Denis Suárez

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Denis Suárez
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Suárez in 2012
Personal information
Full name Denis Suárez Fernández
Date of birth (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Salceda de Caselas, Spain
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Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 18
Youth career
Porriño Industrial
2009–2011 Celta
2011–2013 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Celta B 15 (0)
2011–2013 Manchester City 0 (0)
2013–2015 Barcelona B 36 (7)
2014–2015 → Sevilla (loan) 31 (2)
2015– Villarreal 28 (4)
International career‡
2010–2011 Spain U17 8 (2)
2011–2012 Spain U18 2 (1)
2012–2013 Spain U19 8 (3)
2013 Spain U20 7 (0)
2014– Spain U21 9 (0)
2016– Spain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 May 2016

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Denis Suárez Fernández (born 6 January 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Villarreal CF as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Early years

Born in Salceda de Caselas, Pontevedra, Galicia, Suárez played youth football in his home country for Porriño Industrial and Celta de Vigo.

Manchester City

Suárez signed for Manchester City on 23 May 2011. Manchester City beat off interest from FC Barcelona, Chelsea and rivals Manchester United signing him for an initial fee of £850,000 that could rise by £2.75 million depending on appearances and performances.[1]

Suárez played in the 2011–12 pre-season friendly match against Los Angeles Galaxy, replacing Edin Džeko in 88th minute. He also converted a penalty in the penalty shootout in the same game. He was an unused substitute in the League Cup game against Birmingham City. In the next round of the League Cup, he made his competitive debut for the club when he replaced Samir Nasri in the 67th minute in the 5–2 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. On 17 May 2012, Suárez starred for Manchester City reserves against Manchester United reserves in Manchester Senior Cup, although Manchester City lost 2–0.[2] In 2012, he was awarded Manchester City's Young Player of the Year as voted for by the fans.

Barcelona

On 22 August 2013 Suárez completed a transfer to FC Barcelona for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract. During the 2013-14 season he played mostly for FC Barcelona B in the Spanish Segunda División to continue his development.

Sevilla (loan)

In July 2014, Suárez was loaned to Sevilla FC for two seasons as the deal which saw Ivan Rakitić move to Barcelona. He made his competitive debut on 12 August in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup at Cardiff City Stadium, playing 78 minutes before being substituted for José Antonio Reyes in the 2–0 defeat to Real Madrid.[3] On 11 December, he scored the only goal of Sevilla's final Europa League group match against HNK Rijeka, sending the club through at the expense of their Croatian opponents.[4]

Villarreal

On 29 August 2015, Suárez completed a transfer to Villarreal CF for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract which includes a buy back clause.[5]

International career

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Suárez warming up for Spain U19 in 2012

Suárez has been capped by Spain U17 and has scored two goals for the team, against Moldova and Northern Ireland. He was also a member of the Spain U19 which won the 2012 Under-19 European Championship. Suárez was a 71st-minute substitute in the final against Greece and made six appearances at the Championships, scoring twice and playing 284 minutes.

On 29 May 2016, he made his senior debut coming on as second half substitute for David Silva in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[6]

Career statistics

As of 30 April 2016[7][8]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 2011–12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Barcelona B 2013–14 36 7 — 36 7
Total 36 7 — 36 7
Sevilla (loan) 2014–15 31 2 6 1 — 10[lower-alpha 1] 3 — 47 6
Total 31 2 6 1 — 10 3 — 47 6
Villarreal 2015–16 31 4 2 0 — 12[lower-alpha 2] 1 — 45 5
Total 31 4 2 0 — 12 1 — 45 5
Career total 98 13 9 1 1 0 22 4 0 0 140 18
  1. ↑ nine appearances and three goals in Europa League and one appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  2. ↑ appearances in Europa League

Honours

Club

Sevilla

International

Spain

References

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  7. ↑ Denis Suarez career statistics at Soccerbase
  8. ↑ Denis Suárez at Soccerway

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes cup competitions such as the FA Cup and Copa del Rey

External links

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