Pelayo Suárez
Pelayo Suárez López (born 9 July 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for Rayo Majadahonda.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pelayo Suárez López | ||
Date of birth | 9 July 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rayo Majadahonda | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
Xeitosa | |||
2009–2017 | Sporting Gijón | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2021 | Sporting Gijón B | 95 | (1) |
2020–2022 | Sporting Gijón | 4 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Logroñés (loan) | 27 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Sabadell | 11 | (0) |
2023– | Rayo Majadahonda | 10 | (1) |
International career | |||
2014 | Spain U16 | 4 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Spain U17 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2023 |
Club career
Born in Gijón, Asturias, García joined Sporting de Gijón's Mareo in 2009, from Xeitosa CF.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 20 December 2014 at the age of just 16, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against SD Compostela.[3]
Suárez was definitely promoted to the B-team in 2017, but spent the most of the campaign sidelined due to a pubalgia.[4] He renewed his contract for a further two seasons on 28 June 2019,[5] and scored his first senior goal the following 2 February, netting the opener in a 1–3 loss at Coruxo FC.[6]
Suárez made his first team debut on 11 October 2020, replacing Jean-Sylvain Babin in a 0–1 away loss against Real Oviedo, which was the 109th Asturian derby.[7] The following 30 August, he moved to Primera División RFEF side SD Logroñés on a one-year loan deal.[8]
Personal life
Suárez's father Juanma and his cousin Monchu were also footballers. The former was a midfielder, while the latter was a forward; both represented Sporting in the 1990s.[9]
References
- Pelayo Suárez at Soccerway
- "Pelayo da el salto definitivo en el Sporting" [Pelayo makes the definitive jump at Sporting] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- "Demasiado premio para el Compostela ante un mermado Sporting B" [Too much prize for Compostela against a faded Sporting B] (in Spanish). Vavel. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- "Pelayo Suárez: "El año pasado fue muy duro por la lesión, pero ahora estoy disfrutando"" [Pelayo Suárez: "The last year was very hard due to the injury, but now I am enjoying it"] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- "Pelayo Suárez renueva su compromiso con el Club" [Pelayo Suárez renews his link with the Club] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- "El Sporting B vuelve a las andadas ante el Coruxo" [Sporting B relapse against Coruxo] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- "El derbi se viste de azul" [The derby wears blue] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "Pelayo Suárez, cedido a la SD Logroñés" [Pelayo Suárez, loaned to SD Logroñés] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- "El canterano Pelayo Suárez continúa la saga familiar en el Sporting" [The youth player Pelayo Suárez continue the family saga at Sporting] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2020.