Facundo Daniel Torres Pérez (born 13 April 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Major League Soccer club Austin FC and the Uruguay national team.
Torres previously played for Peñarol where he won the 2021 Uruguayan Primera División title and for Orlando City, where he helped win the 2022 U.S. Open Cup, their first trophy since becoming a Major League Soccer franchise.
In 2025, Torres joined Série A club Palmeiras where he finished as runners-up in both the league and Copa Libertadores to Flamengo, but after one season in Brazil he returned to Major League Soccer with Austin FC.
Torres was born on 13 April 2000, in the Colón Centro y Noroeste neighborhood of Montevideo, but grew up in La Paz, Canelones. At the age of four, Torres attended his first football training session with his cousin Joaquín at Juventud River de La Paz but showed little interest and instead sat in the middle of the field and played with dirt. His father later took him to La Paz Wanderers where he enjoyed playing with friends before spending a year with Defensor Sporting.
At the age of 10 he was selected to play in the National Championship final to represent the regional southern league in Melo where he was scouted by Peñarol and invited to join their academy. With Peñarol, Torres traveled to Brazil to play in the Encontro de Futebol Infantil Pan-americano, a friendly international competition for academy teams. Despite being two years younger than his teammates such as Federico Valverde, Diego Rossi and Santiago Bueno, Torres was a standout player at the tournament. Coached by Robert Lima, Torres continued to be fast-tracked through the age groups and in 2014, helped Peñarol to an under-15 national title.
In February 2016, Torres was invited to train with the professional senior team for the first time, at the age of 15. That same year, Italian Serie A club Juventus made an attempt to sign Torres via his agent Daniel Fonseca. Torres' father opposed the move, thinking he was too young and describing it as "via the back door," parting ways with Fonseca as a result with Torres remaining at Peñarol to continue his development and earn playing time.
Torres was named in a senior match day squad for the first time on 7 June 2018, as an unused substitute against Defensor Sporting. Moving between the first team and reserves under both Leonardo Ramos and Diego López without ever debuting, Torres was handed his senior debut by Diego Forlán on 16 August 2020 in a 2–0 Primera División win against Boston River. He came on as a 46th minute substitute for Matías de los Santos and scored his team's opening goal five minutes later. He made his continental debut in the delayed 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage, starting all four of the remaining games and scoring once in a 3–0 victory over Chilean side Colo-Colo. In his debut season, Torres made 34 appearances and scored 10 goals across all competitions.
Torres scored four goals during Peñarol's run to the 2021 Copa Sudamericana semi-finals before being eliminated by eventual winners Athletico Paranaense. In his final competitive appearance for the club, Torres scored the equalizer in the semi-finals of the 2021 Uruguayan Primera División championship play-offs on 7 December, bringing Peńarol to a 1–1 draw with Torneo Apertura winners Plaza Colonia. Peńarol won the shoot-out 8–7. Because Peńarol had the most aggregate points of the regular season, they were crowned champions without a finals. Torres made 33 appearances and scored 10 goals across all competitions during his final season at the club.
2022: First season in MLS, U.S. Open Cup victory, and club record goal contributions
On 24 January, Torres signed for Major League Soccer club Orlando City on a four-year Young Designated Player contract with the option for a fifth. He joined for a reported club record $9 million fee. Torres debuted on 11 February for Orlando in a preseason friendly with Colorado Rapids, resulting in a 1–1 draw. On 19 March, Torres scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over LA Galaxy. Torres scored his first brace for Orlando, his second goal being a penalty kick, in a 3–0 win over Sacramento Republic FC in the final of the 2022 U.S. Open Cup on 7 September, thus securing the club's first trophy since becoming an MLS franchise in 2015. With four goals, Torres was the joint-highest goalscorer in the competition.
In his first season with the club Orlando placed 7th in the Eastern Conference, securing the club entry into the play-offs. Orlando was eliminated by CF Montréal in the first round in a 2–0 defeat. Torres scored nine goals in the regular season and assisted 10 others, tying him second overall in goal contributions in a regular season for the club with Kevin Molino and Kaká and behind Nani. Overall, Torres made 40 appearances for Orlando, scored 13 goals, and made 12 assists across all competitions, the most goal contributions (25) in club history at the time.
2023: Second-consecutive leading goal contributor
In the following season due to Orlando City winning the U.S. Open Cup the previous year, the club qualified for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League, the team's first time in the competition. Orlando made a first round exit on the away goals rules following a 1–1 draw over two legs against Tigres UANL.
In the 2023 U.S. Open Cup, Orlando were defending champions but were beaten 1–0 by Charlotte FC in the round of 32. Torres scored his first ever regular season brace for the club in a 3–0 victory over New York Red Bulls on 3 June. He made his debut Leagues Cup appearance with a start against Houston Dynamo in the first round of the group stage. The Lions drew 1–1, followed up with a 5–4 penalty shoot-out victory in which Torres scored the winning penalty. Orlando was eliminated in a 3–1 loss to Inter Miami in the round of 32. Torres achieved double digit regular season goals for the first time in his career with a brace in a 2–1 victory over St. Louis City on 26 August.
On 30 September, during a match against CF Montréal, Torres simulated being struck in the face by George Campbell, resulting in Campbell receiving a yellow card. Three days later, Torres was fined by the MLS Disciplinary Committee for violating the simulation-embellishment policy. In total, Torres scored 14 goals in 39 appearances in all competitions, second on the team behind rookie Duncan McGuire. However, with a further five assists, Torres' 19 goal contributions led the team.
2024: Contract extension, new kit number, new club goal contributions record, and club top-scorer
On 10 January, it was announced that Torres had signed a contract extension with the club through 2026, with options to extend further in 2027 and 2028. Torres also switched squad number from 17 to the number 10, which had last been worn by departing captain Mauricio Pereyra. On 21 February 2024, Torres opened the competitive 2024 campaign with a brace against Cavalry FC in the first leg of their tie in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup, helping secure a 3–0 victory. Torres ended as the club's 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup top scorer after they were eliminated 4–2 on aggregate in the second leg of the round of 16 by Tigres UANL with three goals scored. On 22 June, Torres scored a brace in a 4–2 victory over Chicago Fire on his 100th appearance for the club across all competitions. On 31 August, Torres scored a brace in a 3–0 win over Nashville SC, a performance which would see him named to the Team of the Matchday three days later.
Torres was again named to the Team of the Matchday for goal and overall performance against Charlotte FC on 18 September. On 28 September, Torres scored the third goal of a 3–1 victory at FC Dallas, allowing him to tie Cyle Larin for the most goals for the club across all competitions with 44. Torres' goal also allowed him to surpass the club record he set in 2022 for the most goal contributions in a single season with 17 goals and nine assists, totaling 26. In the following match on 2 October, Torres scored his 18th goal of the campaign when he scored the first goal of a 2–1 win over Philadelphia Union, allowing him to surpass Larin's record and tie Dom Dwyer's combined USL and MLS goal scoring record.