Pau Torres is a Spanish centre-back born in Villarreal in 1997. A product of Villarreal’s academy, he became a first-team regular after a loan at Málaga and helped Villarreal win the 2020-21 UEFA Europa League. Aston Villa signed him in 2023, reuniting him with Unai Emery in the Premier League. Torres made his Spain senior debut in 2019 and has represented the national team at UEFA Euro 2020, the Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.