Pedro Darío Suárez Castro (born 8 August 1992) is a Cuban footballer.

Club career

AFC Ann Arbor

In 2016, Suárez joined

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in the

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. In June 2017, he received a 6-month suspension for kicking the ball against a referee.

Miami FC 2

On 2 May 2018, Suárez joined Miami FC 2 of the

FC Tulsa

On 18 December 2019, Suárez moved to the USL Championship, joining

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ahead of their 2020 season.

Detroit City

On June 6, 2023, Suárez was traded along with teammate

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to USL Championship side Detroit City. He left Detroit following their 2023 season.

International career

He made his international debut for

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in an August 2014

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against

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and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. He was called up to the

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in the

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and played in games against

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, and

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, before defecting during his time there.

Personal life

Defection to the United States

Suárez reportedly left his

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hotel for a walk to the supermarket in July 2015, but did not return to the national team set-up. He was the third Cuban player to defect during the tournament, after Keyler García and

Arael Argüelles Arael Argüelles Rodríguez (born 30 April 1987) is a Cuban football player. Club career He played for his provincial team Cienfuegos in Cuba. International career Argüelles represented Cuba's U-23 national team in the 2008 CONCACAF Men Pre-O ...

, with Ariel Martinez following him to be the fourth.Gold Cup: Striker Ariel Martinez becomes the fourth player to defect from Cuba
- Mlssoccer.com

References

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- Ann Arbor {{DEFAULTSORT:Suarez, Dario 1992 births Living people Footballers from Havana Defecting Cuban footballers Men's association football wingers Cuban men's footballers Cuba men's international footballers Cuba men's youth international footballers 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players FC Ciudad de La Habana players AFC Ann Arbor players National Premier Soccer League players National Independent Soccer Association players Cuban expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Cuban expatriate sportspeople in the United States Miami FC players FC Tulsa players Detroit City FC players