Leonardo Suárez

Leo Suárez
Personal information
Full nameLeonardo Gabriel Suárez
Date of birth30 March 1996
Place of birthSan Martín, Argentina
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
Villarreal B
Youth career
2000–2002Villa Esperanza
2002–2014Boca Juniors
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2014–2015Boca Juniors2(0)
2015–Villarreal B6(1)
National team‡
2011Argentina U155(1)
2013Argentina U179(3)
2015–Argentina U203(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2015
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gabriel and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.

Leonardo 'Leo' Gabriel Suárez (born 30 March 1996) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Spanish club Villarreal CF B as a right winger.

Club career

Born in General San Martín Partido, Suárez joined Boca Juniors' youth setup in 2002, aged six, after starting it out at lowly Villa Esperanza.[1] He made his first team debut on 9 November 2014, coming on as a second half substitute for Federico Carrizo in a 2–0 home win against Club Atlético Tigre for the Primera División championship.[2]

On 10 December 2014 Suárez moved to Villarreal CF, after agreeing to a 5 1⁄2-year deal for a €2million fee.[3][4] He was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.

International career

A regular name in Argentina's youth squads, Suárez was called up by under-20s for the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship, held in Uruguay.[5] He made his debut in the competition on 18 January, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ángel Correa in a 6–2 routing over Peru; he also scored the fifth and assisted Giovanni Simeone in the sixth.[6]

Four days later, Suárez started in a 3–0 win against Bolivia, and provided the assist in all of the three goals.[7] He finished the tournament with three appearances and four assists, as his side were crowned champions.

Honours

Argentina U20

References

  1. ↑ "Futuro AzulyOro: Te presentamos a Leonardo Suárez" [AzulyOro future: We present you Leonardo Suárez] (in Spanish). Azul y Oro. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Boca derrotó a Tigre con un doblete de Emmanuel Gigliotti" [Boca defeated Tigre with a brace from Emmanuel Gigliotti] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Fichaje con futuro" [Signing with future] (in Spanish). Villarreal's official website. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Oficial: Leo Suárez firma hasta 2020 y se incorpora en febrero" [Official: Leo Suárez signs until 2020 and joins in February] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Humberto Grondona dio la lista de 23 convocados para el Sudamericano" [Humberto Grondona unveiled the list of 23-man called up for the South American] (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "El amarillo Leo Suárez marca para Argentina" [Amarillo Leo Suárez scores for Argentina] (in Spanish). El Periódico Mediterráneo. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Argentina fue demasiado para Bolivia y se clasificó al hexagonal" [Argentina was too much for Bolivia and was classified to the last six] (in Spanish). Télam. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

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