Diego Suárez (footballer, born 1992)
Bolivian footballer
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Diego Orlando Suárez Saucedo (born 7 October 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 | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San José | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Blooming | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2016 | 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 as of 3 March 2019 | |||
Career
Although Suárez did not play for Blooming in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano, he made his debut for the club in the Copa Libertadores on 1 February 2007, coming off the bench against Brazilian side Santos, becoming, at the age of 14 years and 4 months, the youngest-ever player in the history of the Copa Libertadores, a record that he still holds.[1][2]
In late March 2007, the Bolivian media claimed that Diego was about to be given a trial by the famous English football club, Chelsea. These rumors were soon quashed as Chelsea never contacted him to give him a trial.[3] The young Bolivian did make his way to Europe and in late November was signed by Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.[4]
Suárez signed with Club San José for the 2019 season.[5]
International career
During 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.