Róber Pier | |
Fullname: | Roberto Suárez Pier[1] |
Birth Date: | 16 February 1995 |
Birth Place: | Oleiros, Spain |
Height: | 1.82 m |
Position: | Centre-back |
Currentclub: | Sporting Gijón |
Clubnumber: | 22 |
Youthclubs1: | Deportivo La Coruña |
Years1: | 2012–2016 |
Caps1: | 113 |
Goals1: | 4 |
Years2: | 2015–2019 |
Caps2: | 2 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2016–2019 |
Clubs3: | → Levante (loan) |
Caps3: | 84 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2019–2023 |
Caps4: | 84 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 2023– |
Caps5: | 39 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 6 June 2024 |
Roberto "Róber" Suárez Pier (born 16 February 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sporting de Gijón.
Born in Oleiros, Galicia, Pier was a youth product of Deportivo de La Coruña. He made his debut as a senior with their reserves in 2012, spending several years with the side in Tercera División.[2]
Pier made his competitive debut for the first team on 2 December 2015, starting in a 2–1 away win against UE Llagostera in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[3] His first match in La Liga took place on 12 March 2016, when he came on as a second-half substitute for Álex Bergantiños in a 3–0 away loss to Atlético Madrid.[4]
On 6 July 2016, Pier was loaned to Segunda División club Levante UD for one year.[5] He scored his first professional goal the following 13 May, his team's second in the 2–1 home victory over Girona FC.[6]
On 2 August 2017, after achieving top-tier promotion as champions,[7] Pier renewed with Deportivo until 2020 and immediately returned to Levante on a one-year loan deal.[8] The following 7 July, the move was extended for a further season.[9]
Pier signed a permanent four-year contract at the Estadi Ciutat de València on 2 September 2019.[10]
On 1 August 2023, free agent Pier agreed to a two-year deal with Sporting de Gijón in the second division.[11]
Levante