Macnelly Torres

Macnelly Torres Berrío (born 1 November 1984) is a Colombian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Club Libertad.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Berrío.
Macnelly Torres
Personal information
Full name Macnelly Torres Berrío
Date of birth (1984-11-01) 1 November 1984
Place of birth Barranquilla, Colombia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Libertad
Number 8
Youth career
1994–2001 Junior
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Junior 79 (6)
2005–2008 Cúcuta 84 (11)
2008–2011 Colo-Colo 81 (15)
2011–2013 Atlético Nacional 79 (13)
2011 → San Luis (loan) 16 (1)
2013–2014 Al Shabab 22 (1)
2015 Junior 19 (2)
2015–2018 Atlético Nacional 90 (14)
2018 Deportivo Cali 13 (1)
2019– Libertad 6 (0)
National team‡
2003 Colombia U20 5 (0)
2007– Colombia 48 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 March 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2017

Club career

Early career

Torres debuted for Atlético Junior as a professional in 2002, in where realizated very good seasons. In the 2004 season he won the Finalización Tournament, being this his first professional title in his career. Macnelly was part of a "golden generation" for Junior, also including players like Martín Arzuaga and Omar Sebastián Pérez. For Cúcuta Deportivo in the Copa Libertadores 2007, the neat attacking midfielder continually split defences and put his strikers through on goal with inspired passes.

Colo-Colo

After the Argentine player of Boca Juniors, Jesús Datolo failed to sign in the Chilean club Colo-Colo, Macnelly became in the new target of Colo-Colo. He completed his move after long negotiations of the Chilean club with Cúcuta, both clubs reached an agreement for a fee of US$2.4 million, being this transaction the most expensive of the Chilean football. The previous record was the $1.2 million transfer of Néstor Gorosito from San Lorenzo de Almagro to Universidad Católica. On 7 February 2008, Torres was presented as new player of the club during a press conference alongside the club's coach Claudio Borghi.

He arrived as a replacement for his compatriot Giovanni Hernández, who had problems with the club's board and then signed for Atlético Junior and Colo-Colo confirmed that Macnelly will join on June because he had to play the 2008 Copa Libertadores with Cúcuta.

Libertad

In December 2018, a Club Libertad director commented that the club's coach, Colombian Leonel Alvarez, requested the services of Torres.[1]

International career

Part of the Colombia squad that reached the semi-finals of the 2003 World Youth Cup and has now graduated with honours in senior football.

Torres made his international debut in the defeat against Paraguay in the Copa America 2007 on 28 June 2007.

Despite being heavily criticized for leaving Atletico Nacional to join Al-Shabab Riyadh, Torres was still called up to dispute the 2014 World Cup qualifying matches against Ecuador and Uruguay. His decision to join the Arabic club was considered to decrease his chances in making the 2014 World Cup.[2][3]

Personal life

Torres' first name, Macnelly, was given to him by his father after a baseball star he admired.[4]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 26 November 2016[5]
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
ClubSeason AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Colombia Categoría Primera A Copa Colombia Continental1 Other2 Total
Atlético
Nacional		2015190200000210
201621910201104310
Total 40930201106410
Career total 40930201106410

1 Includes cup competitions such as Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.

2 Includes Superliga Colombiana matches.

International goals

Scores and results lists Colombia's goal tally first.[6]

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 February 2009Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia Haiti
2–0
2–0
Friendly
2.29 March 2009Estadio Nemesio Camacho, Bogotá, Colombia Bolivia
1–0
2–0
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.22 March 2013Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia Bolivia
1–0
5–0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.1 September 2016Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia Venezuela
2–0
2–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Atlético Junior

Cúcuta Deportivo

Colo-Colo

Atlético Nacional

Al-Shabab Riyadh

References
  1. https://m.d10.ultimahora.com/vuelve-insistir-macnelly-torres-n2784116.html/amp
  2. http://www.elcolombiano.com/BancoConocimiento/M/macnelly_sigue_con_puesto_en_seleccion/macnelly_sigue_con_puesto_en_seleccion.asp
  3. http://www.goal.com/es-co/news/4583/selecci%C3%B3n-colombia/2013/07/26/4144433/carlos-valderrama-no-apoya-paso-de-macnelly-a-arabia-saud%C3%AD
  4. Wilson, Jonathan (5 March 2014). "2014 World Cup: A Team of Unfamiliar and Underrated Players to Look Out For". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  5. Macnelly Torres at Soccerway
  6. "Macnelly Torres International Statistics"., Int.soccerway.com Retrieved on 6 August 2014
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