After developing in Hungary and playing for Honvéd, Marcali VFC and MTK Hungária, Torghelle signed for Crystal Palace F.C., in August 2004 for a fee of roughly £750,000. He caught their eyes after scoring both goals forHungarian national team in their shock international friendly 2-0 victory over Germany in Kaiserslautern before UEFA Euro 2004. He wore the number 10 shirt, that of a first-choice striker, but found it hard to gain a regular place in the Crystal Palace starting eleven with Andy Johnson often playing as a lone striker. He scored only one goal in a League Cup match against Charlton, but the referee sent him off late in the game for diving. After 12 months at Palace, Torghelle was first stripped of his first-team squad number, and shortly after was loaned out to Panathinaikos in Greece for the 2005–06 season. In the deal, there was no clause for re-calling him, so he spent the whole season in Greece. However, he failed to impress, and Panathinaikos chose not to make the deal permanent.
PAOK
Torghelle was transferred to PAOK Thessaloniki FC in Greece and handed a three-year contract, being one of the three players that were traded for the transfer of striker Dimitris Salpingidis. He was also famous for his failure to score even a single goal since he was transferred from Crystal Palace, yet this "curse" was lifted when he scored in a PAOK-Olympiakos derby in early 2007. He left PAOK at the end of the 2006–07 season for the German 2. Bundesliga team FC Carl Zeiss Jena. There, he finally met the expectations, scoring eight goals over the course of the 2. Bundesliga 2007–08 season. Unfortunately FC Carl Zeiss Jena finished in last place and was relegated to the new 3. Liga.
FC Augsburg
Torghelle transferred to German 2. Bundesliga team FC Augsburg before the start of the 2008-09 season. He played two seasons for the largest team in Swabian Bavaria.
Fortuna Düsseldorf
On 17 May 2010, Torghelle left FC Augsburg signed with another 2. Bundesliga team Fortuna Düsseldorf.
Torghelle has made 42 appearances for the Hungary national football team. He was one of its most able strikers, with an excellent instinct for scoring goals, but rather hot-headed on the pitch and therefore frequently being sent off. As for his goals, he scored several decisive ones during the 2010 World Cup Qualification campaign, such as against Albania and Malta. He came to prominence after scoring both goals in a 2–0 victory over Germany in a friendly match in 2004.
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Honours
2. Bundesliga: Third place 2009-10 with FC Augsburg
