Damián Nicolás Suárez Suárez (born 27 April 1988) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (), more commonly referred to as Peñarol, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club currently competes in the Uruguayan Primera División, the highest tier in Uruguayan football. The nam ...

. After starting out at Defensor, he went on to spend the vast majority of his career in Spain, notably making 295 competitive appearances for

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. Suárez made his debut for the Uruguay national team in 2022.

Club career

Born in

Montevideo Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

, Suárez spent four seasons at his hometown club

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after joining as an 11-year old, winning the 2008

. In early June 2011 he moved to

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with

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting is a Spanish professional association football, football club from Gijón, Principality of Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in the ...

, signing a three-year deal. Suárez made his league debut on 11 September 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away loss against

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club based in Pamplona, Navarre. It was founded on 24 October 1920 and plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. The team's ...

. In his first season, which ended in relegation, he was mostly used as Alberto Lora's backup. On 24 July 2012, Suárez terminated his contract with the

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and joined

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

in the

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. He scored his first goal in Spain on 2 March 2013, his team's first in a 2–1 win at

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. He appeared in 33 matches during the campaign, as the Valencians returned to the top division after a 24-year absence. Suárez scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 30 March 2014, through a

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for the first in a 1–1 away draw against

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Villarreal, in the Province of Castellón, Castellón province of easte ...

. On 7 July 2015, he signed for

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. They compete in La Liga, the top tier of the Football in Spain, Spanish football. The team has pla ...

in the same league on a three-year deal. On 20 April 2022, after taking the field in the 2–0 away defeat of

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, Suárez became Getafe's player with the most appearances in the top tier at 191. In February 2024, the 35-year-old left by mutual consent. Suárez agreed to a two-year contract with

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side

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on 9 February 2024. On 16 September, however, he returned to Uruguayan football by signing with

until December 2025.

International career

Suárez represented

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at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship and the

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. After several call-ups to the senior team, he made his full debut on 27 January 2022 in a 1–0 win against

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in the

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qualifiers; this made him the oldest outfield player to achieve this for the country, a record held by Andrés Scotti since 2006.

Personal life

Suárez's younger brother, Mathías, is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Defensor *

: 2007–08 Elche *

: 2012–13 Peñarol *Uruguayan Primera División:

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References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Suarez, Damian 1988 births Living people Uruguayan men's footballers Footballers from Montevideo Men's association football fullbacks Uruguayan Primera División players Defensor Sporting players Peñarol players La Liga players Segunda División players Sporting de Gijón players Elche CF players Getafe CF footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Uruguay men's youth international footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Uruguay men's international footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil