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Full namePau Francisco Torres
PositionCentre-back
NationalitySpain
Age29
Date of birth16 Jan 1997
BirthplaceVillarreal
Height191 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubAston Villa
Centre-back
21
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1688
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Aston Villa.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Aston Villa's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (calf). He still appeared 21 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League210016886.9
UEFA Europa League120010216.94
FA Cup2001806.6
Friendlies Clubs200906
League Cup100906.7

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Pau Torres is a 29-year-old central defender at Aston Villa, rated 53.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 293rd of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (55.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.72 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Torres.

Judged on this season alone, Torres graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 47th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 4 clean sheets and 2.719 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 20). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 54, 48th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 29 Torres is in his prime years, and a market index of 35.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Torres missed 4 games through injury (calf) out of roughly 38 this season. The 21 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding level
Current potential48th of 64 centre-backs · Premier LeagueCurrent season47th of 64 centre-backs · Premier League47th-best centre-back in the Premier League293rd in the Premier League · potential48th-highest potential centre-back in the Premier League
53.6
Ratingi
48th of 64 centre-backs
20.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
55.2%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.72
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Aston Villa finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

2.72
Def. / 90
22
Tackles
11
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 98.4/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 55.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 53.6, Torres carries the 48th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League of 64. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.