Christian Suárez

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

Not to be confused with the Chilean footballer Cristián Suárez.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Valencia.
Christian Suárez
Suárez while playing for Barcelona SC in 2014
Personal information
Full name Christian Andrés Suárez Valencia[1]
Date of birth (1985-11-02) November 2, 1985
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder / Wing Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Deportivo Azogues 29 (1)
2008 LDU Quito 18 (1)
2009 Olmedo 30 (10)
2010 → El Nacional (loan) 38 (12)
2010–2011 Necaxa 16 (3)
2011–2012 Santos Laguna 53 (9)
2013 Pachuca 16 (2)
2014 Barcelona SC 25 (8)
2015–2016 Atlas 11 (1)
2015 → Sinaloa (loan) 13 (2)
2016 Barcelona 16 (3)
2017 Guayaquil City 6 (0)
International career
2010–2013 Ecuador 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2017

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.[4]

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
#DateVenueOpponentScoreFinalCompetition
1.August 10, 2011San José, Costa Rica Costa Rica0–10–2Friendly
2.September 2, 2011Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Jamaica2–05–2Friendly
3.September 6, 2011Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Costa Rica1–04–0Friendly

Honours

Club
LDU Quito
Santos Laguna

References
  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
  2. Christian Suárez ficha por el Necaxa; Olivera va al América Archived 2013-02-21 at archive.today
  3. Christian Suárez refuerzo del Santos Archived 2013-01-27 at archive.today
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