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Damián Suárez

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.
Damián Suárez
Suárez with Uruguay in 2022
Personal information
Full name Damián Nicolás Suárez Suárez[1]
Date of birth (1988-04-27) 27 April 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Peñarol
Number 22
Youth career
1999–2007 Defensor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Defensor 67 (2)
2011–2012 Sporting Gijón 19 (0)
2012–2015 Elche 98 (3)
2015–2024 Getafe 277 (4)
2024 Botafogo 22 (0)
2024– Peñarol 7 (0)
International career
2005 Uruguay U17 3 (0)
2007 Uruguay U20 12 (0)
2022 Uruguay 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:48, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Damián Nicolás Suárez Suárez (born 27 April 1988) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Uruguayan Primera División club Peñarol.

After starting out at Defensor, he went on to spend the vast majority of his career in Spain, notably making 295 competitive appearances for Getafe.[2]

Suárez made his debut for the Uruguay national team in 2022.

Club career

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Born in Montevideo, Suárez spent four seasons at his hometown club Defensor Sporting after joining as an 11-year old,[3] winning the 2008 Uruguayan Primera División.[4] In early June 2011 he moved to La Liga with Sporting de Gijón, signing a three-year deal.[5]

Suárez made his league debut on 11 September 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away loss against CA Osasuna.[6] In his first season, which ended in relegation, he was mostly used as Alberto Lora's backup.[7][8]

On 24 July 2012, Suárez terminated his contract with the Asturians[9] and joined Elche CF in the Segunda División.[10] He scored his first goal in Spain on 2 March 2013, his team's first in a 2–1 win at Recreativo de Huelva.[11] He appeared in 33 matches during the campaign, as the Valencians returned to the top division after a 24-year absence.[12]

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.[13] On 7 July 2015, he signed for Getafe CF in the same league on a three-year deal.[14]

On 20 April 2022, after taking the field in the 2–0 away defeat of RC Celta de Vigo, Suárez became Getafe's player with the most appearances in the top tier at 191.[15][4] In February 2024, the 35-year-old left by mutual consent.[16]

Suárez agreed to a two-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas on 9 February 2024.[17] On 16 September, however, he returned to Uruguayan football by signing with Peñarol until December 2025.[18]

International career

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Suárez represented Uruguay at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship and the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[19][20] After several call-ups to the senior team, he made his full debut on 27 January 2022 in a 1–0 win against Paraguay in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers;[21] this made him the oldest outfield player to achieve this for the country, a record held by Andrés Scotti since 2006.[22]

Personal life

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Suárez's younger brother, Mathías, is also a professional footballer.[23]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 1 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Defensor 2007–08[1] Uruguayan Primera División 15 0 — 0 0 — 15 0
2008–09[1] Uruguayan Primera División 5 0 — 4[a] 0 — 9 0
2009–10[24] Uruguayan Primera División 24 1 — 2[a] 0 — 26 1
2010–11[24] Uruguayan Primera División 23 1 — 6[a] 0 1[b] 0 31 1
Total 67 2 0 0 12 0 1 0 80 2
Sporting Gijón 2011–12[24] La Liga 19 0 1 0 — — 20 0
Elche 2012–13[24] Segunda División 33 1 0 0 — — 33 1
2013–14[24] La Liga 31 1 1 0 — — 32 1
2014–15[24] La Liga 34 1 3 0 — — 37 1
Total 98 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 102 3
Getafe 2015–16[24] La Liga 31 0 2 0 — — 33 0
2016–17[24] Segunda División 37 0 1 0 — 4[c] 0 42 0
2017–18[24] La Liga 33 1 0 0 — — 33 1
2018–19[24] La Liga 36 0 6 0 — — 42 0
2019–20[24] La Liga 30 1 0 0 4[d] 0 — 34 1
2020–21[24] La Liga 31 1 0 0 — — 31 1
2021–22[24] La Liga 35 0 0 0 — — 35 0
2022–23[24] La Liga 28 1 0 0 — — 28 1
2023–24[24] La Liga 16 0 1 0 — — 17 0
Total 277 4 9 0 4 0 4 0 295 4
Career total 442 9 14 0 16 0 5 0 497 9
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearance in Uruguayan Primera División championship playoff
  3. ^ Appearances in La Liga play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[24]
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2022 7 0
Total 7 0

Honours

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Defensor

Elche

Peñarol

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Damián Suárez at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Romano, Marcos (5 February 2024). "Damián Suárez se va del Getafe: "Es un día triste para mí"" [Damián Suárez leaves Getafe: "It's a sad day for me"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Damián se acerca a Gijón" [Damián close to Gijón]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 26 May 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Malek, Mariana (20 April 2022). "Nuevo récord para Damián Suárez en Getafe: es el jugador con más partidos en primera" [New record for Damián Suárez at Getafe: he is the player with the most matches in primera]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  5. ^ Rosety, Manuel (2 June 2011). "Damián Suárez, primer fichaje del Sporting" [Damián Suárez, first Sporting signing]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Osasuna claim first win". ESPN Soccernet. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  7. ^ Tylko, Ignacio (3 December 2011). "Di María desnuda al Sporting" [Di María strips Sporting naked]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  8. ^ "El Sporting de Gijón consuma su descenso" [Sporting de Gijón confirm relegation]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 14 May 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Damián, desvinculado del Sporting" [Damián, released by Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  10. ^ "El Elche ficha al lateral derecho Damián Suárez" [Elche sign right back Damián Suárez]. Marca (in Spanish). 24 July 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  11. ^ "El líder Elche conquista por primera vez el Nuevo Colombino" [Leaders Elche conquer Nuevo Colombino for the first time]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 March 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  12. ^ Hernández, Monserrate (13 May 2015). "El futuro del uruguayo Damián Suárez está fuera del Elche" [Future of Uruguay's Damián Suárez away from Elche]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  13. ^ Aldunate, Ramiro (30 March 2014). "El Villarreal pasa de la Champions" [Villarreal do not want to hear about Champions]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  14. ^ "Damián Suárez jugará en el Getafe" [Damián Suárez will play in Getafe]. Marca (in Spanish). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  15. ^ Navacerrada, Juancar (20 April 2022). "El Getafe vence fuera de casa un año después" [Getafe win away from home one year later]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  16. ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Damián Suárez" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | Damián Suárez] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Botafogo anuncia a contratação do lateral Damián Suárez" [Botafogo announce signing of full-back Damián Suárez] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Peñarol presentó a Damián Suárez, quien entrena con el club desde hace dos semanas" [Peñarol presented Damián Suárez, who has been training with the club for two weeks] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Ferrín dio la lista de 20 convocados para Mundial sub 17 de Perú" [Ferrín named 20-men squad for under 17 World Cup in Peru]. La Nación (in Spanish). 5 September 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  20. ^ "La generación dorada de la selección uruguaya" [The Uruguayan national team's golden generation]. El Observador (in Spanish). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  21. ^ "Con gol de Suárez, Uruguay vence Paraguay y despierta" [With goal from Suárez, Uruguay beat Paraguay and wake up]. Los Angeles Times (in Spanish). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  22. ^ "Damián Suárez se transformó en el jugador de campo en debutar con más edad en Uruguay" [Damián Suárez became the oldest outfield player to debut with Uruguay]. El País (in Spanish). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  23. ^ Pérez, Silvia (30 June 2019). "Los Zorros Suárez: Miguel y sus hijos Damián y Mathías" [The Suárez Foxes: Miguel and his sons Damián and Mathías]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Damián Suárez at Soccerway
  25. ^ "Mirá el video: los insultos de jugadores de Peñarol a futbolistas de Nacional tras la obtención del Uruguayo" [Watch video: the insults of Peñarol players to Nacional footballers after getting the Uruguayan]. El País (in Spanish). 2 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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