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{{short description|Spanish football manager and former player (born 1984)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fernando Torres
| image = Fernando Torres 2017.jpg
| caption = Torres in 2017
| full_name = Fernando José Torres Sanz<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616010702/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf  |archive-date=16 June 2010 |title=FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of players: Spain |publisher=FIFA |page=29 |date=4 June 2010 |access-date=3 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|3|20|df=y}}<ref>{{Hugman|25587|access-date=10 July 2018|archive-url=20230929151807|archive-date=29 September 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Fuenlabrada]], Spain
| height = 1.86 m<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/squad/torres/ |title=9. Fernando Torres |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |access-date=12 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104195147/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/squad/torres/ |archive-date=4 January 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="PremProfile"/>
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = [[Atlético Madrid B]] (manager)
| youthyears1 = 1989–1991
| youthclubs1 = Parque 84
| youthyears2 = 1991–1994
| youthclubs2 = Mario's Holanda
| youthyears3 = 1994–1995
| youthclubs3 = Rayo 13
| youthyears4 = 1995–2001
| youthclubs4 = [[Atlético Madrid]]
| years1 = 2001–2007
| clubs1 = [[Atlético Madrid]]
| caps1 = 214
| goals1 = 82
| years2 = 2007–2011
| clubs2 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| caps2 = 102
| goals2 = 65
| years3 = 2011–2015
| clubs3 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| caps3 = 110
| goals3 = 20
| years4 = 2014–2015
| clubs4 = → [[AC Milan]] (loan)
| caps4 = 10
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2015–2016
| clubs5 = [[AC Milan]]
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2015–2016
| clubs6 = → [[Atlético Madrid]] (loan)
| caps6 = 49
| goals6 = 14
| years7 = 2016–2018
| clubs7 = [[Atlético Madrid]]
| caps7 = 58
| goals7 = 13
| years8 = 2018–2019
| clubs8 = [[Sagan Tosu]]
| caps8 = 35
| goals8 = 5
| totalcaps = 578
| totalgoals = 200
| nationalyears1 = 2000
| nationalteam1 = [[Spain national under-15 football team|Spain U15]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2001
| nationalteam2 = [[Spain national under-16 football team|Spain U16]]
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 11
| nationalyears3 = 2001
| nationalteam3 = [[Spain national under-17 football team|Spain U17]]
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2002
| nationalteam4 = [[Spain national under-18 football team|Spain U18]]
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 2002
| nationalteam5 = [[Spain national under-19 football team|Spain U19]]
| nationalcaps5 = 5
| nationalgoals5 = 6
| nationalyears6 = 2002–2003
| nationalteam6 = [[Spain national under-21 football team|Spain U21]]
| nationalcaps6 = 10
| nationalgoals6 = 3
| nationalyears7 = 2003–2014
| nationalteam7 = [[Spain national football team|Spain]]
| nationalcaps7 = 110
| nationalgoals7 = [[List of international goals scored by Fernando Torres|38]]
| manageryears1 = 2021–2024
| managerclubs1 = [[Atlético Madrid (youth)|Atlético Madrid U19]]
| manageryears2 = 2024–
| managerclubs2 = [[Atlético Madrid B]]
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|Football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|ESP}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 South Africa]]|}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[UEFA Euro 2008|2008 Austria–Switzerland]]|}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[UEFA Euro 2012|2012 Poland–Ukraine]]|}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup|2013 Brazil]]|}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup|2009 South Africa]]|}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[UEFA European Under-19 Championship]]}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship|2002 Norway]]|}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[UEFA European Under-17 Championship|UEFA European Under-16 Championship]]}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship|2001 England]]|}}
}}

'''Fernando José Torres Sanz''' ({{IPA|es|feɾˈnando ˈtores}}; born 20 March 1984) is a Spanish [[Association football|football]] [[Manager (association football)|manager]] and former [[Football player|player]] who played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]]. He is the current manager of [[Atlético Madrid B]]. Due to his consistent goalscoring as a young player, Torres came to be nicknamed '''''El Niño''''' ('The Kid'), which stuck with him throughout his career.<ref name="www.sports-king.com">{{Cite web |title=El Nino Nickname - What does it mean and how did it come about? - Player Biography and Profile |url=https://www.sports-king.com/nicknames.php?q=el-nino |access-date=28 May 2022 |website=www.sports-king.com |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524075642/https://www.sports-king.com/nicknames.php?q=el-nino |url-status=live }}</ref> In his prime, he was regarded as one of the best strikers in the world and was known for his pace, prolific goalscoring, and technical abilities.

Torres started his career with [[Atlético Madrid]], progressing through their youth system to the first team. He made his debut in 2001 and left the club with 75 goals in 174 [[La Liga]] appearances. Torres joined [[Premier League]] club [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in 2007 and became the fastest player in Liverpool history to score 50 league goals.<ref name="www.goal.com">{{Cite web |title=Counterattack: Is Torres The Best Striker In The World? {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1929/fifa-confederations-cup/2009/06/18/1332257/counterattack-is-torres-the-best-striker-in-the-world |access-date=27 May 2022 |website=www.goal.com |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527100851/https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1929/fifa-confederations-cup/2009/06/18/1332257/counterattack-is-torres-the-best-striker-in-the-world |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[2008 Ballon d'Or|2008]], he finished third for both the [[Ballon d'Or]] and [[FIFA World Player of the Year]]. Striving to compete for trophies, Torres left Liverpool in January 2011 to join [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] for [[List of most expensive association football transfers|a Premier League record transfer fee of £50&nbsp;million]], which made him the most expensive Spanish player in history. At Chelsea, he won the [[FA Cup]], the [[UEFA Champions League]], and the [[UEFA Europa League]]. Torres went on to have a brief stint at [[AC Milan]] before returning to Atlético Madrid, where he won the [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|2017-18 UEFA Europa League]]. He signed for Japanese club [[Sagan Tosu]] in July 2018, before retiring from professional football after the [[2019 J1 League|2019 season]].

In 2003, Torres made his debut for Spain in a friendly against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]]. He was [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps|capped 110 times]] and is his country's [[Spain national football team#Top goalscorers|third-highest top goalscorer]] with 38 goals. With Spain, he participated in six major tournaments: [[UEFA Euro 2004]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]], [[UEFA Euro 2012|Euro 2012]], and [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]]. Spain won the 2008, 2010, and 2012 tournaments and Torres scored in the finals of both [[UEFA Euro 2008 Final|Euro 2008]] and [[UEFA Euro 2012 Final|Euro 2012]]. He won the Golden Boot for scoring the most goals in the 2012 tournament.

==Early career==
Born in [[Fuenlabrada]], [[Community of Madrid]],<ref name=Fernando>{{cite news |title=Fernando Torres condecorado con la Medalla 'Ciudad de Fuenlabrada' |url=http://www.sermadridsur.com/noticias/fernando-torres-condecorado-con-la-medalla-ciudad-de-fuenlabrada_1499/ |website=SER Madrid Sur |date=6 February 2009 |access-date=13 March 2010 |language=es |archive-date=25 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125155101/http://www.sermadridsur.com/noticias/fernando-torres-condecorado-con-la-medalla-ciudad-de-fuenlabrada_1499/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Torres loved [[association football|football]] as a child and joined his first youth team, Parque 84, at age five.<ref name=Infancia>{{cite web |title=Infancia |url=http://www.fernando9torres.com/index.php?s=biografia&ss=infancia |publisher=Fernando Torres |access-date=20 June 2010 |language=es |archive-date=19 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119103337/http://www.fernando9torres.com/index.php?s=biografia |url-status=live }}</ref> His grandfather was an [[Atlético Madrid]] fan.<ref name=Infancia/>

Torres began playing football as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Torres asegura que habría sido "un gran portero" |url=http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/internacional/es/desarrollo/1113428.html |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |date=17 April 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |language=es |archive-date=21 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721051923/http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/internacional/es/desarrollo/1113428.html |url-status=live }}</ref> At age seven, he began playing as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]] for Mario’s Holanda, the neighbourhood’s '[[Indoor soccer|indoor football]]' club,<ref>{{cite news |title= El Niño: an Oral History of Fernando Torres at Atlético de Madrid, Chapters 1 & 2|date=25 February 2017 |url=https://www.intothecalderon.com/2017/2/25/14656994/el-nino-an-oral-history-of-fernando-torres-at-atletico-de-madrid-chapters-1-2 |access-date=25 February 2017 |via=IntoTheCalderon.com}}</ref><ref name=Infancia/> using the characters from the [[anime]] ''[[Captain Tsubasa]]'' as inspiration.<ref>{{cite news |title=Japanese comic superhero drawn to Tokyo Olympic bid |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Japanese+comic+superhero+drawn+to+Tokyo+Olympic+bid-a01611962772 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120917183559/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Japanese+comic+superhero+drawn+to+Tokyo+Olympic+bid-a01611962772 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 September 2012 |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=11 August 2009 |access-date=20 June 2010 |via=TheFreeLibrary.com}}</ref> At age 10, he joined Rayo 13 and scored 55 goals in his first season. He later joined Atlético’s youth system at age 11 in 1995.<ref name="Atlético de Madrid">{{cite web |title=Atlético de Madrid |url=http://www.fernando9torres.com/index.php?s=biografia&ss=atmadrid |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501152102/http://fernando9torres.com/index.php?s=biografia |archive-date=1 May 2013 |access-date=17 November 2008 |publisher=Fernando Torres |language=es}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Atlético Madrid===
[[File:Atleti-lega2001FernandoTorres.png|thumb|Torres entering the pitch on his debut for [[Atlético Madrid]] on 27 May 2001]]
After progressing through the ranks, Torres won his first important youth title in 1998.<ref name="Atlético de Madrid"/> Atlético sent an under-15 team to compete in the Nike Cup, in Spain and Europe, to play against youth teams from other clubs; Atlético won the tournament.<ref name="Atlético de Madrid"/><ref name="Lowe-2007">{{cite news |first=Sid |last=Lowe |title=Will Torres be Kop's new God or just another Fernando? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/jul/04/newsstory.sport8 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=4 July 2007 |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-date=14 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214234623/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/jul/04/newsstory.sport8 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was later voted the best player in Europe for the age group.<ref name="Lowe-2007"/> In 1999, at the age of 15, Torres signed his first professional contract with Atlético.<ref name="Atlético de Madrid"/> He spent his first year playing in the youth team and participated in the Honor Division when he was 16.<ref name="Primer equipo">{{cite web |title=Primer equipo |url=http://www.fernando9torres.com/index.php?s=biografia&ss=primerequipo |publisher=Fernando Torres |access-date=17 November 2008 |language=es |archive-date=1 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501152102/http://fernando9torres.com/index.php?s=biografia |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[2000–01 Atlético Madrid season|2000–01 season]] had started poorly, as Torres suffered from a cracked shinbone which kept him out of play until December.<ref name="Primer equipo"/> Torres trained with the first team to get prepared for pre-season, but eventually made his debut on 27 May 2001, at the [[Vicente Calderón Stadium]], against [[CD Leganés|Leganés]].<ref name="Primer equipo"/> One week later, he scored his first goal for the club, against [[Albacete Balompié|Albacete]], and the season finished with Atlético narrowly missing out on [[Promotion and relegation|promotion]] to [[La Liga]].<ref name="Primer equipo"/>

Atlético were promoted to La Liga at the end of the [[2001–02 Atlético Madrid season|2001–02 season]], although Torres did not perform well in the season, as he netted only 6 times in 36 appearances in the [[Segunda División]].<ref name=Torres>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=555&b=true&pn=Fernando_Jos%C3%A9_Torres_Sanz |title=Torres |website=FootballDatabase |access-date=8 June 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090215042343/http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=555&b=true&pn=Fernando_Jos%C3%A9_Torres_Sanz |archive-date=15 February 2009}}</ref> Torres's first season in La Liga, [[2002–03 Atlético Madrid season|2002–03]], was better, however, as he scored 13 goals in 29 appearances, with Atlético finishing in 11th place.<ref name="Primer equipo"/><ref name=Torres/> In July 2003, soon after his takeover of the club, [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] owner [[Roman Abramovich]] had a [[Pound sterling|£]]28&nbsp;million bid for Torres rejected by Atlético's board of directors.<ref name="Chelsea sign Bridge">{{cite news |title=Chelsea sign Bridge |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2408099/Chelsea-sign-Bridge.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2408099/Chelsea-sign-Bridge.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=21 July 2003 |access-date=30 January 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In the [[2003–04 Atlético Madrid season|2003–04 season]], his second in La Liga, Torres made further strides, scoring 19 league goals in 35 appearances,<ref name=Torres/> meaning he finished as the joint third-highest scorer in the league.<ref name="Statistics: top scorers: 2003/2004">{{cite web |title=Statistics: top scorers: 2003/2004 |url=http://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-division/15/statistics/scorers?season=2003 |website=ESPN FC |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-date=21 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421045024/http://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-division/15/statistics/scorers?season=2003 |url-status=live }}</ref> At age 19, Torres was named Atlético's [[captain (association football)|captain]].<ref name="Lowe-2007"/> Atlético narrowly missed out on qualification for the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]], but by finishing in seventh place in the 2003–04 season, they qualified for the [[2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup]], giving Torres a first taste of a competition at the European level.<ref name="UEFA Intertoto Cup 2004">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uic04.html |title=UEFA Intertoto Cup 2004 |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=9 June 2008 |archive-date=13 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713102158/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uic04.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He scored two goals in the two fourth round matches against [[OFK Beograd]], with one coming in each leg.<ref name="UEFA Intertoto Cup 2004"/> Atlético reached the final, but lost 3–1 on a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] to [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] following a 2–2 draw on aggregate.<ref name="UEFA Intertoto Cup 2004"/> [[Premier League|FA Premier League]] champions Chelsea were believed to be interested in signing Torres during the summer of 2005, but Atlético club president [[Enrique Cerezo]] said that they had "no chance" of signing him.<ref name="Atletico warn Chelsea off Torres">{{cite news |title=Atletico warn Chelsea off Torres |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4630265.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=28 June 2005 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420152515/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4630265.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Cerezo later said in January 2006 that the club was willing to listen to offers for Torres, and Torres claimed [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] of the FA Premier League had made a bid to sign him in March.<ref name="Atletico prepared to sell Torres">{{cite news |title=Atletico prepared to sell Torres |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4644186.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=24 January 2006 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017210512/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4644186.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Newcastle want me, claims Torres">{{cite news |title=Newcastle want me, claims Torres |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4811932.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=16 March 2006 |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017220840/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4811932.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Fernando Torres Atlético Madrid.png|thumb|upright|Torres playing for Atlético Madrid in 2006]]

Torres stated after the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] that he had turned down an offer to join Chelsea at the end of the [[2005–06 Atlético Madrid season|2005–06 season]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Tom |last=Adams |title='Flattered' Villa to stay with Che |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11667/2404638/flattered-villa-to-stay-with-che |website=Sky Sports |date=6 February 2007 |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125235825/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/2404638/flattered-villa-to-stay-with-che |url-status=live }}</ref> He scored 14 league goals in the [[2006–07 Atlético Madrid season|2006–07 season]].<ref name=Torres/> The English media reported that he was the main transfer target of FA Premier League club [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]],<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Prentice |title=Torres is Reds' number one target |url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/0100news/tm_headline=torres-is-reds%2D-number-one-target%26method=full%26objectid=19326444%26siteid=50061-name_page.html |newspaper=Liverpool Echo |date=20 June 2007 |access-date=30 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603224454/http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/0100news/tm_headline%3Dtorres-is-reds--number-one-target%26method%3Dfull%26objectid%3D19326444%26siteid%3D50061-name_page.html |archive-date=3 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> but Cerezo stated, "We've received no offer from Liverpool or any other club or player."<ref name="No Reds offer for Torres">{{cite news |title=No Reds offer for Torres |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/06/27/d70627043553.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |location=Dhaka |date=27 June 2007 |access-date=20 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024102246/http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/06/27/d70627043553.htm |archive-date=24 October 2012}}</ref> Days later, however, new reports suggested Atlético had agreed a deal with Liverpool for Torres; the fee was rumoured to be £25&nbsp;million with [[Luis García (footballer, born 1978)|Luis García]] moving to Atlético in a separate transfer deal.<ref>{{cite news |first=Oliver |last=Kay |title=Garcia the key as Liverpool step up pursuit of Torres |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/liverpool/article1996591.ece |newspaper=[[The Times]] |location=London |date=28 June 2007 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110918062132/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/liverpool/article1996591.ece |archive-date=18 September 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On 30 June, Atlético announced a deal to sign [[Diego Forlán]] from Villarreal, in what was seen as a move to replace Torres before his departure became official.<ref name="Liverpool complete Torres signing">{{cite news |title=Liverpool complete Torres signing |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6239286.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=4 July 2007 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=29 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529195319/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6239286.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> On 2 July, it was reported that Torres had cut short a vacation to fly back to Madrid to finalise the move to Liverpool.<ref name="Torres' £27m Liverpool deal">{{cite news |first=Charles |last=Carrick |title=Torres' £27m Liverpool deal |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2316106/Torres-27m-Liverpool-deal.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2316106/Torres-27m-Liverpool-deal.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=30 June 2007 |access-date=18 May 2011 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The following day, Torres passed a medical at Liverpool's [[Melwood]] training ground.<ref name="Liverpool wrap up record Torres transfer">{{cite news |title=Liverpool wrap up record Torres transfer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/jul/04/newsstory.sport3 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=4 July 2007 |access-date=5 August 2014 |location=London |archive-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203055923/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/jul/04/newsstory.sport3 |url-status=live }}</ref> He held a press conference in Madrid on 4 July to bid farewell to the Atlético fans, before completing his move to Liverpool on a six-year contract.<ref name="Liverpool wrap up record Torres transfer"/> The transfer fee was the highest in Liverpool's history.<ref name="Liverpool complete Torres signing"/> In March 2008, [[manager (association football)|manager]] [[Rafael Benítez]] stated in an interview with ''[[The Times]]'' that Torres was acquired for around £20&nbsp;million, although this figure takes into account García's move to Atlético.<ref>{{cite news |first=Guillem |last=Balague |title=Rafael Benitez opens up on transfers, treachery, Torres, titles – and, of course, tinkering |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/liverpool/article3648804.ece |newspaper=[[The Times]] |location=London |date=31 March 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080516025618/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/liverpool/article3648804.ece |archive-date=16 May 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Liverpool===
====2007–08 season====
Torres made his competitive debut for Liverpool against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] in a 2–1 win on 11 August 2007.<ref name="Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool">{{cite news |first=John |last=Sinnott |title=Aston Villa 1–2 Liverpool |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6931045.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=11 August 2007 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020064918/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6931045.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He made his first appearance in the [[UEFA Champions League]] four days past his first performance in a 1–0 victory over [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]], after coming on as a 79th minute [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]].<ref name="Toulouse 0-1 Liverpool">{{cite news |first=Mandeep |last=Sanghera |title=Toulouse 0–1 Liverpool |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6941921.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=15 August 2007 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017220842/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6941921.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> His first Premier League goal came on his [[Anfield]] debut on 19 August 2007, in the 16th minute in a 1–1 draw against Chelsea.<ref name="Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea">{{cite news |first=Saj |last=Chowdhury |title=Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6941876.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=19 August 2007 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018111721/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6941876.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> His first [[Hat-trick (association football)|hat-trick]] came in a 4–2 victory over [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] in the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] on 25 September 2007, with all of his goals coming in the second half.<ref name="Reading 2-4 Liverpool">{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=McKenzie |title=Reading 2–4 Liverpool |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7008013.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=25 September 2007 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020064922/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7008013.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> His first goals in the Champions League came on his third appearance in the competition as Liverpool beat [[FC Porto|Porto]] 4–1 on 28 November 2007, as he scored twice.<ref name="Liverpool 4-1 FC Porto">{{cite news |first=John |last=Sinnott |title=Liverpool 4–1 FC Porto |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7110714.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=28 November 2011 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017205418/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7110714.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Torres was named the [[Premier League Player of the Month]] for February 2008,<ref name="Moyes & Torres win monthly awards">{{cite news |title=Moyes & Torres win monthly awards |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7284223.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=7 March 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018182933/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7284223.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> during which he scored four goals in four appearances, including a hat-trick against [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] on 23 February 2008.<ref name=sb0708/> This hat-trick and another in a 4–0 victory over [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] on 5 March 2008 meant he became the first Liverpool player since [[Jack Balmer]] in November 1946 to score a hat-trick in successive home matches.<ref>{{cite news |first=Tony |last=Barrett |title=Fernando Torres: My pride at Anfield hat-trick record |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fernando-torres-pride-anfield-hat-trick-3490568 |newspaper=Liverpool Echo |date=6 March 2008 |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-date=22 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422183755/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fernando-torres-pride-anfield-hat-trick-3490568 |url-status=live }}</ref> Later in March, after he scored a 47th-minute header against Reading at Anfield, he became the first Liverpool player since [[Robbie Fowler]] in the [[1995–96 Liverpool F.C. season|1995–96 season]] to score 20 league goals in a season.<ref name="Liverpool 2-1 Reading">{{cite news |first=John |last=May |title=Liverpool 2–1 Reading |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7284959.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=15 March 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017205416/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7284959.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In April, he scored another Champions League goal, this time against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the quarter-final second leg, as Liverpool advanced to the semi-final.<ref name="Liverpool 4-2 Arsenal (agg 5-3)">{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=McKenzie |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7332209.stm |title=Liverpool 4–2 Arsenal (agg 5–3) |website=BBC Sport |date=8 April 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018213507/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7332209.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> This goal took him onto 29 goals for the [[2007–08 Liverpool F.C. season|2007–08 season]] in all competitions,<ref name=sb0708/> eclipsing [[Michael Owen]]'s personal record for goals in a season.<ref name="Goalscorers for the 2001-2002 season">{{cite web |title=Goalscorers for the 2001–2002 season |url=http://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Goalscorers/44 |website=LFCHistory.net |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217122850/https://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Goalscorers/44 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 11 April 2008, it was announced Torres had made a six-man shortlist for the [[PFA Players' Player of the Year]] award,<ref name="Ronaldo tops PFA nominations list">{{cite news |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7342574.stm |title=Ronaldo tops PFA nominations list |website=BBC Sport |date=11 April 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017220844/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7342574.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> which was eventually won by [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] of [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref name="Ronaldo named player of the year">{{cite news |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7370319.stm |title=Ronaldo named player of the year |website=BBC Sport |date=27 April 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017203629/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7370319.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The Spanish international was also nominated for the [[PFA Young Player of the Year]] Award, which was won by [[Cesc Fàbregas]] of Arsenal and was named in the [[PFA Team of the Year]].<ref name="Ronaldo named player of the year"/> In May, he finished second to Ronaldo for the [[FWA Footballer of the Year]] award.<ref name="Ronaldo wins writers' award again">{{cite news |title=Ronaldo wins writers' award again |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7379586.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=2 May 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018045024/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7379586.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 4 May 2008, Torres scored a 57th-minute winner against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], which equalled the consecutive Anfield league goal record of eight games set by [[Roger Hunt]].<ref name=sb0708/><ref name="Torres equals Hunt record">{{cite news |title=Torres equals Hunt record |url=http://www.football.co.uk/liverpool/torres_equals_hunt_record_264224.shtml |website=football.co.uk |publisher=Digital Sports Group |date=5 May 2008 |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810073039/http://www.football.co.uk/liverpool/torres_equals_hunt_record_264224.shtml |archive-date=10 August 2014}}</ref> After scoring his 24th league goal in the final game of the season, a 2–0 win against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], he set a new record for the most prolific foreign goal scorer in a debut season in England, eclipsing [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]]'s 23 goals.<ref name=sb0708/><ref name="Jose Reina: Fernando Torres will improve">{{cite news |first=Charlie |last=Caroe |title=Jose Reina: Fernando Torres will improve |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2299624/Jose-Reina-Fernando-Torres-will-improve.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2299624/Jose-Reina-Fernando-Torres-will-improve.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=6 May 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He ended the season in joint second place with [[Emmanuel Adebayor]] in the race for the Premier League golden boot.<ref name="Statistics: top scorers: 2007/2008">{{cite web |title=Statistics: top scorers: 2007/2008 |url=http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/statistics/scorers?season=2007 |website=ESPN FC |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022030150/https://www.espn.com/soccer/?season=2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> Torres was subject to media speculation that Chelsea were willing to pay £50&nbsp;million to sign him, but Torres responded by saying it would be "many years" before he left Liverpool.<ref>{{cite news |first=Charlie |last=Caroe |title=Chelsea target Liverpool's Spanish striker Fernando Torres with £50 million bid |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2301603/Chelsea-target-Liverpools-Spanish-striker-Fernando-Torres-with-50-million-bid.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2301603/Chelsea-target-Liverpools-Spanish-striker-Fernando-Torres-with-50-million-bid.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=26 May 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Torres pledges long-term future to Reds">{{cite news |title=Torres pledges long-term future to Reds |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/541317 |website=ESPN FC |date=31 May 2008 |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017210519/https://www.espn.com/soccer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Liverpool co-owner [[Tom Hicks]] also negated the idea of a transfer, saying he would not allow Torres to leave the club at any price.<ref name="Hicks laughs off Torres sale talk">{{cite news |title=Hicks laughs off Torres sale talk |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7459591.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=17 June 2008 |access-date=27 May 2011 |archive-date=19 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019235023/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7459591.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2008–09 season====
[[File:Fernando Torres Liverpool v. Middlesbrough.png|thumb|upright|Torres playing for [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in 2008]]

Torres made a scoring start to the [[2008–09 Premier League|2008–09 Premier League season]] with a 25-yard shot into the bottom right-hand corner away at [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], which was the only goal in a 1–0 win on 16 August 2008.<ref name="Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool">{{cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Stevenson |title=Sunderland 0–1 Liverpool |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7551170.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=16 August 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017180136/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7551170.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He suffered a [[hamstring]] tear in a 0–0 draw against Aston Villa, which would keep him out for two to three weeks.<ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Eaton |title=Reds confirm Torres injury |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/reds-confirm-torres-injury |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |date=1 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403134611/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/reds-confirm-torres-injury |archive-date=3 April 2015}}</ref> Torres made his return in a 2–1 victory against [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] in the Champions League and went on to score two goals in the [[Merseyside derby]] against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] on 27 September 2008 to give Liverpool a 2–0 win.<ref name="Marseille 1-2 Liverpool">{{cite news |first=Mandeep |last=Sanghera |title=Marseille 1–2 Liverpool |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7614129.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=16 September 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020153343/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7614129.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Everton 0-2 Liverpool">{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Everton 0–2 Liverpool |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7626897.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=27 September 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020153344/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7626897.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He followed this up with another two goals the following weekend against Manchester City in a 3–2 win away at the [[City of Manchester Stadium]] as Liverpool came back from a two-goal deficit.<ref name="Man City 2-3 Liverpool">{{cite news |first=Mandeep |last=Sanghera |title=Man City 2–3 Liverpool |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7639491.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=5 October 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018111714/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7639491.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The first of these was the thousandth Liverpool goal to be scored in the Premier League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3883/features/2013/08/05/4164033/most-expensive-liverpool-transfers|title=Most expensive Liverpool transfers &#124; Goal.com|website=www.goal.com|access-date=29 December 2019|archive-date=12 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912190756/https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3883/features/2013/08/05/4164033/most-expensive-liverpool-transfers|url-status=live}}</ref> Torres picked up a hamstring injury during a [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5|2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier]], meaning he was likely to miss three games for Liverpool.<ref name="Torres ruled out for '10-15 days'">{{cite news |title=Torres ruled out for '10–15 days' |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7673163.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=16 October 2008 |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018033628/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7673163.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> On 22 October 2008, Liverpool played Torres's former club Atlético in the Champions League at the Vicente Calderón Stadium, but his injury meant he missed out on the game.<ref name="Atletico Madrid 1-1 Liverpool">{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Atletico Madrid 1–1 Liverpool |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7671443.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=22 October 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017225317/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7671443.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Atlético president Enrique Cerezo had given him a VIP invitation to watch the game, but he declined this to continue his rehabilitation from injury in Merseyside.<ref>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Ogden |title=Fernando Torres puts Chelsea-Liverpool clash ahead of Atletico Madrid return |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/3233126/Fernando-Torres-puts-Chelsea-Liverpool-clash-ahead-of-Atletico-Madrid-return-Football.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/3233126/Fernando-Torres-puts-Chelsea-Liverpool-clash-ahead-of-Atletico-Madrid-return-Football.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=21 October 2008 |access-date=21 January 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He was named in the [[FIFPro]] [[FIFPro#FIFA FIFPro World XI|World XI]] team for the 2007–08 season on 27 October 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ronaldo voted FIFPro World Player of the Year |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01d2-0e7033fdbaca-daae14be815e-1000--ronaldo-voted-fifpro-world-player-of-the-year/ |publisher=UEFA |date=27 October 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=2 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002221949/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=767352.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Torres made his return for Liverpool on 8 November 2008 after coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute in a 3–0 victory against [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]].<ref name="Liverpool 3-0 West Brom">{{cite news |first=Ian |last=Hughes |title=Liverpool 3–0 West Brom |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7697418.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=8 November 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020230719/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7697418.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He said he would be interested in returning to former club Atlético eventually, saying, "I don't know if I will retire there, but I would like to go back and finish some things that are left to do."<ref name="Torres open to Atletico return">{{cite news |title=Torres open to Atletico return |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11669/4476544/torres-open-to-atletico-return |website=Sky Sports |date=9 November 2008 |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-date=25 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025001115/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/4476544/torres-open-to-atletico-return |url-status=live }}</ref> He was ruled out of action for two to three weeks following Liverpool's 1–0 victory over Marseille in the Champions League in November, where he picked up a hamstring strain,<ref name="Striker Torres faces new lay-off">{{cite news |title=Striker Torres faces new lay-off |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7753417.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=27 November 2008 |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021211608/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7753417.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> which was later extended to at least four weeks by specialists.<ref name="Liverpool hit by Torres setback">{{cite news |title=Liverpool hit by Torres setback |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7764335.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=4 December 2008 |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017204507/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7764335.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He was named on the shortlist for the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] award in December,<ref name="Ronaldo, Torres up for Fifa award">{{cite news |title=Ronaldo, Torres up for Fifa award |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7779434.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=12 December 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109084648/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7779434.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> and eventually came in third place behind Ronaldo and [[Lionel Messi]].<ref name="Ronaldo collects Fifa world title">{{cite news |title=Ronaldo collects Fifa world title |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7822115.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=12 January 2009 |access-date=12 January 2009 |archive-date=23 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823163643/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7822115.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Torres returned to action on 3 January 2009 as a substitute with a goal in the 2–0 win over [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], his first in the [[FA Cup]].<ref name="Preston 0-2 Liverpool">{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Ashenden |title=Preston 0–2 Liverpool |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7803324.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=3 January 2009 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021211610/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7803324.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He scored two late goals for Liverpool to secure a 2–0 victory over Chelsea on 1 February 2009.<ref name="Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea">{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Liverpool 2–0 Chelsea |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7856404.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=1 February 2009 |access-date=1 February 2009 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017203956/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7856404.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite having spent a year and a half at the club, Torres was chosen as number 50 in ''The Times'''s list of "The 50 greatest Liverpool players", reinforcing the impact he had made at Liverpool in such a short period of time.<ref>{{cite news |first=Tony |last=Evans |title=The 50 greatest Liverpool players |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/the-50-greatest-liverpool-players-5b9mjjlwhw8 |newspaper=[[The Times]] |location=London |date=13 February 2009 |access-date=22 February 2009}}</ref>

Torres faced his old rivals [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] on 10 March 2009 in the Champions League last 16 and due to an ankle injury, he had a painkilling injection before the game to enable him to play.<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Brown |title=Fernando Torres used powers of persuasion to play against Real Madrid |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/fernando-torres-used-powers-of-persuasion-to-play-against-real-madrid-p3pf9l8vd0w |newspaper=[[The Times]] |location=London |date=11 March 2009 |access-date=13 April 2009}}</ref> He scored the first goal of the game, which ended as a 4–0 victory, meaning Liverpool progressed to the quarter-finals 5–0 on aggregate.<ref name="Liverpool 4-0 Real Madrid">{{cite news |title=Liverpool 4–0 Real Madrid (agg 5–0) |first=Phil |last=McNulty |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7899615.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=10 March 2009 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018111717/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7899615.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Four days later, he lined up against Manchester United at [[Old Trafford]] and he scored the equaliser in a game that finished as a 4–1 victory.<ref name="Man Utd 1-4 Liverpool">{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Man Utd 1–4 Liverpool |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7922069.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=14 March 2009 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=19 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019041728/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7922069.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> His [[goal celebration]] at Old Trafford endeared him to Liverpool fans when he held out his hand to United fans – making the "five times" gesture –
signifying Liverpool's five Champions League titles (to United's three).<ref>{{cite news |title=Harry Wilson copies Fernando Torres' 'five times' Liverpool celebration after scoring at Manchester United |url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/harry-wilson-copies-fernando-torres-2044371 |access-date=10 October 2018 |newspaper=Hull Daily Mail |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225021938/https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/harry-wilson-copies-fernando-torres-2044371 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was named in the PFA Team of the Year for the second season running in April 2009.<ref name="Giggs earns prestigious PFA award">{{cite news |title=Giggs earns prestigious PFA award |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8019726.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=26 April 2009 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017204551/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8019726.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Torres scored his 50th goal for Liverpool on 24 May 2009 against Tottenham on the final day of the [[2008–09 Liverpool F.C. season|2008–09 season]], his 84th appearance.<ref name="Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham">{{cite news |first=Oliver |last=Brett |title=Liverpool 3–1 Tottenham |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8048312.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2009 |access-date=25 May 2009 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017225319/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8048312.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2009–10 season====
[[File:Liverpool F.C. lineup - Wigan Athletic v Liverpool, 9th March 2010.jpg|thumb|Torres (third from right) lining up for Liverpool in 2010]]
Following the end of the season, Torres agreed a new contract with Liverpool,<ref name="Torres agrees new Liverpool deal">{{cite news |title=Torres agrees new Liverpool deal |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8072780.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=28 May 2009 |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017224251/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8072780.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> which he signed on 14 August.<ref name="Torres signs new Liverpool deal">{{cite news |title=Torres signs new Liverpool deal |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8201389.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=14 August 2009 |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-date=14 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914200428/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8201389.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> By signing, Torres had the option of a one-year extension after the contract's expiration in 2013.<ref name="Torres signs contract extension with Liverpool">{{cite news |title=Torres signs contract extension with Liverpool |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/667463 |website=ESPN FC |date=14 August 2009 |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018220918/https://www.espn.com/soccer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Torres scored two goals in a 3–2 win over West Ham United on 19 September 2009, a result that took Liverpool to third in the Premier League.<ref name="West Ham 2-3 Liverpool">{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Ashenden |title=West Ham 2–3 Liverpool |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8256614.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=19 September 2009 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017191112/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8256614.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> One week later, he scored his first hat-trick of the [[2009–10 Premier League|2009–10 Premier League season]] in a 6–1 victory over [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] at Anfield.<ref>{{cite news |first=Andy |last=Hunter |title=Priceless Fernando Torres slays Hull with a hat-trick show fit for a prince |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/sep/28/liverpool-hull-city-fernando-torres |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=28 September 2009 |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-date=17 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117162845/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/sep/28/liverpool-hull-city-fernando-torres |url-status=live }}</ref> He was named Premier League Player of the Month for September, after scoring five goals during the month and becoming the Premier League's [[2009–10 Premier League#Top scorers|top goalscorer]].<ref name="Torres and Ferguson scoop awards">{{cite news |title=Torres and Ferguson scoop awards |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8287998.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=2 October 2009 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020031420/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8287998.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> On 25 October 2009, he scored the first goal in a 2–0 victory for Liverpool over Manchester United,<ref name="Liverpool 2-0 Man Utd">{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Liverpool 2–0 Man Utd |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8316379.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=25 October 2009 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=23 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823144557/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8316379.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> after which Rafael Benítez praised Torres's performance, saying, "We were waiting for that final pass. When it came we knew he would score."<ref name="Benitez hails quality of Torres">{{cite news |title=Benitez hails quality of Torres |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8325882.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=26 October 2009 |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-date=23 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823173725/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8325882.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Torres was named in the FIFPro World XI for the second successive season in December 2009.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jimmy |last=Leach |title=FIFA/FIFPRO World XI announced |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/fifafifpro-world-xi-announced-1847812.html |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=22 December 2009 |access-date=31 August 2014 |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018230754/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/fifafifpro-world-xi-announced-1847812.html |url-status=live }}</ref> His stoppage-time winning goal against Aston Villa on 29 December 2009 made him the fastest Liverpool player ever to score 50 league goals.<ref name="Aston Villa 0-1 Liverpool">{{cite news |first=David |last=Ornstein |title=Aston Villa 0–1 Liverpool |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8428990.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=29 December 2009 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018182934/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8428990.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He was substituted on 65 minutes in a 1–1 draw with [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] on 4 April 2010, which Benítez justified by saying Torres was "exhausted".<ref>{{cite news |title=Rafa Benitez defends his decision to take off Torres |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8602891.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=4 April 2010 |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109084648/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8602891.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Torres made his last appearance of the season scoring twice in a 4–1 victory over [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] in the Europa League on 8 April 2010,<ref name=sb0910/> and it was announced on 18 April that he would miss the rest of the season to undergo knee surgery.<ref name="Liverpool's Fernando Torres out for rest of season">{{cite news |title=Liverpool's Fernando Torres out for rest of season |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8628770.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=18 April 2010 |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-date=23 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823132414/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8628770.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> This meant that Torres finished the season with 22 goals in 32 games in all competitions, finishing as Liverpool's top scorer for the second time.<ref name=sb0910/>

====2010–11 season====
[[File:Fernando Torres v Blackpool 2010.jpg|thumb|left|Torres playing for Liverpool in 2010]]
Following [[Roy Hodgson]]'s appointment as Liverpool manager, Hodgson stated that Torres would not be sold by the club, saying, "He is not for sale and we don't welcome any offers for him. We want to keep him."<ref>{{cite news |title=Gerrard and Torres staying at Liverpool – Hodgson |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8829753.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=16 July 2010 |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017224301/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8829753.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Hodgson dismissed reports Torres was set to leave Liverpool by saying, "He has told us that he is looking forward to Monday, to getting back to work and looking forward to playing for Liverpool next season. That is what I know so other reports, I would suggest, are erroneous."<ref>{{cite news |title=Hodgson expects Fernando Torres to stay at Liverpool |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8853856.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=27 July 2010 |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017224249/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8853856.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Torres stated his commitment to Liverpool on 3 August: "My commitment and loyalty to the club and to the fans is the same as it was on my first day when I signed."<ref>{{cite news |title=Striker Fernando Torres committed to Liverpool |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8881776.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=3 August 2010 |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021211612/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8881776.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Torres made his first appearance of the [[2010–11 Liverpool F.C. season|2010–11 season]] in the opening match, a 1–1 draw with Arsenal on 14 August 2010, entering the game as a substitute in the 74th minute.<ref name="Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal">{{cite news |first=Mandeep |last=Sanghera |title=Liverpool 1–1 Arsenal |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8909559.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=15 August 2010 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018142005/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8909559.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He scored his first goal of the season with the winner in a 1–0 victory over West Brom on 29 August 2010,<ref name="Liverpool 1–0 West Brom">{{cite news |first=Mandeep |last=Sanghera |title=Liverpool 1–0 West Brom |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8945965.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=29 August 2010 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017205421/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8945965.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> his 50th goal at Anfield in all competitions.<ref>{{cite news |title=Torres landmark nets WBA win |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/torres-landmark-nets-wba-win |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |date=29 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227231303/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/torres-landmark-nets-wba-win |archive-date=27 December 2014}}</ref> Torres scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory at home to [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] on 24 October 2010, his first goal since August.<ref name="Liverpool 2-1 Blackburn">{{cite news |first=Alistair |last=Magowan |title=Liverpool 2–1 Blackburn |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9107874.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=24 October 2010 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020064924/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9107874.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He scored his final goals for Liverpool in a 3–0 win away at [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] on 22 January 2011.<ref name="Wolverhampton 0-3 Liverpool">{{cite news |first=Mandeep |last=Sanghera |title=Wolverhampton 0–3 Liverpool |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9365393.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=22 January 2011 |access-date=18 September 2011 |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018000824/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9365393.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Chelsea===
[[2010-11 cfc|On 27 January 2011]], Torres was the subject of a £40&nbsp;million bid from [[Carlo Ancelotti]]'s Chelsea, which was rejected by Liverpool.<ref>{{cite news |first=Rory |last=Smith |title=Chelsea's £40 million bid for Liverpool striker Fernando Torres is an act of desperation |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/8287671/Chelseas-40-million-bid-for-Liverpool-striker-Fernando-Torres-is-an-act-of-desperation.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/8287671/Chelseas-40-million-bid-for-Liverpool-striker-Fernando-Torres-is-an-act-of-desperation.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=27 January 2011 |access-date=6 February 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He handed in an official transfer request to Liverpool the next day, which was rejected.<ref>{{cite news |first=Subhankar |last=Mondal |title=Quotes of the Week: 'Fernando Torres Tonight Submitted A Transfer Request', Wolfsburg Offer Volkswagens For Schulz And Adriano Galliani Is The New Moggi & More |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2011/01/29/2328250/quotes-of-the-week-fernando-torres-tonight-submitted-a |website=Goal.com |date=29 January 2011 |access-date=6 February 2011 |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022064718/https://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2011/01/29/2328250/quotes-of-the-week-fernando-torres-tonight-submitted-a |url-status=live }}</ref> Torres completed his move to Chelsea on a five-and-a-half-year contract on 31 January 2011 for an undisclosed fee reported to be £50&nbsp;million, which set a new record for a British transfer and made him the [[List of most expensive association football transfers|sixth most expensive footballer]] in history.<ref>{{cite news |title=Torres makes record move from Liverpool to Chelsea |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9380389.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=31 January 2011 |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-date=22 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122224244/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9380389.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He made his Chelsea debut on 6 February 2011 in a 1–0 home defeat to former club Liverpool.<ref name="Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool">{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Chelsea 0–1 Liverpool |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9385584.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=6 February 2011 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020215915/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9385584.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> On 23 April 2011, Torres scored his first goal for Chelsea against West Ham United in a 3–0 victory, which ended a run of 903 minutes of football without a goal.<ref name="Chelsea 3-0 West Ham">{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Chelsea 3–0 West Ham |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9462715.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=23 April 2011 |access-date=24 April 2011 |archive-date=19 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019033358/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9462715.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> This was his only goal for Chelsea in the 2010–11 season, having made 18 appearances for his new club.<ref name=sb1011/>

====2011–12 season====
[[File:MALAYSIA VS CHELSEA 2011 (5969056175).jpg|thumb|Torres playing for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 2011]]

Torres got the [[2011–12 Chelsea F.C. season|2011–12 season]] underway in Chelsea's 0–0 draw away against [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] on 14 August 2011, in which his "link-up play was sharp, plus he was willing to make intelligent runs into space to receive the ball".<ref>{{cite news |first=Alistair |last=Magowan |title=Stoke 0–0 Chelsea |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14435069 |website=BBC Sport |date=14 August 2011 |access-date=24 June 2017 |archive-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210211742/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14435069 |url-status=live }}</ref> He scored his second goal at Chelsea, and his first of the season, on 18 September 2011, in a 3–1 away defeat to Manchester United. However, that was overshadowed by his miss at an open goal.<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Manchester United 3–1 Chelsea |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14869914 |website=BBC Sport |date=18 September 2011 |access-date=24 June 2017 |archive-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210211649/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14869914 |url-status=live }}</ref> He scored his second goal of the season at home to [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] in a 4–1 victory.<ref name="Chelsea 4-1 Swansea">{{cite news |first=Aled |last=Williams |title=Chelsea 4–1 Swansea |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/14957961.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=24 September 2011 |access-date=25 September 2011 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109084648/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/14957961.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Ten minutes after his goal, however, a two-footed challenge on [[Mark Gower]] resulted in his first [[Red card (association football)|red card]] in English football and a three-match domestic suspension.<ref>{{cite news |first=Pascal |last=Lemesre |title=Fernando Torres handed red card after scoring |url=http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/chelsea/news/torres-handed-red-card-after-scoring_4229.html |website=Sportsmole |date=24 September 2011 |access-date=24 September 2011 |archive-date=12 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512033648/http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/chelsea/news/torres-handed-red-card-after-scoring_4229.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fernando Torres: Chelsea start has been 'very, very difficult' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/sep/26/fernando-torres-red-card-chelsea |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=26 September 2011 |access-date=12 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206104603/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/sep/26/fernando-torres-red-card-chelsea |archive-date=6 December 2011}}</ref> On 19 October 2011, Torres scored two goals in a 5–0 victory against [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]] in the Champions League, his first in Europe since the quarter-final of the [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League|2008–09 Champions League]] with his old club Liverpool, against Chelsea.<ref>{{cite news |first=Stephan |last=Shemilt |title=Chelsea 5–0 Genk |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15269495 |website=BBC Sport |date=19 October 2011 |access-date=24 June 2017 |archive-date=27 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427171034/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15269495 |url-status=live }}</ref> His next Chelsea goals came after scoring twice and also assisting two others against [[EFL Championship|Championship]] team [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in an FA Cup [[2011–12 FA Cup|quarter-final]] on 18 March 2012, ending a goal drought that stretched 24 games.<ref>{{cite news |first=Graham |last=Chase |title=Chelsea 5–2 Leicester |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17330279 |website=BBC Sport |date=18 March 2012 |access-date=24 June 2017 |archive-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210094644/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17330279 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 31 March 2012, Torres scored his first Premier League goal since 24 September 2011, against Aston Villa in a 4–2 away win.<ref name=sb1112/>

Torres came on as a substitute for [[Didier Drogba]] on 24 April 2012 to score a last-minute goal against [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in the Champions League semi-final, which gave Chelsea a 2–2 draw, and cemented Barcelona's elimination from the tournament. Chelsea were already winning on the away goals rule, but finally won on aggregate score (3–2).<ref name="Barcelona 2–2 Chelsea (agg 2–3)">{{cite news |first=Phil |last=Dawkes |title=Barcelona 2–2 Chelsea (agg 2–3) |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17817584 |website=BBC Sport |date=24 April 2012 |access-date=24 April 2012 |archive-date=24 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424050333/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17817584 |url-status=live }}</ref> He scored the first hat-trick of his Chelsea career in a 6–1 win against [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] on 29 April 2012.<ref name="Chelsea 6-1 QPR">{{cite news |first=Marc |last=Higginson |title=Chelsea 6–1 QPR |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17803533 |website=BBC Sport |date=29 April 2012 |access-date=29 April 2012 |archive-date=26 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126134512/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17803533 |url-status=live }}</ref> Torres came on in the second half of the [[2012 UEFA Champions League Final]] on 19 May 2012, directly after [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'s opening goal, and following a 1–1 draw after [[Overtime (association football)|extra time]] Chelsea won the penalty shoot-out 4–3.<ref name="Bayern Munich 1-1 Chelsea">{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Bayern Munich 1–1 Chelsea |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18044385 |website=BBC Sport |date=19 May 2012 |access-date=23 August 2012 |archive-date=16 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116042658/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18044385 |url-status=live }}</ref> His first full season at Chelsea finished with 11 goals in 49 appearances.<ref name=sb1112/>

====2012–13 season====
[[File:Fernando Torres 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.jpg|thumb|left|Torres playing for Chelsea in the [[2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final]]]]

Torres started the [[2012–13 Chelsea F.C. season|2012–13 season]] in the [[2012 FA Community Shield]] against Manchester City at [[Villa Park]], where he scored the opening goal, as Chelsea lost 3–2.<ref name="Chelsea 2-3 Man City">{{cite news |first=Ben |last=Smith |title=Chelsea 2–3 Man City |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19133978 |website=BBC Sport |date=12 August 2012 |access-date=23 August 2012 |archive-date=21 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121002518/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19133978 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 19 August 2012, he appeared in Chelsea's first league match in a 2–0 away win against [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]].<ref name="Wigan 0-2 Chelsea">{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Scrivener |title=Wigan 0–2 Chelsea |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19231340 |website=BBC Sport |date=19 August 2012 |access-date=23 August 2012 |archive-date=25 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125133646/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19231340 |url-status=live }}</ref> Torres scored his first goal of the season in Chelsea's next match on 22 August 2012, a 4–2 home win against Reading, scoring the third goal to give his side the lead.<ref name="Chelsea 4-2 Reading">{{cite news |first=Mandeep |last=Sanghera |title=Chelsea 4–2 Reading |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19279583 |website=BBC Sport |date=22 August 2012 |access-date=23 August 2012 |archive-date=23 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123092742/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19279583 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also scored against Newcastle United, Arsenal and [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] as Chelsea topped the table in the early weeks of [[2012–13 Premier League|the season]].<ref name=sb1213/><ref name="English Premier League 2012-2013 : Table">{{cite web |title=English Premier League 2012–2013 : Table |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2012-2013/table/2012-10-06 |publisher=Statto Organisation |access-date=11 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029070537/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2012-2013/table/2012-10-06 |archive-date=29 October 2012 }}</ref>

Torres was sent off for receiving two [[Yellow card (association football)|yellow cards]] against Manchester United on 28 October 2012, the second for [[Diving (association football)|diving]], leaving Chelsea with nine men after teammate [[Branislav Ivanović]] was also sent off; the team went on to lose 3–2.<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Chelsea 2–3 Man Utd |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20020062 |website=BBC Sport |date=28 October 2012 |access-date=6 November 2012 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109084648/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20020062 |url-status=live }}</ref> Torres scored his first goal in the Champions League [[2012–13 UEFA Champions League|for the season]] after deflecting [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] goalkeeper [[Andriy Pyatov]]'s clearance into goal, as Chelsea needed a 94th-minute winner from [[Victor Moses]] to secure a 3–2 victory on 7 November 2012.<ref name="Chelsea 3-2 Shakhtar Donetsk">{{cite news |title=Chelsea 3–2 Shakhtar Donetsk |url=http://espnfc.com/us/en/report/355690/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901 |website=ESPN FC |date=7 November 2012 |access-date=8 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226110609/http://espnfc.com/us/en/report/355690/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901 |archive-date=26 February 2014}}</ref> On 21 November 2012, [[Roberto Di Matteo]] was replaced as Chelsea manager by Rafael Benítez, who had previously coached Torres at Liverpool.<ref>{{cite news |first=Dominic |last=Field |title=Rafael Benítez appointed Chelsea interim manager until end of season |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/nov/21/rafael-benitez-chelsea-manager-coach |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=21 November 2012 |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210094650/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/nov/21/rafael-benitez-chelsea-manager-coach |url-status=live }}</ref> It was reported that one reason for Benítez's appointment was to help Torres return to his best form.<ref>{{cite news |first=Emily |last=Croydon |title=Can Rafael Benitez bring back the old Fernando Torres at Chelsea? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20445934 |website=BBC Sport |date=22 November 2012 |access-date=15 March 2013 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109084648/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20445934 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Torres ended a goal drought that stretched over 11 hours of game time with two goals in Chelsea's 6–1 defeat of [[FC Nordsjælland|Nordsjælland]] in the Champions League on 5 December 2012.<ref name="Torres: I need more time to perform">{{cite news |first=Kevin |last=Palmer |title=Torres: I need more time to perform |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/1254141 |website=ESPN FC |date=7 December 2012 |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-date=21 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421045841/http://www.espnfc.com/story/1254141 |url-status=live }}</ref> Three days later, he scored another two goals, ending a run of eight Premier League games without a goal, as Chelsea defeated Sunderland 3–1.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fernando Torres nets brace as Chelsea see off Sunderland in Premier League |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/sland-vs-chelsea/report/261717 |website=Sky Sports |date=8 December 2012 |access-date=13 November 2015 |archive-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210100155/https://www.skysports.com/football/sland-vs-chelsea/report/261717 |url-status=live }}</ref> He then scored in Chelsea's [[2012 FIFA Club World Cup]] semi-final 3–1 win against [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]] of the Mexican [[Liga MX]] on 13 December 2012, before playing in the 1–0 defeat to Brazilian [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]] side [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]] in the [[2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final|final]] three days later.<ref name=sb1213/>

On 14 March 2013, Torres scored the third goal as Chelsea defeated [[FC Steaua București|Steaua București]] 3–1 to advance 3–2 on aggregate to the quarter-final of the [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]].<ref name=sb1213/> With this goal, Torres became the first player to score in seven different competitions in one season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.givemesport.com/437823-30-truly-random-football-facts |title=30 truly random football facts |website=GiveMeSport |last=Peterson |first=Brad |date=3 March 2017 |access-date=16 November 2017 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410201918/https://www.givemesport.com/437823-30-truly-random-football-facts |url-status=dead }}</ref> He scored twice against [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]] in the 3–1 win in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final on 4 April 2013, before scoring again in the second leg 3–2 defeat, with Chelsea progressing to the semi-final 5–4 on aggregate.<ref name=sb1213/> Torres scored the opening goal in Chelsea's 2–1 triumph over Benfica in the [[2013 UEFA Europa League Final]] on 15 May 2013.<ref name=sb1213/> During the final match of the season, a 2–1 home win over Everton, he scored his first league goal of 2013, and finished the season with 22 goals in 64 matches.<ref name=sb1213/><ref name="Goal total clarification"/>

====2013–14 season====
[[File:Chelsea FC v Paris Saint-Germain, 8 April 2014 (20).jpg|thumb|Torres warming up for Chelsea in 2014]]
Torres was selected to start by Chelsea's new manager [[José Mourinho]] against Hull City on the opening day of the [[2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season|2013–14 season]], where he won a fifth-minute [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23653975 |title=Chelsea 2–0 Hull City |date=18 August 2013 |access-date=24 October 2013 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |archive-date=25 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125191124/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23653975 |url-status=live }}</ref> He scored his first goal of the season in the [[2013 UEFA Super Cup]] against Bayern Munich.<ref name=sb1314/> On 28 September 2013, he was sent off after receiving two yellow cards in Chelsea's 1–1 [[2013–14 Premier League|Premier League]] draw with Tottenham Hotspur at [[White Hart Lane]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/28/tottenham-hotspur-chelsea-premier-league |title=Chelsea and John Terry draw at Tottenham Hotspur but Torres sees red |date=29 September 2013 |access-date=24 October 2013 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |archive-date=21 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421045902/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/28/tottenham-hotspur-chelsea-premier-league |url-status=live }}</ref>

Torres made his 100th start for Chelsea against [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] in a [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League#Group E|Champions League]] match on 22 October 2013 and marked the occasion by scoring two goals in a 3–0 win.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/020e-0e86dd605521-d95c97029a42-1000--schalke-fall-to-clinical-chelsea/ |title=Schalke fall to clinical Chelsea |publisher=UEFA |date=22 October 2013 |access-date=22 October 2013 |archive-date=19 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619203959/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2014/matches/round=2000479/match=2011800/postmatch/report/index.html#torres+double |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Champions League 2013/14: Fernando Torres hits brace in Chelsea victory over Schalke |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/champions-league-201314-fernando-torres-hits-brace-in-chelsea-victory-over-schalke-20131022-2vzwp |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=22 October 2013 |access-date=13 November 2015 |archive-date=19 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019224048/http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/champions-league-201314-fernando-torres-hits-brace-in-chelsea-victory-over-schalke-20131022-2vzwp |url-status=live }}</ref> His first Premier League goal of the season came on 27 October as he scored the winning goal in the 90th minute over title challengers Manchester City, while also providing the assist for [[André Schürrle]]'s opener.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/10407601/Chelsea-2-Manchester-City-1-match-report.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/10407601/Chelsea-2-Manchester-City-1-match-report.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Chelsea 2 Manchester City 1: match report |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=27 October 2013 |access-date=27 October 2013 |first=Henry |last=Winter}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===AC Milan===
Torres joined Italian [[Serie A]] club [[AC Milan]] on a two-year [[Loan (association football)|loan]] on 31 August 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28991464 |title=Fernando Torres: AC Milan seal loan deal for Chelsea striker |website=BBC Sport |date=31 August 2014 |access-date=31 August 2014 |archive-date=19 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119104826/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28991464 |url-status=live }}</ref> He debuted on 20 September, replacing [[Andrea Poli]] for the last 14 minutes of a 1–0 home defeat against [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Milan 0–1 Juventus |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29275757 |access-date=21 September 2014 |website=BBC Sport |date=20 September 2014 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109084648/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29275757 |url-status=live }}</ref> and scored his first Milan goal with a looping header in their 2–2 draw with [[Empoli FC|Empoli]] two days later.<ref>{{cite news |title=Empoli 2–2 Milan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29311328 |access-date=4 January 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=23 September 2014 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109084648/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29311328 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Return to Atlético Madrid===
[[File:Fernando Torres DEP-ATM 024 1200.jpg|thumb|upright|Torres warming up for [[Atlético Madrid]] in 2015]]

On 27 December 2014, it was announced that Torres's move to Milan would be made permanent on 5 January 2015,<ref>{{cite news |title=AC Milan sign Chelsea's Fernando Torres on permanent deal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30612861 |website=BBC Sport |date=27 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228005942/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30612861 |archive-date=28 December 2014}}</ref> but two days later, he agreed to rejoin La Liga club Atlético Madrid on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fernando Torres: Atletico Madrid loan deal for AC Milan striker |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30612861 |website=BBC Sport |date=29 December 2014 |access-date=29 December 2014 |archive-date=28 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228005942/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30612861 |url-status=live }}</ref> The loan was agreed after [[Alessio Cerci]] went the opposite way from Atlético to Milan on the same day.<ref>{{cite news |title=Official: Cerci joins AC Milan on loan |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2015/01/05/7672632/official-cerci-joins-ac-milan-on-loan |publisher=AC Milan |date=5 January 2015 |access-date=5 January 2015 |archive-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210094651/https://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2015/01/05/7672632/official-cerci-joins-ac-milan-on-loan |url-status=live }}</ref> Torres's unveiling at the Vicente Calderón Stadium on 4 January drew a crowd of 45,000 persons.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fernando Torres: Atletico Madrid fans welcome striker on return |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30672923 |website=BBC Sport |date=4 January 2015 |access-date=4 January 2015 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109084648/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30672923 |url-status=live }}</ref> He played the first match of his second spell on 7 January, starting in the first leg of a [[2014–15 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey last 16 tie]] against Real Madrid. He had no shots on target and was replaced by [[Koke (footballer, born 1992)|Koke]] after 59 minutes, but Atlético won 2–0.<ref>{{cite news |title=Atl Madrid 2–0 Real Madrid |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30688019 |access-date=7 January 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=7 January 2015 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109084648/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30688019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Eight days later in the second leg, he scored two goals – in the first minute of each half – as Atlético advanced, his first goals in an away [[Madrid derby]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Real Madrid 2–2 Atl Madrid |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30818662 |access-date=15 January 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=15 January 2015 |archive-date=18 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118195547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30818662 |url-status=live }}</ref> Torres scored in the first minute again in the quarter-finals, albeit in a 2–3 home defeat against Barcelona.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reddy |first1=Luke |title=Atl Madrid 2–3 Barcelona |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30991020 |access-date=28 January 2015 |website=BBC Sport |date=28 January 2015 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109084648/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30991020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Loko-AM2018 (3).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Torres playing for Atlético Madrid in 2018]]
Torres scored the winning kick in Atlético's 3–2 penalty shoot-out defeat of [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] in the second leg of the teams' [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout stage#Round of 16|round of 16]] tie on 17 March 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/17/atletico-madrid-bayer-leverkusen-champions-league-match-report |title=Atlético Madrid through after penalty pressure sinks Bayer Leverkusen |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=18 March 2015 |access-date=11 December 2016 |archive-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210094652/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/17/atletico-madrid-bayer-leverkusen-champions-league-match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> Four days later, he scored his first La Liga goal since his return in the third minute of a 2–0 win against [[Getafe CF|Getafe]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31991902 |title=Atl Madrid 2–0 Getafe |date=21 March 2015 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109084648/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31991902 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 6 February 2016, Torres scored his 100th goal with Atlético Madrid in a 3–1 home league victory against [[SD Eibar|Eibar]] on his 295th appearance for the club.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/atletico/2016/02/06/56b626e2ca4741e82b8b45b7.html |title=Torres marca su gol 100 con el Atlético de Madrid |trans-title=Torres scores his 100th goal with Atlético Madrid |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |date=6 February 2016 |access-date=26 January 2018 |language=es |archive-date=26 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126014911/http://www.marca.com/futbol/atletico/2016/02/06/56b626e2ca4741e82b8b45b7.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The following month, he marked his 300th appearance for Atlético by scoring in a 3–1 victory over [[Valencia CF|Valencia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.marca.com/en/football/spanish-football/2016/03/06/56dcad22e2704e495f8b4630.html |title=Torres marks 300th Atleti appearance in style |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |date=6 March 2016 |access-date=8 March 2016 |archive-date=26 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126184927/http://www.marca.com/en/football/spanish-football/2016/03/06/56dcad22e2704e495f8b4630.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He scored the opening goal of Atlético's [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Quarter-finals|quarter-final]] with Barcelona at the [[Camp Nou]] on 5 April, before being sent off ten minutes later in an eventual 2–1 loss.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/apr/05/barcelona-atletico-madrid-champions-league-live |title=Barcelona 2–1 Atlético |date=5 April 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=11 December 2016 |archive-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210095153/https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/apr/05/barcelona-atletico-madrid-champions-league-live |url-status=live }}</ref>

Torres signed for Atlético permanently on 5 July 2016, on a one-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/torres-signs-one-year-contract-atletico-madrid |title=Torres signs one-year contract with Atletico Madrid |website=FourFourTwo |date=4 July 2016 |access-date=24 June 2017 |archive-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210100151/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/torres-signs-one-year-contract-atletico-madrid |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2017, he scored his 100th league goal in Spanish football when he netted a brace against Leganés.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-division/story/3054242/fernando-torres-very-happy-after-scoring-100th-league-goal-for-atletico |title=Fernando Torres 'very happy' after scoring 100th league goal for Atletico |website=ESPN FC |last=Corrigan |first=Dermot |date=4 February 2017 |access-date=28 February 2017 |archive-date=19 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019221650/http://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-division/story/3054242/fernando-torres-very-happy-after-scoring-100th-league-goal-for-atletico |url-status=live }}</ref> On 4 July 2017, Torres signed a new one-year contract with the ''Rojiblancos'' to stay with his boyhood club for one more year after they were banned from signing new players.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/soccer-transfers/story/2907394/fernando-torres-signs-new-atletico-madrid-contract |title=Fernando Torres signs new one-year Atletico Madrid contract |website=ESPN FC |date=4 July 2017 |access-date=12 July 2017 |archive-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210095026/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/soccer-transfers/story/2907394/fernando-torres-signs-new-atletico-madrid-contract |url-status=live }}</ref>

Torres came on as a 90th-minute substitute on 16 May 2018 as Atlético beat Marseille 3–0 at [[Parc Olympique Lyonnais]] in the [[2018 UEFA Europa League Final]].<ref name=2018UEL>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44113764 |title=Marseille 0–3 Atlético Madrid |first=Shamoon |last=Hafez |website=BBC Sport |date=16 May 2018 |access-date=23 October 2018 |archive-date=28 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328044625/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44113764 |url-status=live }}</ref> He scored two goals in his last match with Atlético in a 2–2 draw versus [[SD Eibar|Eibar]] in the final week of championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the42.ie/fernando-torres-final-atletico-madrid-match-two-goals-4024710-May2018/ |title=Club legend Torres bows out with two goals in final game for Atletico Madrid |website=The42 |publisher=Journal Media |date=20 May 2018 |access-date=21 May 2018 |archive-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210214839/https://www.the42.ie/fernando-torres-final-atletico-madrid-match-two-goals-4024710-May2018/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Sagan Tosu and retirement===
Torres signed for [[J1 League]] club [[Sagan Tosu]] on 10 July 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44778247 |title=Fernando Torres: Ex-Liverpool and Chelsea striker signs for Japan's Sagan Tosu |website=BBC Sport |date=10 July 2018 |access-date=10 July 2018 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109032150/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44778247 |url-status=live }}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club on 22 August in the [[2018 Emperor's Cup|Emperor's Cup]], netting in a fourth round victory over [[Vissel Kobe]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.jfa.jp/match/emperorscup_2018/news/00018549/ |script-title=ja:第98回天皇杯 サガン鳥栖が3発快勝で準々決勝進出！ フェルナンド・トーレス選手、移籍後初ゴール |language=ja |trans-title=98th Emperor's Cup Sagan Tosu won 3–0, Fernando Torres scored his first goal |publisher=Japan Football Association |date=23 August 2018 |access-date=24 August 2018 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731065231/http://www.jfa.jp/match/emperorscup_2018/news/00018549/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/fernando-torres-scores-first-sagan-tosu-goal/n5329bwpn8kv1t6z3zrwkc3pu |title=Torres scores first Sagan Tosu goal in Iniesta reunion |website=Goal.com |last=Smith |first=Jamie |date=22 August 2018 |access-date=5 September 2018 |archive-date=22 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922063712/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/fernando-torres-scores-first-sagan-tosu-goal/n5329bwpn8kv1t6z3zrwkc3pu |url-status=live }}</ref> His first league goal followed five days later when he scored once and assisted a further two in a 3–0 win over [[Gamba Osaka]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://kwese.espn.com/football/sagan-tosu/story/3613601/fernando-torres-scores-onesets-up-two-as-sagan-tosu-ease-relegation-worries |title=Fernando Torres scores one, sets up two as Sagan Tosu ease relegation worries |publisher=ESPN |last=Duerden |first=John |date=27 August 2018 |access-date=5 September 2018 |archive-date=17 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017215702/http://kwese.espn.com/football/sagan-tosu/story/3613601/fernando-torres-scores-onesets-up-two-as-sagan-tosu-ease-relegation-worries |url-status=live }}</ref> On 21 June 2019, Torres announced that he would retire from football.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48715978|title=Fernando Torres: Former Liverpool, Chelsea & Spain striker to retire|date=21 June 2019|website=BBC Sport|access-date=21 June 2019|archive-date=25 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190625000233/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48715978|url-status=live}}</ref> He made his farewell in a J1 League match against [[Vissel Kobe]] on 23 August 2019, when he faced former Spain teammates [[Andrés Iniesta]] and [[David Villa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/06/23/soccer/j-league/fernando-torres-close-career-david-villa-andres-iniestas-vissel-kobe/|title=Fernando Torres to close out career against David Villa, Andres Iniesta's Vissel Kobe|date=23 June 2019|newspaper=The Japan Times|location=Tokyo|access-date=27 June 2019|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027120936/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/06/23/soccer/j-league/fernando-torres-close-career-david-villa-andres-iniestas-vissel-kobe/|url-status=live}}</ref> The game ended in a 6–1 defeat for Sagan Tosu.<ref name=retire>{{cite news |date=23 August 2019 |title=Fernando Torres: Former Liverpool and Chelsea striker retires after final match |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49446602 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=23 August 2019 |archive-date=24 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824050758/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49446602 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==International career==
===2001–02: Success at youth level===
In February 2001, Torres won the Algarve Tournament with the [[Spain national under-16 football team|Spain national under-16 team]].<ref name="9. Fernando Torres">{{cite news |title=9. Fernando Torres |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-players/2007/09/12/9-fernando-torres-50061-19780051/ |newspaper=Liverpool Echo |access-date=8 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013054318/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-players/2007/09/12/9-fernando-torres-50061-19780051/ |archive-date=13 October 2012}}</ref> The under-16s took part in the [[2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship]] in May, which they also won, with Torres scoring the only goal in the final, as well as finishing as the tournament's leading scorer, and was also named the player of the tournament.<ref name="Lowe-2007"/><ref name=Torres/> In September 2001, Torres represented the [[Spain national under-17 football team|under-17 team]] at the [[2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship]], but the team failed to progress through the group stage.<ref name=Torres/> In July 2002, he won the [[2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship]] with the [[Spain national under-19 football team|under-19]] team and was again the only goalscorer in the final.<ref name="Lowe-2007"/> Also, he finished as top scorer and was named player of the tournament.<ref name=Torres/>

===2003–06: Senior debut and early years===
{{quote box|width=30%|align=left|quote="We complement each other very well. We get on well on the pitch and very well off it too. We're a good partnership. We both chase down defenders, put pressure on and fight to create chances for each other."|[[David Villa]]|– [[David Villa]] speaking about Torres<ref name="Smith-2010">{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Smith |title=Andrew Smith: David Villa lacks the ego of his contemporaries |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/andrew-smith-david-villa-lacks-the-ego-of-his-contemporaries-1-1366713 |newspaper=The Scotsman |location=Edinburgh |date=6 June 2010 |access-date=19 March 2012 |archive-date=18 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018111728/http://www.scotsman.com/sport/andrew-smith-david-villa-lacks-the-ego-of-his-contemporaries-1-1366713 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
Torres debuted for the [[Spain national football team|Spanish senior squad]] on 6 September 2003 in a [[Exhibition game#Association football|friendly]] against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]],<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sólo coincidieron en dos partidos|url=https://as.com/masdeporte/2003/11/07/polideportivo/1068182167_850215.html|website=[[Diario AS]]|date=7 November 2003|access-date=19 June 2024|language=es|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619120615/https://as.com/masdeporte/2003/11/07/polideportivo/1068182167_850215.html|url-status=live}}</ref> scoring his first goal against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] on 28 April 2004.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Óscar|last=García|title=Valerón y Torres eclipsan a Baggio|url=https://as.com/futbol/2004/04/28/mas_futbol/1083103218_850215.html|newspaper=Diario AS|date=28 April 2024|access-date=19 June 2024|language=es|archive-date=19 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619120617/https://as.com/futbol/2004/04/28/mas_futbol/1083103218_850215.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He was selected for the Spanish squad for [[UEFA Euro 2004]].<ref name=Torres/> After appearing as a late substitute in Spain's first two group games, he started for the deciding game against Portugal.<ref name=Torres/> Spain were losing 1–0 and, towards the end of the game, he hit the post.<ref name=Torres/>

[[File:Fernando Torres Spain.jpg|thumb|upright|Torres celebrating victory with [[Spain national football team|Spain]] at [[UEFA Euro 2008]]]]
Torres scored 7 goals in 11 appearances in [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|qualifying]] for the 2006 FIFA World Cup,<ref>{{cite web |title=Fernando Torres |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=183864/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906191705/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=183864/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 September 2015 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=13 November 2015}}</ref> making him Spain's top scorer for qualification, including a vital two goals against [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] and his first international hat-trick against [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]].<ref name=Torres/> At his first ever appearance in a [[FIFA World Cup]] finals at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Torres scored the final goal in a 4–0 victory over [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]] with a volley.<ref name="Spain 4-0 Ukraine">{{cite news|title=Spain 4–0 Ukraine|url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4852902.stm|website=BBC Sport|date=14 June 2006|access-date=18 May 2011|archive-date=11 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211090538/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4852902.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the second group match, Torres scored twice against [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]], first in the 76th minute to take Spain 2–1 into the lead, and then again from a penalty kick in the 90th.<ref name="Spain - Tunisia">{{cite web |title=Spain – Tunisia|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410031/report.html|publisher=FIFA|access-date=18 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017150726/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match%3D97410031/report.html |archive-date=17 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> With three goals, he finished the tournament as Spain's top scorer alongside fellow striker [[David Villa]].<ref name="Top goals">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/statistics/players/topgoals.html |title=Top goals|publisher=FIFA |access-date=11 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213021026/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/statistics/players/topgoals.html |archive-date=13 December 2013}}</ref>

===2007–08: European Champions===
Torres was called up for Spain's [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]] squad,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2008/spain/7406263.stm |title=Raul left out of Spain Euro squad |website=BBC Sport |date=17 May 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211070304/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2008/spain/7406263.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> where he set up Villa to score Spain's first goal of the tournament in the first game in the group stage against [[Russia national football team|Russia]].<ref name="Quicksilver Villa lights up the Alps">{{cite news |first=Barney |last=Ronay |title=Quicksilver Villa lights up the Alps |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2008/jun/10/quicksilvervillalightsupth |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=10 June 2008 |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211070301/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2008/jun/10/quicksilvervillalightsupth |url-status=live }}</ref> Torres came under criticism for apparently refusing to shake the hand of Spanish manager [[Luis Aragonés]] after being substituted off.<ref name="Torres plays up respect for Aragones">{{cite news |first=Daniel |last=Taylor |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/14/euro2008.euro2008groupd |title=Torres plays up respect for Aragones |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=14 June 2008 |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211070259/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/14/euro2008.euro2008groupd |url-status=live }}</ref> He subsequently denied being angry with the coaching, saying that he was actually "irritated with himself".<ref name="Torres plays up respect for Aragones"/> He scored his first goal of the tournament in Spain's next game, a 2–1 win over [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]].<ref name="Sweden 1-2 Spain">{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Bevan |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2008/7363455.stm |title=Sweden 1–2 Spain |website=BBC Sport |date=14 June 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211090548/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2008/7363455.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Torres scored the winner and was named the [[man of the match]] in the [[UEFA Euro 2008 Final|final]] against [[Germany national football team|Germany]] in a 1–0 victory.<ref name="Germany 0-1 Spain">{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2008/7363545.stm |title=Germany 0–1 Spain |website=BBC Sport |date=29 June 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211070254/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2008/7363545.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Euro 2008: Man of the match, 29 June">{{cite news |first=Martin |last=Rogers |title=Euro 2008: Man of the match, June 29 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/blog/dirty-tackle/post/Euro-2008-Man-of-the-match-June-29?urn=sow-90891 |website=Yahoo! Sports |date=29 June 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025222933/http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/blog/dirty-tackle/post/Euro-2008-Man-of-the-match-June-29?urn=sow-90891 |archive-date=25 October 2012}}</ref> He said, "It's just a dream come true. This is my first title and I hope it's the first of many. Victory in a Euro, it is almost as big as a World Cup. We are used to watching finals on television, but today we were here and we won. My job is to score goals. I want to win more titles and be the most important player in Europe and the world."<ref name="Spain view">{{cite news |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2008/spain/7371390.stm |title=Spain view |website=BBC Sport |date=30 June 2008 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211070302/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2008/spain/7371390.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He was later named as a striker along with his striking partner David Villa in the Team of the Tournament.<ref name="Team of the Tournament">{{cite web |title=Team of the Tournament |url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/PressRelease/uefa/UEFAMedia/72/93/81/729381_DOWNLOAD.pdf |publisher=UEFA |date=30 June 2008 |access-date=20 June 2010 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211070254/https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/PressRelease/uefa/UEFAMedia/72/93/81/729381_DOWNLOAD.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2009–10: World Cup champions===
[[File:El autobús de los campeones - 1.jpg|thumb|left|Torres celebrating with Spain at [[Plaza de España (Madrid)|Plaza de España]] on 12 July 2010 after winning the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]]]

Torres made his 60th appearance for Spain in a 2010 World Cup qualification victory over [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] on 28 March 2009, becoming the youngest player to reach this milestone.<ref>{{cite news |title=España vence a una digna Turquía en el partido 60 de Torres con la Selección absoluta (1–0) |url=http://www.fernando9torres.com/index.php?p=3095 |publisher=Fernando Torres |language=es |date=28 March 2009 |access-date=31 March 2009 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211070301/https://www.fernando9torres.com/index.php?p=3095 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Torres was named in Spain's team for the [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup]] in June.<ref>{{cite news |title=Spain unveils Confederations Cup roster |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/spain-unveils-confederations-cup-roster-1.805052 |website=CBC Sports |date=1 June 2009 |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-date=12 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312031952/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/spain-unveils-confederations-cup-roster-1.805052 |url-status=live }}</ref> He scored his second hat-trick for Spain after 17 minutes into a Confederations Cup match against [[New Zealand men's national football team|New Zealand]] on 14 June,<ref name="Spain 5-0 New Zealand">{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Scrivener |title=Spain 5–0 New Zealand |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8095578.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=14 June 2009 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211070302/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8095578.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> thus recording the fastest hat-trick by a player for Spain.<ref>{{cite news |first1=R. |last1=Mollina |first2=T. |last2=Campos |title=Torres logra el 'hat trick' más rápido de la historia de la selección |url=http://www.marca.com/2009/06/14/futbol/copa_confederaciones/espana/1245009872.html |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |date=14 June 2009 |access-date=14 June 2009 |language=es |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211090926/https://www.marca.com/2009/06/14/futbol/copa_confederaciones/espana/1245009872.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He played for Spain as they were defeated 2–0 by the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] in the semi-final,<ref name="Spain 0-2 United States">{{cite news |first=Saj |last=Chowdhury |title=Spain 0–2 United States |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8114585.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=25 June 2009 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211090550/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8114585.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as the [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup#Match for third place|third-place play-off]], which Spain won 3–2 against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] after [[extra time]].<ref name="Spain 3-2 South Africa (aet)">{{cite news |title=Spain 3–2 South Africa (aet) |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8118574.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=28 June 2009 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211081754/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8118574.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Having undergone knee surgery on 18 April 2010, and missing the end of the Premier League season, Torres's rehabilitation and fitness was closely monitored by Spain manager [[Vicente del Bosque]].<ref name="Liverpool's Fernando Torres out for rest of season"/> Although still out injured, Torres was selected for Spain's [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] squad in May.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8695232.stm |title=Spain omit Marcos Senna from 2010 World Cup squad |website=BBC Sport |date=20 May 2010 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211090525/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8695232.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> On 8 June, Torres made his first appearance on the field in exactly two months, coming on as a substitute on 66 minutes against [[Poland national football team|Poland]] in a pre-World Cup friendly.<ref>{{cite news |title=World Cup 2010 – Torres helps Spain rout Poland |url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/09062010/58/world-cup-2010-torres-helps-spain-rout-poland.html |website=Yahoo! Sports |date=8 June 2010 |access-date=13 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113162408/https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/09062010/58/world-cup-2010-torres-helps-spain-rout-poland.html |archive-date=13 November 2015}}</ref>

Torres came on as a substitute on 61 minutes in Spain's opening World Cup match on 16 June, a 1–0 defeat to [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]].<ref name="Spain 0-1 Switzerland">{{cite news |first=Sam |last=Sheringham |title=Spain 0–1 Switzerland |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_16 |website=BBC Sport |date=16 June 2010 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211090903/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_16 |url-status=live }}</ref> He started the next two matches against [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]] and [[Chile national football team|Chile]] and although his performances in the group stage were described as below-par, he received backing from Del Bosque.<ref name="Del Bosque backs Torres">{{cite news |title=Del Bosque backs Torres |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/world-cup-2010/story/0,27032,12024_6232691,00.html |website=Sky Sports |date=27 June 2010 |access-date=27 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022044333/http://www.skysports.com/football/world-cup-2010/story/0%2C27032%2C12024_6232691%2C00.html |archive-date=22 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Torres came on as a substitute on 105 minutes in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup Final|final]] as Spain won the World Cup for the first time following a 1–0 victory over the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] on 11 July 2010.<ref name="Netherlands 0–1 Spain">{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Fletcher |title=Netherlands 0–1 Spain |url=https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_64 |website=BBC Sport |date=11 July 2010 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=23 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123012238/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_64 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2011–12: Euro 2012 glory===
[[File:Torres, Mata and Ramos Euro 2012 trophy 01.jpg|thumb|Torres (left) celebrating with Spain teammates [[Juan Mata]] and [[Sergio Ramos]] after winning [[UEFA Euro 2012]]]]

Torres was selected in Del Bosque's [[UEFA Euro 2012|Euro 2012]] squad.<ref>{{cite news |title=Euro 2012: Spain name Fernando Torres in 23-man squad |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18227019 |website=BBC Sport |date=27 May 2012 |access-date=11 April 2013 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109084648/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18227019 |url-status=live }}</ref> In his first start of the tournament, he netted two goals as Spain defeated the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] 4–0 to eliminate them from the tournament.<ref name="Spain 4-0 R. of Ireland">{{cite news |first=Graham |last=Chase |title=Spain 4–0 R. of Ireland |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18180948 |website=BBC Sport |date=14 June 2012 |access-date=15 June 2012 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109084648/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18180948 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[UEFA Euro 2012 Final|tournament final]], Torres came on as a substitute against Italy, scoring one goal and assisting another, as Spain won a second consecutive [[UEFA European Championship|European Championship]] with a 4–0 victory.<ref name="Spain 4-0 Italy">{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Spain 4–0 Italy |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18355496 |website=BBC Sport |date=1 July 2012 |access-date=11 July 2012 |archive-date=26 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826213123/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18355496 |url-status=live }}</ref> This secured him the [[UEFA Euro 2012#Awards|Golden Boot]] for the tournament with three goals and one assist, having played fewer minutes than [[Mario Gómez]], who also had three goals and one assist.<ref>{{cite news |title=Euro 2012: Spain striker Fernando Torres wins Golden Boot award |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18670818 |website=BBC Sport |date=2 July 2012 |access-date=11 July 2012 |archive-date=4 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704212129/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18670818 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Torres won his [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps|100th cap]] against [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] on 7 September 2012, making him the sixth-highest capped player for Spain, and started the game as captain in goalkeeper [[Iker Casillas]]' absence.<ref>{{cite news |title=Spain make light work of Saudi Arabia |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1697372.html |publisher=FIFA |date=7 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709161353/http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/169/737/2/index.html |archive-date=9 July 2014}}</ref>

===2013–14: Confederations Cup top scorer and final World Cup===
He became the first player in history to score four goals in one game in a [[FIFA Confederations Cup]] match during a 10–0 win over [[Tahiti national football team|Tahiti]] on 20 June 2013 in the [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup|2013 Confederations Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Spain 10–0 Tahiti |url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/football/confederations-cup/2013/spain-tahiti-613090.html |website=Yahoo! Sports |date=20 June 2013 |access-date=20 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033223/https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/football/confederations-cup/2013/spain-tahiti-613090.html |archive-date=17 November 2015}}</ref> Torres also became the [[List of FIFA Confederations Cup hat-tricks|first player to score two hat-tricks in the Confederations Cup]],<ref>{{cite news |first=Zach |last=Rodgers |title=Spain tallies 10 in historic win; Forlán secures Uruguay victory |url=http://www.espnfc.com/blog/five-aside/77/post/1851408/spain-tallies-10-in-historic-win;-forlan-secures-uruguay-victory |website=ESPN FC |date=20 June 2013 |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-date=11 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711042026/http://www.espnfc.com/blog/five-aside/77/post/1851408/spain-tallies-10-in-historic-win;-forlan-secures-uruguay-victory |url-status=live }}</ref> and with five goals and one assist won the tournament's Golden Shoe, ahead of [[Fred (footballer, born 1983)|Fred]] having played fewer minutes.<ref>{{cite news |first=Brooks |last=Peck |title=Fernando Torres wins another Golden Boot award, is understandably less than excited about it |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/fernando-torres-wins-another-golden-boot-award-understandably-040203642.html |website=Yahoo! Sports |date=1 July 2013 |access-date=2 August 2014 |archive-date=27 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427140332/https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/fernando-torres-wins-another-golden-boot-award-understandably-040203642.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In his first international for 11 months, Torres scored a penalty in a World Cup warm-up match against [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia]] on 30 May 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Spain 2–0 Bolivia |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27383308 |website=BBC Sport |date=30 May 2014 |access-date=24 June 2017 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211184033/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27383308 |url-status=live }}</ref> The day after, he was named in Spain's final squad for the tournament, ahead of [[Álvaro Negredo]] and [[Fernando Llorente]].<ref>{{cite news |title=World Cup 2014: Spain drop Alvaro Negredo and Jesus Navas |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27647635 |website=BBC Sport |date=31 May 2014 |access-date=24 June 2017 |archive-date=3 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803045514/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27647635 |url-status=live }}</ref> After substitute appearances in the team's opening two matches, Torres was named in the starting line-up for the third group match with the team's elimination already confirmed.<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Ornstein |title=Spain 1–5 Netherlands |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285043 |website=BBC Sport |date=13 June 2014 |access-date=24 June 2017 |archive-date=24 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624163355/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285043 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Ornstein |title=Spain 0–2 Chile |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285155 |website=BBC Sport |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=24 June 2017 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109084648/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25285155 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Australia 0–3 Spain">{{cite news |first=Saj |last=Chowdhury |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285263 |title=Australia 0–3 Spain |date=23 June 2014 |access-date=24 June 2017 |website=BBC Sport |archive-date=24 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624162757/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285263 |url-status=live }}</ref> He scored Spain's second goal in a 3–0 defeat of [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] in [[Curitiba]].<ref name="Australia 0–3 Spain"/>

==Style of play==
Torres was described as having "an eye for the spectacular" and being "capable of world-class skill", as well as being regarded as a "technically proficient, highly successful striker".<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile |url=http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/24257/fernando-jose-torres-sanz?cc=5739 |website=ESPN FC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104081852/http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/24257/fernando-jose-torres-sanz?cc=5739 |archive-date=4 January 2014}}</ref> He had the ability to find open spaces and capitalize on defensive errors.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ed |last=Wyman |title=The 25 Best Premier League Speedsters: Ashley Cole, Fernando Torres, Gareth Bale and More: Fernando Torres |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/530379-the-25-best-fast-premier-league-players-cole-torres-bale-and-more/page/19 |website=Bleacher Report |publisher=Turner |date=6 December 2010 |access-date=13 November 2015 |archive-date=13 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113162223/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/530379-the-25-best-fast-premier-league-players-cole-torres-bale-and-more/page/19 |url-status=live }}</ref> A hard-working striker, Torres was known for chasing down and putting pressure on opposing defenders. He was also capable of creating chances for other attackers; this also saw him being deployed in a deeper role as a [[second striker]] on occasion.<ref name="Smith-2010"/><ref>{{cite news |first=Ben |last=Welch |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/performance/training/torres-art-striking |title=Torres on the art of striking |website=FourFourTwo |access-date=24 June 2017 |archive-date=17 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917214010/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/performance/training/torres-art-striking |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.us/blog/tactics-and-analysis/67/post/1839585/torres-on-evolutionary-path |title=Torres on evolutionary path |website=ESPN FC |first=Richard |last=Jolly |date=8 December 2012 |access-date=17 March 2017 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410201645/http://www.espnfc.us/blog/tactics-and-analysis/67/post/1839585/torres-on-evolutionary-path |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/apr/14/fernando-torres-atletico-madrid-real-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg |title=Atlético's Fernando Torres happy with cameo role as Real Madrid clash beckons |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Sid |last=Lowe |date=14 April 2015 |access-date=17 March 2017 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211070305/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/apr/14/fernando-torres-atletico-madrid-real-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/chelsea-2-bayer-leverkusen-0-fernando-torres-shows-unselfish-streak-in-creative-role-bkq0nt8f2q3 |title=Chelsea 2 Bayer Leverkusen 0: Fernando Torres shows unselfish streak in creative role |newspaper=[[The Times]] |location=London |first=Oliver |last=Kay |date=14 September 2011 |access-date=17 March 2017 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211071818/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/chelsea-2-bayer-leverkusen-0-fernando-torres-shows-unselfish-streak-in-creative-role-bkq0nt8f2q3 |url-status=live }}{{subscription required}}</ref>

Due to his consistent goalscoring as a young player, Torres was nicknamed ''El Niño'' ('The Kid').<ref name="www.sports-king.com" /> He could score with his head and both feet. In his prime (2007–2010), his prolific goalscoring earned him a reputation as the best striker in the world at that time.<ref>{{cite web |date=17 April 2009 |title=Torres sogna l'Italia: Inter, Juve e Milan alla finestra |url=http://sport.sky.it/calcio/2009/04/17/Torres_sogna_Italia.html |access-date=16 March 2017 |website=Sky Sport |language=it |archive-date=26 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126020322/https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2009/04/17/Torres_sogna_Italia.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=Steve |date=1 October 2009 |title=Torres, Drogba or Rooney – who's the best? |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/stevewilson/2009/10/torres_drogba_or_rooney_who_wo.html |access-date=16 March 2017 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408112430/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/stevewilson/2009/10/torres_drogba_or_rooney_who_wo.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=25 May 2004 |title=Fernando Torres |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/spain/players_to_watch/3594045.stm |access-date=18 May 2020 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408112437/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2004/spain/players_to_watch/3594045.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="www.goal.com" /> Prior to the 2009 Confederations Cup, the ''[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]'' described him as: "The golden boy of Spanish soccer and one of the most dangerous forwards in the game. Nicknamed El Niño (The Kid), Torres is coming off a solid second season for Liverpool in which he scored 14 goals. Torres is lightning quick, a deadly finisher and a player of such high class with the ball at his feet that he routinely makes the spectacular look ordinary."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/spain-group-a-1.841307 |title=SPAIN - GROUP A |work=CBC |date=1 June 2009 |access-date=17 May 2020 |archive-date=18 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818233215/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/spain-group-a-1.841307 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, Torres lost most of his pace and form in later seasons due to injuries.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/9088027/what-went-wrong |title=What went wrong? |website=Sky Sports |first=Peter |last=Fraser |date=28 December 2013 |access-date=16 March 2017 |archive-date=14 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214235945/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/9088027/what-went-wrong |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/philmcnulty/2011/09/can_50m_striker_torres_recaptu.html |title=Can £50m Striker Torres Recapture His Golden Form? |website=BBC Sport |first=Phil |last=McNulty |date=16 September 2011 |access-date=16 March 2017 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211072233/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/philmcnulty/2011/09/can_50m_striker_torres_recaptu.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espnfc.us/club/atletico-madrid/1068/blog/post/2283469/should-torres-or-mandzukic-complete-simeones-atletico-strike-duo |title=Should Torres or Mandzukic complete Simeone's Atletico strike duo? |website=ESPN FC |first=Lee |last=Roden |date=6 February 2015 |access-date=17 March 2017 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410201849/http://www.espnfc.us/club/atletico-madrid/1068/blog/post/2283469/should-torres-or-mandzukic-complete-simeones-atletico-strike-duo |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Coaching career==
On 25 July 2021, Torres became head coach of Atlético Madrid’s  [[Atlético Madrid (youth)|Juvenil A]] (U19) team.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.atleticodemadrid.com/noticias/el-nino-vuelve-a-su-casa |title=El Niño vuelve a su casa |trans-title=El Niño returns home |website=Atlético de Madrid |date=25 July 2021 |access-date=26 July 2021 |language=es |archive-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030045608/https://www.atleticodemadrid.com/noticias/el-nino-vuelve-a-su-casa |url-status=live }}</ref> On 11 June 2024, he became head coach of [[Atlético Madrid B]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Medina |first=David G. |date=11 June 2024 |title=El Atlético hace oficial que Fernando Torres sube al filial: "Quiero ser ambicioso" |url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/atletico/2024/06/11/665f3074ca474182218b45cc.html |access-date=12 June 2024 |website=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]] |language=es |archive-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612005623/https://www.marca.com/futbol/atletico/2024/06/11/665f3074ca474182218b45cc.html |url-status=live }}</ref> His debut on the first day of the [[Primera Federación]] season was a 1–0 home loss to [[Atlético Sanluqueño CF|Atlético Sanluqueño]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fuente |first1=Chema G. |title=(0-1) La Era Fernando Torres en el Atlético B comienza con una derrota inmerecida |url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/atletico-madrid/20240824/1002303510/0-1-fernando-torres-atletico-b-comienza-derrota-inmerecida.html |access-date=21 October 2024 |work=Mundo Deportivo |date=24 August 2024 |language=Spanish}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Fernando Torres 01 Chelsea vs AS-Roma 10AUG2013.jpg|thumb|135px|upright|Torres's Tolkien tattoo can be seen on his left forearm]]

Torres's parents are José Torres and Flori Sanz. He married Olalla Domínguez Liste on 27 May 2009 in a private ceremony in [[El Escorial, Madrid]].<ref name="Se casa Fernando Torres">{{cite news |first=Mábel |last=Galaz |title=Se casa Fernando Torres |url=http://elpais.com/elpais/2009/05/28/actualidad/1243493331_850215.html |newspaper=El País |location=Madrid |date=28 May 2009 |access-date=19 March 2012 |language=es |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018080254/https://elpais.com/elpais/2009/05/28/actualidad/1243493331_850215.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The couple has three children.<ref name="Liverpool star Fernando Torres becomes a dad">{{cite news |title=Liverpool star Fernando Torres becomes a dad |url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Liverpool-star-Fernando-Torres-becomes-a-dad-article36989.html |newspaper=Daily Mirror |location=London |date=10 July 2009 |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513045114/http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Liverpool-star-Fernando-Torres-becomes-a-dad-article36989.html |archive-date=13 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fernando Torres welcomes baby Leo as Liverpool striker's wife Olalla gives birth |url=http://www.football.co.uk/liverpool/fernando-torres-welcomes-baby-leo-as-liverpool-strikers-wif/1526974/ |website=football.co.uk |publisher=Digital Sports Group |date=7 December 2010 |access-date=24 June 2017 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211070317/https://www.football.co.uk/liverpool/fernando-torres-welcomes-baby-leo-as-liverpool-strikers-wif/1526974/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/sociedad/articulos/fernando-torres-mujer-olalla-dominguez-hijos/40104 |title=Olalla Domínguez, la discreta mujer junto a la que Fernando Torres ha formado su familia (Y su fortuna) |date=23 August 2019 |access-date=15 July 2024 |archive-date=20 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620195634/https://www.revistavanityfair.es/sociedad/articulos/fernando-torres-mujer-olalla-dominguez-hijos/40104 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Torres featured in a video for "Ya nada volverá a ser como antes" by Spanish pop rock group [[El Canto del Loco]], and the singer, [[Dani Martín (singer)|Dani Martín]], is friends with him.<ref name="Dani Martín">{{cite news |title=Dani Martín |url=http://www.fernando9torres.com/index.php?s=charlacon&id=11 |publisher=Fernando Torres |date=30 September 2005 |access-date=20 June 2010 |language=es |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018105936/http://www.fernando9torres.com/index.php?s=charlacon |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, he released an autobiography entitled ''Torres: El Niño: My Story''.<ref>{{cite news |first=Simon |last=Wilson |title=El Nino: My Story |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/688190/el-nino-my-story |website=ESPN FC |date=22 October 2009 |access-date=13 November 2015 |archive-date=21 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421050419/http://www.espnfc.com/story/688190/el-nino-my-story |url-status=live }}</ref> Torres likes the works of [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] and has a tattoo of his name in [[Tengwar]] on his left forearm.<ref>{{cite web |title=Famous Tolkien and Lord of the Ring fans |url=http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/1010-Famous_Tolkien_fans.php |website=Tolkien Library |publisher=Pieter Collier |access-date=4 July 2013 |archive-date=30 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730185138/http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/1010-Famous_Tolkien_fans.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2011, a [[Estadio Fernando Torres|stadium]] in [[Fuenlabrada]] was built in his honor.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Del Mar Cortezón|first1=Julia|url=https://www.marca.com/2011/09/01/futbol/equipos/atletico/1314864234.html|title=Con ustedes... el otro Fernando Torres|trans-title=With you... the other Fernando Torres|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=1 September 2011|access-date=30 August 2020|archive-date=11 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211090535/https://www.marca.com/2011/09/01/futbol/equipos/atletico/1314864234.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=3|League
!colspan=2|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Copa del Rey]], [[FA Cup]], [[Emperor's Cup]]}}
!colspan=2|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Football League Cup]], [[J.League Cup]]}}
!colspan=2|Continental
!colspan=2|Other
!colspan=2|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=8|[[Atlético Madrid]]
|[[2000–01 Atlético Madrid season|2000–01]]<ref name=BD0001>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2000-01 |title=Fernando Torres: Fernando José Torres Sanz: Matches: 2000–01 |website=BDFutbol |access-date=4 May 2018 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731055258/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2000-01 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|[[Segunda División]]
|4||1||2||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||6||1
|-
|[[2001–02 Atlético Madrid season|2001–02]]<ref name=BD0102>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2001-02 |title=Fernando Torres: Fernando José Torres Sanz: Matches: 2001–02 |website=BDFutbol |access-date=4 May 2018 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731044046/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2001-02 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Segunda División
|36||6||1||1
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—||37||7
|-
|[[2002–03 Atlético Madrid season|2002–03]]<ref name=BD0203>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2002-03 |title=Fernando Torres: Fernando José Torres Sanz: Matches: 2002–03 |website=BDFutbol |access-date=4 May 2018 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731061832/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2002-03 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|[[La Liga]]
|29||13||3||1
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—||32||14
|-
|[[2003–04 Atlético Madrid season|2003–04]]<ref name=BD0304>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2003-04 |title=Fernando Torres: Fernando José Torres Sanz: Matches: 2003–04 |website=BDFutbol |access-date=4 May 2018 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731050358/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2003-04 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|La Liga
|35||19||5||2
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—||40||21
|-
|[[2004–05 Atlético Madrid season|2004–05]]<ref name=BD0405>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2004-05 |title=Fernando Torres: Fernando José Torres Sanz: Matches: 2004–05 |website=BDFutbol |access-date=4 May 2018 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731052441/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2004-05 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|La Liga
|38||16||6||2
| colspan="2" |—||5{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]}}||2
| colspan="2" |—||49||20
|-
|[[2005–06 Atlético Madrid season|2005–06]]<ref name=BD0506>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2005-06 |title=Fernando Torres: Fernando José Torres Sanz: Matches: 2005–06 |website=BDFutbol |access-date=4 May 2018 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731055332/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2005-06 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|La Liga
|36||13||4||0|| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—||40||13
|-
|[[2006–07 Atlético Madrid season|2006–07]]<ref name=BD0607>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2006-07 |title=Fernando Torres: Fernando José Torres Sanz: Matches: 2006–07 |website=BDFutbol |access-date=4 May 2018 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731062825/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2006-07 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|La Liga
|36||14||4||1
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—||40||15
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!214||82||25||7||colspan=2|—||5||2||colspan=2|—||244||91
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|[[2007–08 Liverpool F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name=sb0708>{{soccerbase season|31990|2007|access-date=18 June 2012}}</ref>
|[[Premier League]]
|33||24||1||0||1||3||11{{efn|name=CL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||6|| colspan="2" |—||46||33
|-
|[[2008–09 Liverpool F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name=sb0809>{{soccerbase season|31990|2008|access-date=18 June 2012}}</ref>
|Premier League
|24||14||3||1|||2||0|||9{{efn|name=CL}}||2
| colspan="2" |—||38||17
|-
|[[2009–10 Liverpool F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name=sb0910>{{soccerbase season|31990|2009|access-date=18 June 2012}}</ref>
|Premier League
|22||18|||2||0
| colspan="2" |—||8{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and four goals in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||4
| colspan="2" |—||32||22
|-
|[[2010–11 Liverpool F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name=sb1011/>
|Premier League
|23||9||1
|0
| colspan="2" |—||2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0
| colspan="2" |—||26||9
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!102||65||7||1||3||3||30||12||colspan=2|—||142||81
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|[[2010–11 Chelsea F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name=sb1011>{{soccerbase season|31990|2010|access-date=18 June 2012}}</ref>
|Premier League
|14||1|| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—||4{{efn|name=CL}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||18||1
|-
|[[2011–12 Chelsea F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name=sb1112>{{soccerbase season|31990|2011|access-date=18 June 2012}}</ref>
|Premier League
|32||6||6||2||1||0||10{{efn|name=CL}}||3
| colspan="2" |—||49||11
|-
|[[2012–13 Chelsea F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name=sb1213>{{soccerbase season|31990|2012|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="Goal total clarification">{{cite web |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3190626/title/goal-total-clarification |title=Goal total clarification |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=25 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723062314/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3190626/title/goal-total-clarification |archive-date=23 July 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|Premier League
|36||8||5||1||4||2||16{{efn|One appearance in [[UEFA Super Cup]], six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and six goals in UEFA Europa League}}||9||3{{efn|One appearance and one goal in [[FA Community Shield]], two appearances and one goal in [[FIFA Club World Cup]]}}||2||64||22
|-
|[[2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name=sb1314>{{soccerbase season|31990|2013|access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League
|28||5||2||0||1||1||10{{efn|One appearance and one goal in UEFA Super Cup, nine appearances and four goals in UEFA Champions League}}||5||0
|0||41||11
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!110||20||13||3||6||3||40||17||3||2||172||45
|-
|[[AC Milan]] (loan)
|[[2014–15 AC Milan season|2014–15]]<ref name=Soccerway/>
|[[Serie A]]
|10||1||0
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—||10||1
|-
|rowspan=2|Atlético Madrid (loan)
|[[2014–15 Atlético Madrid season|2014–15]]<ref name=BD1415>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2014-15 |title=Fernando Torres: Fernando José Torres Sanz: Matches: 2014–15 |website=BDFutbol |access-date=4 May 2018 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731050051/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2014-15 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|La Liga
|19||3||4||3|| colspan="2" |—||3{{efn|name=CL}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||26||6
|-
|[[2015–16 Atlético Madrid season|2015–16]]<ref name=BD1516>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2015-16 |title=Fernando Torres: Fernando José Torres Sanz: Matches: 2015–16 |website=BDFutbol |access-date=4 May 2018 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731052720/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2015-16 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|La Liga
|30||11||2||0
| colspan="2" |—||12{{efn|name=CL}}||1
| colspan="2" |—||44||12
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Atlético Madrid]]
|[[2016–17 Atlético Madrid season|2016–17]]<ref name=BD1617>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2016-17 |title=Fernando Torres: Fernando José Torres Sanz: Matches: 2016–17 |website=BDFutbol |access-date=4 May 2018 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731050346/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2016-17 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|La Liga
|31||8||5||1
| colspan="2" |—||9{{efn|name=CL}}||1
| colspan="2" |—||45||10
|-
|[[2017–18 Atlético Madrid season|2017–18]]<ref name=BD1718>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2017-18 |title=Fernando Torres: Fernando José Torres Sanz: Matches: 2017–18 |website=BDFutbol |access-date=10 July 2018 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731044108/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j782.html?temp=2017-18 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|La Liga
|27||5||6||3
| colspan="2" |—||12{{efn|Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League}}||2
| colspan="2" |—||45||10
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!107||27||17||7||colspan=2|—||36||4||colspan=2|—||160||38
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Sagan Tosu]]
|[[2018 J1 League|2018]]<ref name=Soccerway/>
|[[J1 League]]
|17||3||2||1||0
|0|| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—||19||4
|-
|[[2019 J1 League|2019]]<ref name=Soccerway>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/fernando-jose-torres-sanz/334/ |title=F. Torres: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=8 September 2019 |archive-date=25 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925071518/https://uk.soccerway.com/players/fernando-jose-torres-sanz/334/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|J1 League
|18||2||1||1||2||0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—||21||3
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!35||5||3||2||2||0|| colspan="2" |—
! colspan="2" |—||40||7
|-
!colspan=3|Career total
!578||200||65||20||11||6||111||35||3||2||768||263
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{{See also|List of international goals scored by Fernando Torres}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{cite web|work=National Football Teams |title=Torres, Fernando |access-date=8 September 2019 |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/6219/Fernando_Torres.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230511151617/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/6219/Fernando_Torres.html |archive-date=11 May 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=12|[[Spain national football team|Spain]]
|2003||3||0
|-
|2004||11||1
|-
|2005||12||8
|-
|2006||13||5
|-
|2007||6||1
|-
|2008||13||3
|-
|2009||13||5
|-
|2010||11||3
|-
|2011||9||1
|-
|2012||10||4
|-
|2013||5||5
|-
|2014||4||2
|-
!colspan=2|Total||110||38
|}

==Honours==
'''Atlético Madrid'''
*[[UEFA Europa League]]: [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|2017–18]]<ref name=2018UEL/>
*[[Segunda División]]: [[2001–02 Segunda División|2001–02]]<ref name=Palmarés>{{cite web |url=http://www.fernando9torres.com/index.php?s=palmares |title=Palmarés |publisher=Fernando Torres |access-date=17 November 2008 |language=es |archive-date=31 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231044514/http://www.fernando9torres.com/index.php?s=palmares |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[UEFA Champions League]] runner-up: [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League|2015–16]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2015789--real-madrid-vs-atleti/ |title=Spot-on Real Madrid defeat Atlético in final again |publisher=UEFA |access-date=18 May 2018 |archive-date=14 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814200105/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000638/match=2015789/postmatch/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''Chelsea'''
*[[FA Cup]]: [[2011–12 FA Cup|2011–12]]<ref name=Palmarés/>
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League|2011–12]]<ref name=Palmarés/>
*UEFA Europa League: [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League|2012–13]]<ref name=Palmarés/>
*[[FIFA Club World Cup]] runner-up: [[2012 FIFA Club World Cup|2012]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20746503 |title=Corinthians 1–0 Chelsea |first=Michael |last=Emons |website=BBC Sport |date=16 December 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112051202/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20746503 |archive-date=12 January 2016}}</ref>

'''Spain U16'''
*[[UEFA European Under-17 Championship|UEFA European Under-16 Championship]]: [[2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship|2001]]<ref name=Palmarés/>

'''Spain U19'''
*[[UEFA European Under-19 Championship]]: [[2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship|2002]]<ref name="Palmarés"/>

'''Spain'''
*[[FIFA World Cup]]: [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]<ref name=Palmarés/>
*[[UEFA European Championship]]: [[UEFA Euro 2008|2008]], [[UEFA Euro 2012|2012]]<ref name=Palmarés/>
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup]] runner-up: [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup|2013]];<ref name=Palmarés/> third place: [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup|2009]]<ref name=Palmarés/>

'''Individual'''
[[File:Fernando Torres Golden Boot Confederations Cup 2013.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Torres with Spain, holding the Golden Shoe at the [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup]]]]

<!--LEAGUE AND FEDERATION-SANCTIONED AWARDS ONLY. No fan or magazine-voted awards. Listed in chronological order from last time won.-->
*UEFA European Under-16 Championship Player of the Tournament: 2001<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/under17/history/season=2001/ |title=Torres seals Spanish triumph |publisher=UEFA |access-date=5 June 2016 |archive-date=9 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180609235649/http://www.uefa.com/under17/history/season=2001/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*UEFA European Under-16 Championship top scorer: 2001<ref name=UEFA>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=58686/profile/index.html |title=Fernando Torres |publisher=UEFA |date=5 June 2013 |access-date=5 June 2016 |archive-date=16 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116063406/https://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=58686/profile/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[UEFA European Under-19 Championship]] Player of the Tournament: [[2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship|2002]]<ref name=Palmarés/>
*UEFA European Under-19 Championship top scorer: 2002<ref>{{cite web |title=Torres sparkles for Spain |url=http://www.uefa.com/under19/history/season=2002/ |publisher=UEFA |access-date=5 June 2016 |archive-date=26 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126061806/https://www.uefa.com/under19/history/season=2002/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Liverpool Player of the Season Awards]]: [[2007–08 Liverpool F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/vote-result-lfc-player-of-the-season|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612172721/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/vote-result-lfc-player-of-the-season|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 June 2015|title=Vote result: LFC Player of the Season - Liverpool FC|date=12 June 2015|access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref>
*[[Premier League]] [[PFA Team of the Year]]: 2007–08, 2008–09<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2292/editorials/2012/08/31/3343322/tracking-fernando-torres-career-since-he-left-atletico |title=Tracking Fernando Torres' career since he left Atletico Madrid |website=Goal.com |date=31 August 2012 |access-date=5 June 2016 |archive-date=19 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019091031/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2292/editorials/2012/08/31/3343322/tracking-fernando-torres-career-since-he-left-atletico |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Premier League Player of the Month]]: [[2007–08 Premier League#Monthly awards|February 2008]], [[2009–10 Premier League#Monthly awards|September 2009]]<ref name="PremProfile">{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3420/Fernando-Torres/overview |title=Fernando Torres: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=28 September 2018 |archive-date=2 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302052922/https://www.premierleague.com/players/3420/Fernando-Torres/overview |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[BBC Goal of the Month]]: April 2009<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/match_of_the_day/7703837.stm |title=Goal of the month, April 2009 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=17 October 2012 |date=9 June 2009 |archive-date=29 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629174255/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/match_of_the_day/7703837.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[UEFA Euro 2008 Final]]: Man of the Match<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01ce-0e6f6ee78b05-a89b681e302d-1000--hero-torres-completes-honours-list/ |title=Hero Torres completes honours list |publisher=UEFA |date=30 June 2008 |access-date=8 June 2016 |archive-date=15 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215024401/https://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=728818.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament]]: [[UEFA Euro 2008#Awards|2008]]<ref name=UEFA/>
*[[Ballon d'Or]] third-place: [[2008 Ballon d'Or|2008]]<ref name="rsssf2008">{{cite web |last=Pierrend |first=José Luis |date=16 January 2009 |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2008 |website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy08.html |access-date=16 January 2009 |archive-date=2 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002234343/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy08.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[UEFA Team of the Year]]: [[UEFA Team of the Year#Team of the Year 2008|2008]]<ref name=UEFA/>
*[[FIFPro#FIFA FIFPro World XI|FIFA FIFPro World XI]]: 2008, 2009<ref>{{cite web |title=The players |url=https://www.fifpro.org/en/world-xi/players?sortname2=2009 |publisher=FIFPro |access-date=5 June 2016 |archive-date=25 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625111629/https://www.fifpro.org/en/world-xi/players?sortname2=2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
*[[European Sports Media|ESM Team of the Year]]: 2007–08<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/special/esmsquadyear.htm |title=Special ESM Squads |access-date=5 June 2016 |website=European Football Statistics |archive-date=19 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719093028/http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/special/esmsquadyear.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Premier League Player of the Year by Northwest Football Awards: 2008<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/4515591/torres-targets-prem-title |title=Torres targets Prem title |publisher=Sky Sports |date=18 November 2008 |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813182202/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/4515591/torres-targets-prem-title |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup records#Golden Shoe|FIFA Confederations Cup Silver Shoe]]: [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup#Awards|2009]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/archive/southafrica2009/awards/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117075814/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/archive/southafrica2009/awards/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 November 2015 |title=FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009 – Awards |publisher=FIFA |access-date=5 June 2016}}</ref>
*[[Marca Leyenda#List of winners|Marca Leyenda award]]: 2012<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.marca.com/2012/06/02/en/football/national_teams/1338628169.html |title=Fernando Torres receives the MARCA Leyenda |newspaper=Marca |location=Madrid |date=6 February 2012 |access-date=5 June 2016 |archive-date=19 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019092858/https://www.marca.com/2012/06/02/en/football/national_teams/1338628169.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[List of UEFA European Championship records#General statistics by tournament|UEFA European Championship Golden Boot]]: [[UEFA Euro 2012#Awards|2012]]<ref name=Palmarés/>
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup records#Golden Shoe|FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Shoe]]: [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup#Awards|2013]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/archive/brazil2013/awards/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906174514/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/archive/brazil2013/awards/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 September 2015 |title=FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 – Awards |publisher=FIFA |access-date=5 June 2016}}</ref>

'''Decorations'''
*[[Prince of Asturias Awards#Sports (Deportes)|Prince of Asturias Award for Sports]]: 2010<ref name=Palmarés/>
*[[Royal Order of Sports Merit|Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit]]: 2011<ref>{{cite news |first=Manel |last=Bruña |title=Las campeones del mundo de fútbol ya tienen la Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo |url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20111005/futbol/seleccion-espanola/las-campeones-del-mundo-de-futbol-ya-tienen-la-real-orden-del-merito-deportivo_54226408413.html |newspaper=El Mundo Deportivo |location=Barcelona |date=10 May 2011 |access-date=5 March 2013 |language=es |archive-date=23 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023113326/https://www.mundodeportivo.com/20111005/futbol/seleccion-espanola/las-campeones-del-mundo-de-futbol-ya-tienen-la-real-orden-del-merito-deportivo_54226408413.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]
*[[Estadio Fernando Torres]]

==References==
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===Sources===
*{{cite book |title=HISTORIA DEL FÚTBOL ESPAÑOL, SELECCIONES ESPAÑOLAS |language=es |isbn=978-84-8229-123-9}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website}}
* [https://www.liverpoolfc.com/info/fernando-torres Profile] at the Liverpool F.C. website
* [https://rfef.es/es/selecciones/jugadores/torres Profile] at the Royal Spanish Football Federation website {{in lang|es}}
* {{FIFA player}}
* {{UEFA player}}
* {{J.League player}}
* {{Premier League player|new_id=14402|old_id=3420|archive=20250209142650}}

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