From La Masia to the field: Jofre Torrents and his exciting first match with Barça

The dream of every young person who steps into La Masia is to be able to play in the first team of Barça. The most recent player to achieve this is Jofre Torrents, 18 years old, who made his debut with FC Barcelona in LaLiga EA Sports 25/26 in his visit to the vermilion team. The native of La Selva del Camp entered for Alejandro Balde when there were 22 minutes left to finish the Saturday match.

Torrents shone after having an 86% effectiveness in passes (12 out of 14) and only had one ball loss. Defensively, he won 33% of the duels, both on the ground and in the air (1 out of 3). The '26' declared his feelings after his debut in the Gardens of La Masia

“I have received many messages, especially from family and friends who are very happy for me, and the truth is that I am very happy. Now to continue working,” said the Selvatano in an interview for the club's media.

Torrents: “I paid a lot of attention to Jordi Alba and Alejandro Balde”

The left back trained at La Masia was inspired by Jordi Alba to become a professional player, since the current Inter de Miami player was part of the Barça squad when Torrents was just a child.

Additionally, the '26' expressed his admiration for his teammate Alejandro Balde, whom he has followed since he was a Cadet. On the other hand, he also spoke about his qualities as a defender.

“I think I am an offensive full-back, who likes to break the lines by driving the ball and then defensively quite reliable. I will always try to give my best version and help the team”

Jofre Torrents, eighth youth player to debut with Hansi Flick

Hansi Flick has proven to be a coach who trusts young talent. Since his arrival at FC Barcelona he has been following the players who are training at La Masia.

Jofre Torrents became the eighth footballer to make his professional debut under the German coach. The native of La Selva del Camp joins Marc Bernal, Andrés Cuenca, Sergi Domínguez, Gerard Martín, Pau Víctor, Toni Fernández and Dani Rodríguez.

Now the task of the Selvatano is to establish himself in the first team, where he has earned the trust of Flick, who has been preparing him for this challenge since the preseason.