Fernando Torres - Spain and Chelsea ( AC Milan, Loaned)

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Full Name	Fernando Torres Sanz
Place of Birth	Fuenlabrada, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Date of Birth	March 20, 1984
Nationality	Spain
Club	2001-2007, Atletico Madrid 2007-2011, Liverpool 2011-, Chelsea 2014-present,  AC Milan (loaned)
Position	Striker
No.	9
Height	183 cm

Fernando José Torres Sanz was born on March 20, 1984 in Fuenlabrada, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain. He is a soccer player who plays as a striker for AC Milan on loan from Chelsea and the Spain national team.

Torres started his soccer career with Atlético Madrid football academy until then penetrated the main squad of the club. He made his debut in the 2001-02 season. He scored 7 goals in 40 appearances in two seasons of Segunda División. During played for Atlético, Torres scored 75 goals in 174 appearances in La Liga. Torres joined English Premier League team, Liverpool, in 2007 with the club's transfer record.

In his first season with Liverpool, he made ​​history by becoming the first Liverpool player to score more than 20 league goals since Robbie Fowler in the 1995-96 season. Torres became the fastest Liverpool player in the club's history to score 50 league goals after scoring against Aston Villa in December 2009. Torres joined Chelsea in January 2011 with a £ 50 million transfer fee; it's transfer record in the United Kingdom at the same time making him as the most expensive Spanish player in history.

Torres has been playing for the senior Spanish national team since 2003. He made ​​his debut against Portugal in September 2003. Torres is a member of Spain squad at the finals of Euro 2004, FIFA World Cup 2006, Euro 2008, FIFA World Cup 2010and Euro 2012. He did not score a goal at Euro 2004, but scored three goals in the World Cup 2006. He scored two goals in Euro 2008, including the winning goal 1-0 Spain over Germany in the final game. He won the World Cup 2010 in South Africa, but did not score a single goal in the tournament. He was top scorer in Euro 2012 with three goals, which is one goal in a 4-0 win over the printed Italy in the final game.

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