| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Orlando Suárez Saucedo | ||
| Date of birth | October 7, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006-2007 | Blooming | 3 | (0) |
| 2007-present | Dynamo Kyiv Reserves[1] | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Bolivia U-17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Bolivia U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 28, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Diego Orlando Suárez Saucedo (born October 7, 1992 in Santa Ana del Yacuma, Beni) is a Bolivian professional football player for FC Dynamo Kyiv youth sector.
Suárez is the youngest footballer to play in the Copa Libertadores when he came on as a substitute for Club Blooming against Santos Futebol Clube Santos. In late March 2007, the Bolivian media claimed that Diego was about to be given a trial by famous English football club, Chelsea. These rumors were quashed that any contact was made by Chelsea giving him a trial.[2] The young Bolivian did make his way to Europe and in late November was signed by Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.[3][4]
During January 2009, Suárez played in the South American Youth Championship for the Bolivian U-20 team, later in the year, he joined the Bolivian U-17 squad in Chile for the FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifiers.