Facundo Torres has officially returned to Major League Soccer after Austin FC secured the Uruguayan winger from Brazilian giants Palmeiras in a reported $9.5 million transfer on Friday.
The 25-year-old has signed a long-term contract running through the 2029-30 season, with an option to extend into 2030-31, marking one of Austin’s most ambitious signings in club history.
“𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒃𝒚 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒓,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝑹𝒐𝒅𝒐𝒍𝒇𝒐 𝑩𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍. “𝑯𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒋𝒐𝒊𝒏 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒊𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒖𝒔𝒉 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏.”
Facundo Torres Brings Proven Firepower to Austin FC
Torres previously made his mark in MLS with Orlando City SC between 2022 and 2024, where he produced 37 goals and 16 assists across 95 regular-season appearances, establishing himself as one of the league’s most reliable attackers.
During his time in Brazil, the winger added further experience with Palmeiras, registering 10 goals and six assists in 61 matches across domestic competitions.
“𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏 𝑭𝑪 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓,” 𝑻𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅. “𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒃 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒃𝒊𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆.”
Torres will occupy a Designated Player slot, though his U.S. green card ensures he will not count as an international signing on Austin’s roster.
Austin FC will kick off its 2026 MLS campaign at home against Minnesota United FC on February 21, with fans eager to see their new star in action.
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