Gabriel Alonso Suazo Urbina (born 9 August 1997) is a Chilean professional

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who plays as a left-back or

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for club

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and the Chile national team.

Club career

After playing in the Colo-Colo youth teams since he was young, Suazo made his first-team debut for the club on 19 July 2015 in a Copa Chile match against Deportes Concepción. After nine seasons with Colo-Colo, Suazo signed for French

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club

on 16 January 2023. He became the second Chilean footballer to play for them after

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in the 1970s. He helped his side win the Coupe de France in his first season, assisting a goal in Toulouse's 5–1 win over

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in the

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International career

Suazo was part of the Chile under-20 squad that won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 2015. He also represented the under-20 team at the 2017 South American Championship, and later played for the under-23 team at the

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. Suazo received his first call-up for the senior Chile national team for pre- Copa América Centenario friendly matches against

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and

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in May 2016, though he remained unused in both games. He made his debut for Chile in a friendly match against

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on 2 June 2017. In June 2024, Suazo was named in Chile's squad for the

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. In their final group match against

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, he was sent off after accumulating two yellow cards within the first 30 minutes as Chile exited the tournament in the group stage.

Personal life

Suazo was born and raised in

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. Growing up, his main idols included

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and Matías Fernández. In March 2022, he married Gabriela Rojas, with whom he had been in a relationship for eight years. The couple had a son born in May 2023 in France.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Colo-Colo *

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: 2015–A, Transición 2017,

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* Copa Chile:

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Toulouse * Coupe de France:

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Chile U20 * L'Alcúdia Tournament: 2015 Individual *

Team of the Season:

References

External links

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Toulouse Player Profile
1997 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers 2024 Copa América players Chile men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Chilean Primera División players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Ligue 1 players Colo-Colo B footballers Colo-Colo footballers Toulouse FC players Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France {{Chile-footy-defender-stub