Francis Suárez (footballer)

Francis Suárez
	Suárez training with Las Palmas in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Manuel Suárez Arteaga
Date of birth	6 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Las Palmas, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Songkhla United
Number	18
Youth career
	Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2007	Las Palmas B
2005–2006	→ Castillo (loan)
2007–2013	Las Palmas
2010–2011	→ Ponferradina (loan)
2014	Inter Turku
2016	Izarra
2016–	Songkhla United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2016

Template:Spanish name Francisco 'Francis' Manuel Suárez Arteaga (born 6 January 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Thai club Songkhla United F.C. as a midfielder.

Football career

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Suárez came through local UD Las Palmas' youth system, making his senior debut with neighbouring Castillo CF whilst on loan. Upon his return, he then spent one full season with the B-team, in Tercera División; on 7 January 2007 he made his first official appearance for the main squad, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute in a 2–2 away against UD Salamanca for the Segunda División championship.^[1]

In the following seven campaigns, with the club always in the second level, Suárez acted almost exclusively as a backup, his best output consisting of 20 games in 2007–08. He scored the first of only three competitive goals during his tenure on 14 November 2007, in a 2–4 home loss to Villarreal CF for the Copa del Rey.^[2]

Suárez was loaned to fellow league side SD Ponferradina for 2010–11,^[3] appearing in only one sixth of the games^[4] and also suffering team relegation. In the 2013–14 season, he was not even given a jersey number^[5] and, in June 2014, left to sign with FC Inter Turku in the Finnish Veikkausliiga.^[6]

Suárez scored in his first-ever game in top flight football, helping Inter to a 2–1 home win over Turun Palloseura on 8 June 2014.^[7]

Personal life

Suárez's twin brother, Sergio, is also a footballer and a midfielder, and both played mostly for Las Palmas during their careers.^[8]^[9]

References

^ "El Salamanca no sentencia" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 January 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "El Villarreal ganó y Las Palmas dio la cara" (in Spanish). Marca. 15 November 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Diego León rescinde contrato y Francis Suárez, cedido a la Ponferradina" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Francis Suárez estará de baja entre seis y ocho semanas" (in Spanish). Marca. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "¿Año sabático para David González y los gemelos Suárez?" (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas Fansite. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Francis Suárez ficha por el Inter Turku de Finlandia" (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas Fansite. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Francis Suárez marca en su debut en Finlandia" (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "The game's terrible twins". FIFA.com. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^ "Sergio Suárez desea un reencuentro con su hermano" (in Spanish). Marca. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

Francis Suárez at BDFutbol
Francis Suárez at Futbolme (in Spanish)
Francis Suárez at Soccerway

[1] "El Salamanca no sentencia" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 January 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[2] "El Villarreal ganó y Las Palmas dio la cara" (in Spanish). Marca. 15 November 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[3] "Diego León rescinde contrato y Francis Suárez, cedido a la Ponferradina" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[4] "Francis Suárez estará de baja entre seis y ocho semanas" (in Spanish). Marca. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[5] "¿Año sabático para David González y los gemelos Suárez?" (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas Fansite. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[6] "Francis Suárez ficha por el Inter Turku de Finlandia" (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas Fansite. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[7] "Francis Suárez marca en su debut en Finlandia" (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[8] "The game's terrible twins". FIFA.com. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

[9] "Sergio Suárez desea un reencuentro con su hermano" (in Spanish). Marca. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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