Darío Suárez

Darío Suárez
Personal information
Full name Pedro Darío Suárez Castro[1]
Date of birth (1992-08-08) 8 August 1992
Place of birth Cerro, Havana, Cuba
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Left winger
Club information
Current team
 Miami FC 2
Number 92
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 La Habana
2016–2017 AFC Ann Arbor
2018– Miami FC 2
National team
2011 Cuba U-20 3 (0)
2014-2015 Cuba 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Pedro Darío Suárez Castro (born 8 August 1992) is a Cuban international football player who currently plays for Miami FC 2 in the National Premier Soccer League.

Club career

AFC Ann Arbor

In 2016, Suárez joined AFC Ann Arbor in the National Premier Soccer League.[2][3] In June 2017, he received a 6-month suspension for kicking the ball against a referee.[4]

Miami FC 2

On 2 May 2018, Suárez joined Miami FC 2 of the National Premier Soccer League.[5]

International career

He made his international debut for Cuba in an August 2014 friendly match against Panama and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals.

He was called up to the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States and played in games against Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago, before defecting during his time there.[1]

Personal life

Defection to the United States

Suárez reportedly left his Charlotte hotel for a walk to the supermarket in July 2015, but did not return to the national team set-up.[6] He was the third Cuban player to defect during the tournament, after Keyler García and Arael Argüelles, with Ariel Martinez following him to be the fourth.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Darío Suárez at Soccerway
  2. ↑ http://www.afcannarbor.com/rosterp/
  3. ↑ http://www.mlive.com/sports/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2016/04/afc_ann_arbor_to_open_2016_soc.html
  4. ↑ AFC Ann Arbor leading scorer Dario Suarez suspended 6 months for referee assault - MLive
  5. ↑ "The Miami FC 2 Adds Reinforcements with Signing of Dario Suárez". miamifc.com. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Charlotte’s international sports also bring Cuban defections - Charlotte Observer
  7. ↑ Gold Cup: Striker Ariel Martinez becomes the fourth player to defect from Cuba - MLS Soccer
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