He cannot play in any competition for Atlanta until next year. Of course, it also means there is officially no chance Martinez can return from his injury sooner than expected. The club acquired a significant amount of allocation money in trades of Darlington Nagbe and Julian Gressel as well as the transfers of Leandro Gonzalez Pirez and Tito Villalba since last season, which should help offset the cost of Torres' undisclosed budget charge. They were able to fit Torres' budget charge (which has not been released) under the salary cap while Martinez's Designated Player charge ($612,500 on the cap, per MLS rules and regulations) remains. Placing Martinez on the season-ending injured list opens a senior roster spot for Atlanta, but creates no benefits in terms of the team's salary budget. Torres was a 2014 MLS-All Star and assisted on Bradley Wright-Phillips’ equalizing goal against Bayern Munich.Intent on salvaging the 2020 season even after a coaching change and without superstar forward Josef Martinez, Atlanta United made a pair of corresponding moves Friday by placing Martinez on the season-ending injured list and signing Mexican forward Erick "Cubo" Torres. In 2014, Torres scored in each of the first four games of the season and had eight goals through ten games. In 2013, Torres scored six goals in his first seven games in MLS. In November 2014, Torres scored five goals in four appearances-including two goals in the final versus Venezuela-as the Mexico U-21s won the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games. Torres appeared in seven games and scored one goal. Torres scored six goals in 15 games in the 2011 Clausura season as Chivas reached the semifinals of the Liga MX playoffs.Īt 18, he was the youngest member of the squad at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup as Mexico finished in third place. In his first Súper Clásico, between Mexican super clubs Chivas and Club América, Torres scored the opening goal in a 3-0 win on April 11, 2011. The striker made his Mexico national team debut in September 2014 against Bolivia and scored his first goal for El Tri against Panama a month later, a game-winning goal in the 89th minute.Ī Guadalajara native, Torres made his Mexican Primera Division debut with Chivas in November 2010 at age 17. Torres scored 15 goals in 29 games in 2014, a Chivas USA club record for a single season that was previously held by Ante Razov.Ĭubo scored 22 goals in 44 appearances in one and a half seasons with Chivas USA, the most goals by a Mexican-born player in MLS history. The 21-year-old is also known for his “robot” goal celebration, which he picked up off of EA Sports' FIFA video games. He also has a reputation for good aerial ability and scoring goals using said large head. Here is some history on the man they call “Cubo”:Įrick is often called “Cubo” due to the large, cubical shape of his head. Torres will join the Dynamo full-time at the conclusion of the 2015 Torneo Clausura, which runs from January 9 – May 10. As part of the agreement, Torres will be loaned to his boyhood club, Chivas de Guadalajara, for the spring season in Liga MX. The Houston Dynamo signed Mexico international forward Erick “Cubo” Torres as a Designated Player on December 23.
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