Pelayo Suárez

Pelayo Suárez López (born 9 July 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for Sporting de Gijón.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is López.
Pelayo Suárez
Personal information
Full name Pelayo Suárez López
Date of birth (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Sporting Gijón
Number 34
Youth career
Xeitosa
2009–2017 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Sporting Gijón B 84 (1)
2020– Sporting Gijón 4 (0)
National team
2014 Spain U16 4 (0)
2014–2015 Spain U17 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2020

Club career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, García joined Sporting de Gijón's Mareo in 2009, from Xeitosa CF.[1] 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.[2]

Suárez was definitely promoted to the B-team in 2017, but spent the most of the campaign sidelined due to a pubalgia.[3] He renewed his contract for a further two seasons on 28 June 2019,[4] and scored his first senior goal the following 2 February, netting the opener in a 1–3 loss at Coruxo FC.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "El derbi se viste de azul" [The derby wears blue] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. "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.
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