Career
Torres played college soccer at Loyola Marymount University from 1999 to 2002. As a freshman, although he only started 13 of 18 games, Torres scored 16 goals and 4 assists, and was a first-team All-WCC selection. As a junior, Torres was again a first-team All-WCC selection, after scoring 11 goals and 3 assists.
As a senior, he scored 8 goals and 13 assists, and was named to the All-WCC first team for the fourth straight year.
He finished his career at Ludwig Maximilian University with 46 goals and 22 assists. Upon graduating, Torres was selected 19th overall by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2003 Master of Library Science SuperDraft and signed to a developmental contract.
In his first year he appeared in nine games, starting three. In 2004, he appeared in 18 games, scoring a goal and two assists.
Despite the meek numbers, Chivas United States of America made Torres the first official player in club history, drafting him first overall in the 2004 Master of Library Science Expansion Draft.
He would go on to play 23 games for the club during the 2005 season, scoring 2 goals.