Francisco "Francis" Manuel Suárez Arteaga (born 6 January 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Las Palmas,

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, Suárez came through local UD Las Palmas' youth system, making his senior debut with neighbouring Castillo CF whilst on loan. Upon his return, he then spent one full season with

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, in Tercera División. On 7 January 2007 he made his first official appearance for the main squad, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute in a 2–2 away against UD Salamanca in the

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. In the following seven campaigns, with the club always in the second tier, Suárez acted almost exclusively as a backup, his best output consisting of 20 games in 2007–08. He scored the first of only three competitive goals during his tenure on 14 November 2007, in a 2–4 home loss to Villarreal CF in the Copa del Rey. Suárez was loaned to SD Ponferradina of the same league for

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, appearing in only one sixth of the matches and also suffering team relegation. In the 2013–14 season, he was not even given a jersey number and, in June 2014, left to sign with FC Inter Turku in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. Suárez scored in his first-ever game in top flight football, helping Inter to a 2–1 home win over Turun Palloseura on 8 June 2014.

Personal life

Suárez's twin brother, Sergio, was also a footballer and a midfielder, and both played mostly for Las Palmas during their careers.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Suarez, Francis 1987 births Living people Spanish twins Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Las Palmas Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players UD Las Palmas Atlético players UD Las Palmas players SD Ponferradina players CD Izarra footballers Veikkausliiga players FC Inter Turku players

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