Róger Mauricio Torres Hoya, known as Róger Torres (born 13 July 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Peruvian Primera División club Deportivo Moquegua.
Career Torres played for Envigado's youth team before moving to Alianza Petrolera of the Colombian second division. He debuted in February 2008, scoring one goal during that season. On July 16, 2009, he signed with América de Cali of the first division. He started all 15 games that he took part in, debuting against Santa Fe.
Torres then joined Major League Soccer expansion team Philadelphia Union for their preseason leading up to their inaugural season in MLS, and was acquired on loan from América after impressing during his time there.
On April 10, 2010, Torres recorded the first ever assist for the expansion side Philadelphia Union. He did so with a cross put away by Sébastien Le Toux in the fourth minute of play. He scored his first goal for Union almost exactly a year later, on April 9, 2011, just a minute after coming on as a substitute in a game against the New York Red Bulls. Torres won the AT&T Goal of the Week in week 20 of the 2011 season with his stoppage time goal against the Colorado Rapids in 2011.
On January 31, 2012, Torres completed a permanent transfer from América de Cali to Philadelphia Union.
Torres left Philadelphia following the 2013 season.
In January 2019, Torres joined Atlético Junior.Roger Torres, nuevo jugador del Junior de Barranquilla 2019, deportes.canalrcn.com, 4 January 2019
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAlianza Petrolera2008Categoría Primera B11–––112009Categoría Primera B00–––00Total1100000011América de Cali2009Categoría Primera A110–––110Philadelphia Union2010MLS21010––2202011MLS2731020–3032012MLS10000––1002013MLS5000––50Total633102000663Atlético Nacional2014Categoría Primera A0000––00La Equidad (loan)2015Categoría Primera A23161––292Alianza Petrolera2016Categoría Primera A17250––2222017Categoría Primera A36263––4252018Categoría Primera A31310––323Total84712300009610Junior2019Categoría Primera A11200–10122Santa Fe2019Categoría Primera A8010––90Atlético Bucaramanga2020Categoría Primera A16121––182Alianza Petrolera2021Categoría Primera A162–––162Ilves2021Veikkausliiga12000––120Alianza Atlético2022Peruvian Primera División318–––3182023Peruvian Primera División322–––322Total63100000006310Once Caldas2024Categoría Primera A12040––160Career total31929275201034934
References
External links Philadelphia Union profile