Diego Orlando Suárez Saucedo (born October 7, 1992, in Santa Ana del Yacuma, Beni) is a Bolivian professional football player who currently plays for Club San José.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Orlando Suárez Saucedo | ||
| Date of birth | October 7, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San José | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Blooming | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2016 | FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 137 | (14) |
| 2014 | → Blooming (loan) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Oriente Petrolero | 54 | (1) |
| 2019– | San José | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Bolivia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Bolivia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2019 | |||
Career
editAlthough Suárez did not make his debut in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano with Blooming, he became the youngest footballer to play in the Copa Libertadores when he came on as a substitute for his club against Brazilian side 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.[1] The young Bolivian did make his way to Europe and in late November was signed by Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.[2][3]
Suárez signed with Club San José for the 2019 season.[4]
International career
editDuring 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.
References
edit- ^ [1] fifa.com, 23 March 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2007
- ^ [2] football.ua, 24 November 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2007 (in Ukrainian)
- ^ [3][permanent dead link] eldiario.net, 24 November 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2007 (in English) (translated from Spanish)
- ^ San José refuerza las bandas, el medio y potencia el ataque, diez.bo, 1 January 2019
External links
edit- Diego Suárez at Soccerway