Christian Suárez Explained

Christian Suárez
Fullname:Christian Andrés Suárez Valencia[1]
Birth Date:November 2, 1985
Birth Place:Guayaquil, Ecuador
Position:Attacking Midfielder / Wing Forward
Years1:2007
Clubs1:Deportivo Azogues
Caps1:29
Goals1:1
Years2:2008
Clubs2:LDU Quito
Caps2:18
Goals2:1
Years3:2009
Clubs3:Olmedo
Caps3:30
Goals3:10
Years4:2010
Clubs4:El Nacional (loan)
Caps4:38
Goals4:12
Years5:2010–2011
Clubs5:Necaxa
Caps5:16
Goals5:3
Years6:2011–2012
Clubs6:Santos Laguna
Caps6:53
Goals6:9
Years7:2013
Clubs7:Pachuca
Caps7:16
Goals7:2
Years8:2014
Clubs8:Barcelona SC
Caps8:25
Goals8:8
Years9:2015–2016
Clubs9:Atlas
Caps9:11
Goals9:1
Years10:2015
Clubs10:Sinaloa (loan)
Caps10:13
Goals10:2
Clubs11:Barcelona
Caps11:16
Goals11:3
Years11:2016
Clubs12:Guayaquil City
Caps12:6
Goals12:0
Years12:2017
Nationalyears1:2010–2013
Nationalteam1:Ecuador
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:3
Pcupdate:26 November 2017

Christian Andrés Suárez Valencia (born November 2, 1985, in Guayaquil) is an Ecuadorian footballer who last played for Guayaquil City.

Club career

Suárez began his career with Deportivo Azogues in the Serie A of Ecuador. After his performances with the team, he soon got the attention of many clubs especially LDU Quito.

In 2008, Suárez transferred to LDU Quito as part of the squad who won the Copa Libertadores. Unfortunately, Suárez had little playing time and was only used as a substitute.

In 2009, Suárez joined Olmedo. He played regularly for the team as an attacking midfielder and set his teammates up to score goals. He finished the season with 10 impressive goals which made Olmedo take their option to buy him permanently.

In 2010, Suárez was loaned to El Nacional. He started the season as first choice striker where he didn't disappoint and became one of the league's top scorers. He ended the season with 12 goals.

In 2015, Suárez joined Atlas.

Club Necaxa

On December 14, 2010, Christian Suárez completed his transfer to Necaxa of Mexico,[2] same club where legendary Ecuadorian midfielder, Alex Aguinaga, played. He scored his first goals coming in a game against Toluca in which he scored twice to give Necaxa a 2–3 victory.Santos Laguna

Santos Laguna

In May 2011, Suárez joined Santos Laguna of the Primera División Mexicana after Necaxa was relegated.[3] Suárez occupied the extracomunitary player placer left by his compatriot Christian Benítez, who joined Club América.Suarez reached the Apertura 2011 League Final but came in second place to Tigres. After scoring 5 goals in the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Suarez again lost the final, this time to Club de Futbol Monterrey. After reaching his third final in Mexican football, Suarez won his first title with Santos Laguna, winning the Apertura 2012, against Monterrey.

International career

Suárez was called up on October 12, 2010, to play against Poland. He scored his first international goal in a 2–0 friendly win versus Costa Rica on August 10, 2011.

International goals

Date Venue Opponent Score Final Competition
1. August 10, 2011 San José, Costa Rica 0–1 0–2 Friendly
2. September 2, 2011 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, 2–0 5–2 Friendly
3. September 6, 2011 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, 1–0 4–0 Friendly

Honours

Club

LDU Quito
Santos Laguna

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 5 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081209121359/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/95/12/84/fcwc2008_2008_squadlists_1205.pdf . 9 December 2008 . dead .
  2. http://excelsior.com.mx/index.php?m=nota&id_nota=697075 Christian Suárez ficha por el Necaxa; Olivera va al América
  3. http://www.laaficion.com/noticias/74883-christian-su-rez-refuerzo-del-santos Christian Suárez refuerzo del Santos