Manuel Torres Jiménez (born 5 January 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Gibraltar Football League club St Joseph's.
He spent most of his career in Germany, starting out at Schalke 04's reserves.
Club career Born in La Algaba, Province of Seville, Andalusia, Torres played youth football with local club Real Betis. His professional input in his homeland consisted of two Segunda División games as a substitute with Villarreal CF's B team, the first being on 27 August 2010 in a 3–0 away loss against Real Valladolid.
In the summer of 2011, 20-year-old Torres moved to Germany and signed for FC Schalke 04, being assigned to the reserve side in Regionalliga West. Two years later, upon expiration of his two-year contract, he joined Karlsruher SC also in the country on a three-year deal. He made his professional debut in German football on 16 August 2013, playing the last minutes of the 1–2 2. Bundesliga home defeat to SpVgg Greuther Fürth.
Torres was often deployed as a right winger during his spell at the Wildparkstadion. He scored his first league goal for the team on 20 October 2013, contributing to a 2–2 draw at 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
On 9 June 2017, the free agent Torres signed with Greuther Fürth for three seasons. He left the club in the following transfer window having failed to find the net and provided one assist, and joined AEL Limassol from the Cypriot First Division.
Torres agreed to a two-year deal at Polish III liga team Wieczysta Kraków on 7 September 2022. In June 2025, after contributing to two successive promotions, he was released upon the expiration of his contract.
On 11 August 2025, Torres joined Gibraltar Football League side St Joseph's FC.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVillarreal B2011–11Segunda División20——20Schalke 04 II2011–12Regionalliga328——3282012–13Regionalliga3011——3011Total6219——6219Karlsruher SC 2013–142. Bundesliga27400—2742014–152. Bundesliga31520203552015–162. Bundesliga30510—3152016–172. Bundesliga10010—115Total9814402010414Greuther Fürth2017–182. Bundesliga7010—80AEL Limassol2017–18Cypriot First Division15100—1512018–19Cypriot First Division12300—1232019–20Cypriot First Division13110—1412020–21Cypriot First Division32550—3752021–22Cypriot First Division2314040311Total95111004010911Wieczysta Kraków2022–23III liga, group IV261000—26102023–24III liga, group IV281410—29142024–25II liga308——308Total843210—8532Career total350761606037276
Honours Wieczysta Kraków III liga, group IV: 2023–24 Polish Cup (Lesser Poland regionals): 2022–23
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