Leonardo "Leo" Gabriel Suárez (; born on 30 March 1996) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club América.

Club career

Boca Juniors

Born in

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, Suárez joined

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' youth setup in 2002, aged six, after starting it out at lowly Villa Esperanza. He made his first team debut on 9 November 2014, coming on as a second half substitute for

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in a 2–0 home win against Club Atlético Tigre for the

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championship.

Villarreal

On 10 December 2014 Suárez moved to

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, after agreeing to a -year deal for a

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2million fee. He was assigned to the reserves in

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. Suárez made his

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debut on 17 December 2016 as an 88th-minute substitute for Alexandre Pato in a 3–1 victory over

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Valladolid (loan)

On 19 August 2018, Suárez was loaned to fellow top division side

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, for one year. He recently scored the winner in a 1–0 victory over his parent club in La Liga.

Mallorca (loan)

In January 2019, Suárez was loaned to

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until the end of the season.

Club America

On 12 January 2020 Suárez signed for

side Club America ending his five-year spell in Europe.

International career

A regular name in Argentina's youth squads, Suárez was called up by under-20s for the

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, held in Uruguay. He made his debut in the competition on 18 January, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 6–2 routing over

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; he also scored the fifth and assisted Giovanni Simeone in the sixth. Four days later, Suárez started in a 3–0 win against

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, and provided the assist in all of the three goals. He finished the tournament with three appearances and four assists, as his side were crowned champions.

Honours

América *

: Apertura 2023 Argentina U20 *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Suarez, Leonardo 1996 births Living people People from General San Martín Partido Argentine men's footballers Men's association football wingers Argentine Primera División players Boca Juniors footballers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Liga MX players Villarreal CF B players Villarreal CF players Real Valladolid players RCD Mallorca players Club América footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Footballers from Buenos Aires Province