Darío Suárez

Pedro Darío Suárez Castro (born 8 August 1992) is a Cuban footballer who currently plays for FC Tulsa in the USL Championship.

Darío Suárez
Personal information
Full name Pedro Darío Suárez Castro[1]
Date of birth (1992-08-08) 8 August 1992
Place of birth Cerro, Havana, Cuba
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Club information
Current team
 FC Tulsa
Number 92
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 La Habana
2016–2017 AFC Ann Arbor 17 (11)
2018–2019 Miami FC 24 (10)
2020– FC Tulsa 15 (8)
National team
2011 Cuba U-20 3 (0)
2014–2015 Cuba 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2020
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Castro.

Club career

AFC Ann Arbor

In 2016, Suárez joined AFC Ann Arbor in the National Premier Soccer League.[2][3] In June 2017, he received a 6-month suspension for kicking the ball against a referee.[4]

Miami FC 2

On 2 May 2018, Suárez joined Miami FC 2 of the National Premier Soccer League.[5]

FC Tulsa

On 18 December 2019, Suárez moved to the USL Championship, joining FC Tulsa ahead of their 2020 season.[6]

International career

He made his international debut for Cuba in an August 2014 friendly match against Panama and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals.

He was called up to the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States and played in games against Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago, before defecting during his time there.[1]

Personal life

Defection to the United States

Suárez reportedly left his Charlotte hotel for a walk to the supermarket in July 2015, but did not return to the national team set-up.[7] He was the third Cuban player to defect during the tournament, after Keyler García and Arael Argüelles, with Ariel Martinez following him to be the fourth.[8]

References
  1. Darío Suárez at Soccerway
  2. "Roster". AFC Ann Arbor. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  3. "AFC Ann Arbor to open 2016 soccer schedule with similar focus after active offseason". Mlive.com. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. AFC Ann Arbor leading scorer Dario Suarez suspended 6 months for referee assault - MLive.com
  5. "The Miami FC 2 Adds Reinforcements with Signing of Dario Suárez". Miamifc.com. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  6. https://www.fctulsa.com/news_article/show/1072161
  7. Charlotte’s international sports also bring Cuban defections - Charlotte Observer
  8. Gold Cup: Striker Ariel Martinez becomes the fourth player to defect from Cuba - Mlssoccer.com
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