Welcome to your new home, Erick. Hope it goes a little better than your last stop.
Once among the most desired recruits on the Major League Soccer circuit after scoring 15 goals for lowly Chivas USA in 2014, Erick Torres is leaving the league to join Pumas UNAM.
He’ll head home to Mexico to rebuild an international career which stalled at four caps until this summer’s Gold Cup moved Torres to seven El Tri appearances.
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The move is somewhat of a surprise given the Houston Chronicle headline Tuesday: “Erick Torres says he intends to fulfill his Dynamo contract.”
Torres scored 14 goals in 27 matches for Houston last season, raising his value after not scoring an MLS goal in 2015 and 2016 combined (22 matches). Five of his goals, however, were penalty kicks.
¡Bienvenido a tu nueva casa, @erickestefano15! ¡Bienvenido a Pumas!#PorNuestraHistoria #SoyDePumas pic.twitter.com/cX5eEvYyhK
— PUMAS (@PumasMX) January 25, 2018
