Damián Nicolás Suárez Suárez (born 27 April 1988) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo.
 Suárez with Uruguay in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Damián Nicolás Suárez Suárez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay[1] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo | ||
| 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 | 5 | (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 13:19, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2022 | |||
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
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, however, 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]
International career
Suárez represented Uruguay at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship and the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[18][19] 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;[20] this made him the oldest outfield player to achieve this for the country, a record held by Andrés Scotti since 2006.[21]
Personal life
Suárez's younger brother, Mathías, was also a professional footballer.[22]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 February 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Defensor | 2007–08[23] | Uruguayan Primera División | 15 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09[23] | 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 | ||
International
- As of match played 23 September 2022[24]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
Defensor
Elche
References
External links
- Damián Suárez at BDFutbol
- Damián Suárez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Damián Suárez – FIFA competition record (archived)