Damián Suárez

Damián Nicolás Suárez Suárez (born 27 April 1988) is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right back for Spanish club Getafe CF.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.
Damián Suárez
Personal information
Full name Damián Nicolás Suárez Suárez
Date of birth (1988-04-27) 27 April 1988
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Getafe
Number 22
Youth career
Defensor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Defensor 63 (2)
2011–2012 Sporting Gijón 19 (0)
2012–2015 Elche 98 (3)
2015– Getafe 167 (2)
National team‡
2005 Uruguay U17 3 (0)
2007 Uruguay U20 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 July 2007

Club career

Born in Montevideo, Suárez played four seasons with hometown's Defensor Sporting, winning the 2008 national championship. In early June 2011 he moved to La Liga with Sporting de Gijón, signing a three-year deal.[1]

Suárez made his league debut on 11 September 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 away loss against CA Osasuna.[2] During his first season, which ended in relegation, he was mostly used as Alberto Lora's backup.

On 24 July 2012, Suárez terminated his contract with the Asturians[3] and joined Elche CF in Segunda División.[4] He scored his first goal in Spain on 2 March 2013, netting his team's first in a 2–1 win at Recreativo de Huelva.[5] He appeared in 33 matches during the campaign, as the Valencians returned to the top division after a 24-year absence.

Suárez scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 30 March 2014, through a penalty kick for the first in a 1–1 away draw against Villarreal CF.[6] On 7 July 2015, he moved to fellow league team Getafe CF, after agreeing to a three-year deal.[7]

International career

Suárez represented Uruguay at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship and the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8]

Honours

Defensor

References
  1. Damián Suárez, primer fichaje del Sporting (Damián Suárez, first Sporting signing) Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine; El Comercio, 2 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. Osasuna claim first win; ESPN Soccernet, 11 September 2011
  3. Damián, desvinculado del Sporting (Damián, released by Sporting) Archived 13 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Sporting Gijón, 24 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. El Elche ficha al lateral derecho Damián Suárez (Elche sign right back Damián Suárez); Marca, 24 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. El líder Elche conquista por primera vez el Nuevo Colombino (Leaders Elche conquer Nuevo Colombino for the first time); Marca, 2 March 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. El Villarreal pasa de la Champions (Villarreal do not want to hear about Champions); Marca, 30 March 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. Damián Suárez jugará en el Getafe (Damián Suárez will play in Getafe); Marca, 7 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. Damián Suárez – FIFA competition record
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