|Pescara]]
! Season !! Club !! League
|[[2014–15 Serie B|2014–15]]
! Apps !! Goals
|[[Serie B]]
! Apps !! Goals
|5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=ProB|Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs}}||0||8||0
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
|-
|-
|Pescara (loan)
! colspan=3 | Italy
|[[2015–16 Serie B|2015–16]]
! colspan=2 | League
|Serie B
! colspan=2 | [[Coppa Italia]]
|29||4||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=ProB}}||1||34||6
! colspan=2 | [[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan=2 | Other<sup>1</sup>
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]
|[[2014–15 Serie B|2014–15]]||rowspan=2|[[Delfino Pescara 1936|Pescara]]||rowspan=2|[[Serie B]]||2||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||3||0||5||0
|[[2016–17 UC Sampdoria season|2016–17]]
|[[Serie A]]
|35||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||0
|-
|-
|[[2017–18 UC Sampdoria season|2017–18]]
|[[2015–16 Serie B|2015–16]]||26||3||2||1||colspan=2|—||3||1||31||5
|Serie A
|36||4||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||4
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
|[[2016–17 Serie A|2016–17]]||[[U.C. Sampdoria]]||[[Serie A]]||16||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||17||0
!71!!4!!3!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!74!!4
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
! rowspan=2|Total||colspan=2|Italy||44||3||3||1||0||0||6||1||53||5
|[[2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season|2018–19]]
|[[Premier League]]
|34||2||1||0||3||0||12{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||50||2
|-
|-
|[[2019–20 Arsenal F.C. season|2019–20]]
! colspan=2 | Career total
|Premier League
! 44||3||3||1||0||0||6||1||53||5
|29||1||2||0||2||1||6{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||39||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!63!!3!!3!!0!!5!!1!!18!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!89!!4
|-
|[[Atlético Madrid]] (loan)
|[[2020–21 Atlético Madrid season|2020–21]]
|[[La Liga]]
|19||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||26||1
|-
|[[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] (loan)
|[[2021–22 ACF Fiorentina season|2021–22]]
|Serie A
|31||5||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||5
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
|[[2022–23 Galatasaray S.K. season|2022–23]]
|[[Süper Lig]]
|31||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||0
|-
|[[2023–24 Galatasaray S.K. season|2023–24]]
|Süper Lig
|35||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||10{{efn|Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||1{{efn|name=TSC|Appearance in [[Turkish Super Cup]]}}||0||47||1
|-
|[[2024–25 Galatasaray S.K. season|2024–25]]
|Süper Lig
|6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||1{{efn|name=TSC}}||0||9||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!72!!1!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!11!!0!!2!!0!!90!!1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!290!!18!!18!!1!!5!!2!!35!!0!!8!!1!!356!!21
|}
|}
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===International===
<sup>1</sup><small> Other tournaments include Serie B Promotion playoffs</small>
{{updated|match played 23 September 2022}}<ref>{{NFT player|70748|name=Torreira, Lucas|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]
|2018||13||0
|-
|2019||10||0
|-
|2020||3||0
|-
|2021||9||0
|-
|2022||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!40!!0
|}

==Honours==
'''Arsenal'''
*[[FA Cup]]: [[2019–20 FA Cup|2019–20]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53546100 |title=Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=1 August 2020 |access-date=1 August 2020 |archive-date=1 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801202716/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53546100 |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''Atletico Madrid'''
*[[La Liga]]: [[2020–21 La Liga|2020–21]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-espana.net/2021/05/24/lucas-torreira-says-goodbye-to-atletico-madrid-after-la-liga-title-win|title=Lucas Torreira says goodbye to Atletico Madrid after La Liga title win|website=Football Espana|date=24 May 2021|accessdate=2 June 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214212/https://www.football-espana.net/2021/05/24/lucas-torreira-says-goodbye-to-atletico-madrid-after-la-liga-title-win|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Galatasaray'''
*[[Süper Lig]]: [[2022–23 Süper Lig|2022–23]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.galatasaray.org/haber/futbol/cumhuriyetin-yuzu-turkiyenin-en-buyugu-sampiyon-galatasaray/53345|title=CUMHURİYETİN YÜZÜ, TÜRKİYE'NİN EN BÜYÜĞÜ, ŞAMPİYON GALATASARAY!|publisher=Galatasaray S.K.|date=30 May 2023|access-date=30 May 2023|archive-date=30 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530194051/https://www.galatasaray.org/haber/futbol/cumhuriyetin-yuzu-turkiyenin-en-buyugu-sampiyon-galatasaray/53345|url-status=live}}</ref> [[2023–24 Süper Lig|2023–24]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thescore.com/topsn/news/2918549/galatasaray-win-turkish-league-after-beating-fenerbahce-on-final-day |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 May 2024 |archive-date=5 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240705213051/https://www.thescore.com/topsn/news/2918549/galatasaray-win-turkish-league-after-beating-fenerbahce-on-final-day |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Turkish Super Cup]]: [[2023 Turkish Super Cup|2023]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/galatasaray-vs-fenerbahce-turkish-super-cup-final-highlights-controversy-goals-icardi-boycott/article68041682.ece |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 May 2024 |archive-date=12 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412055320/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/galatasaray-vs-fenerbahce-turkish-super-cup-final-highlights-controversy-goals-icardi-boycott/article68041682.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 07:29, 28 September 2024

"Torreira" redirects here. For the handball player, see Devora Torreira.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torreira and the second or maternal family name is Di Pascua.

Lucas Torreira
Torreira with Arsenal in 2019
Personal information
Full name Lucas Sebastián Torreira Di Pascua[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Fray Bentos, Uruguay[3]
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Galatasaray
Number 34
Youth career
2010–2013 18 de Julio
2013 Montevideo Wanderers
2013–2014 Pescara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Pescara 5 (0)
2015–2018 Sampdoria 71 (4)
2015–2016 → Pescara (loan) 29 (4)
2018–2022 Arsenal 63 (3)
2020–2021 → Atlético Madrid (loan) 19 (1)
2021–2022 → Fiorentina (loan) 31 (5)
2022– Galatasaray 72 (2)
International career‡
2018– Uruguay 40 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2022

Lucas Sebastián Torreira Di Pascua (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlukas toˈrejɾa]; born 11 February 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Uruguay national team.

Club career

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Early career

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Torreira started his youth football career at hometown club I.A. 18 de Julio of Fray Bentos. In 2013, at age 16, he joined Montevideo Wanderers' youth team, before moving to Italy where he joined Pescara's youth team in January 2015.[4]

Torreira playing for Pescara in 2014

Pescara

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Before the 2014–15 season, Torreira was called up for Sampordia's first team and, on 25 October 2014, he sat on the bench for the first time. He made his senior debut in Serie B on 16 May 2015 against Varese, playing the game as a starter. He played 58 minutes before being replaced by Matteo Politano.

Sampdoria

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On 1 July 2015, Torreira was transferred to Sampdoria for €1.5 million, but he remained with Pescara on loan for the 2015–16 season to gain first-team experience.[5] On 2 July, his loan to Pescara became official.[6] On 9 August 2015, Torreira scored his first professional goal against F.C. Südtirol in the 2015–16 Coppa Italia.

After the Pescara loan ended, Torreira returned to Sampdoria on 1 July 2016. On 21 August 2016, Torreira made his Serie A debut in their opening game against Empoli at the Stadio Carlo Castellani.[7] He started the game and played the entire match.[citation needed]

He became a regular for Sampdoria in the 2016–17 season, and continued showing his importance to the team in the 2017–18 season; scoring vital goals, including the second goal in Sampdoria's 3–2 win over Juventus in November.[8]

Arsenal

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On 10 July 2018, Torreira joined English club Arsenal for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £26 million.[9] Torreira was given the number 11 shirt, previously worn by Mesut Özil, who took the vacant number 10 following the departure of Jack Wilshere.[10]

2018–19: Debut season, European runner-up

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Torreira made his Premier League debut on 12 August, coming on as a substitute on the 70th minute in a 2–0 defeat to Manchester City.[11] Torreira registered his first assist of the season, by setting up Alexandre Lacazette's winning goal in a 3–2 win over Cardiff City.[12] Torreira made his full-debut and his Europa League debut for Arsenal in the 4–2 win over FC Vorskla Poltava on 2 September, before being replaced in the 57th minute by Matteo Guendouzi.[13] Torreira's performance in Arsenal's 1–1 draw with Liverpool drew particularly high praise from fans and pundits alike, picking up the man-of-the-match award.[14] On 2 December, Torreira scored his first Arsenal goal and picked up another man-of-the-match award against Tottenham Hotspur when he latched on to a pass from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to slot the ball past Hugo Lloris to give Arsenal a fourth goal in a 4–2 North London derby victory. A week later, on 8 December, Torreira scored a late 83rd-minute winner against Huddersfield Town with a bicycle kick, giving him his second goal in as many games at the Emirates Stadium. In the match, Torreira was also awarded his fifth consecutive Arsenal Man of the Match performance.[15] Torreira was dismissed in stoppage time during the club's reverse fixture against Tottenham at Wembley after a late challenge on Danny Rose. The match ended 1–1 and it was Torreira's first red card for Arsenal; although Arsenal attempted to appeal the ban, their appeal was rejected by the FA, which meant that Torreira's ban would still result in a three-match ban. As a result, Torreira would miss Arsenal's games against Manchester United, Newcastle United and Everton.[16][17] ESPN's Bill Barnwell named Torreira the third best signing of the Premier League season.[18]

2019–20: FA Cup win

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Torreira made his first appearance of the season in Arsenal's 2–1 win over Burnley on 17 August.[19] Torreira scored his first goal of the season in Arsenal's 3–1 defeat to Liverpool after replacing Dani Ceballos in the 61st minute.[20] He struggled for playing time early on in the season, but regained a starting position under new Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. On 2 March, Torreira suffered a presumably season-ending ankle injury in an FA Cup win against Portsmouth.[21] However, the Premier League suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic gave Torreira enough time to heal and return to fitness by the time the season restarted in June. He played only sparingly for the rest of the season.

2020–21: Loan to Atlético Madrid

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On 5 October 2020, Torreira joined Atlético Madrid on a season-long loan.[22] On 17 October, Torreira made his debut in a 2–0 win against Celta Vigo in La Liga.[23] On 31 October, he came off the bench and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 league win over Osasuna.[24]

2021–22: Loan to Fiorentina

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On 25 August 2021, Fiorentina announced the signing of Torreira on loan from Arsenal until 30 June 2022 with an option to buy him next summer for around £13 million.[25][26] On 12 September, Torreira made his debut in Fiorentina's 2–1 win over Atalanta, after being named in Italiano's starting eleven.[27][28]

Galatasaray

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On 8 August 2022, Torreira signed for Süper Lig club Galatasaray[29] on a four-year contract, for a reported fee of €6 million.[30]

Torreira became Süper Lig champion in the 2022–23 season with Galatasaray. Defeating Ankaragücü 4-1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with two weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.[31]

International career

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Torreira playing for Uruguay at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Torreira was born in Uruguay, and is of Spanish descent through his paternal grandfather from Galicia.[32] He holds a Spanish passport, and was scouted by the senior Italy national football team before he was capped by Uruguay.[33]

Torreira was called up to the senior Uruguay squad for the 2018 China Cup in March 2018.[34] He made his debut in the 2–0 win over the Czech Republic in the China Cup semi-final on 23 March.[35]

In June 2018, he was named in Uruguay's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[36] The tournament served as a breakthrough for Torreira, who played in all five of Uruguay's games.[4]

Style of play

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Upon signing for Arsenal in 2018, The Independent's Jack Austin stated "Torreira is exactly the kind of no-nonsense midfielder the club have been craving", adding that in Uruguay colours during the 2018 World Cup "he went about his job as the deep-lying pivot in the middle of the park with none of the fuss and all of the discipline of a player who has built a tidy reputation for himself in Serie A", while assessing his chief weaknesses as a lack of height in aerial duels and little goal threat.[37]

WhoScored notes that Torreira is a player who likes to shoot from distance and often gets fouled. They also note that he likes to play short passes and make tackles.[38]

Atlético Madrid manager, Diego Simeone, praised Torreira for his high work rate and speed on the pitch.[39]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 21 September 2024[40]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pescara 2014–15 Serie B 5 0 0 0 — — 3[c] 0 8 0
Pescara (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 29 4 2 1 — — 3[c] 1 34 6
Sampdoria 2016–17 Serie A 35 0 1 0 — — — 36 0
2017–18 Serie A 36 4 2 0 — — — 38 4
Total 71 4 3 0 0 0 — — 74 4
Arsenal 2018–19 Premier League 34 2 1 0 3 0 12[d] 0 — 50 2
2019–20 Premier League 29 1 2 0 2 1 6[d] 0 — 39 2
Total 63 3 3 0 5 1 18 0 — 89 4
Atlético Madrid (loan) 2020–21 La Liga 19 1 2 0 — 5[e] 0 — 26 1
Fiorentina (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 31 5 4 0 — — — 35 5
Galatasaray 2022–23 Süper Lig 31 0 3 0 — — — 34 0
2023–24 Süper Lig 35 1 1 0 — 10[f] 0 1[g] 0 47 1
2024–25 Süper Lig 6 0 0 0 — 2[e] 0 1[g] 0 9 0
Total 72 1 4 0 — 11 0 2 0 90 1
Career total 290 18 18 1 5 2 35 0 8 1 356 21
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup, Copa del Rey, Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ a b Appearance in Turkish Super Cup

International

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As of match played 23 September 2022[41]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2018 13 0
2019 10 0
2020 3 0
2021 9 0
2022 5 0
Total 40 0

Honours

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Arsenal

Atletico Madrid

Galatasaray

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