Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roberto Suárez Pier [1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 February 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Oleiros, Spain | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Gijón | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Deportivo La Coruña | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2012–2016 | Deportivo B | 113 | (4) |
2015–2019 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2 | (0) |
2016–2019 | → Levante (loan) | 84 | (2) |
2019–2023 | Levante | 84 | (1) |
2023– | Sporting Gijón | 39 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 |
Roberto "Róber" Suárez Pier (born 16 February 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sporting de Gijón.
Born in Oleiros, Galicia, Pier was a youth product of Deportivo de La Coruña. He made his debut as a senior with their reserves in 2012, spending several years with the side in Tercera División. [2]
Pier made his competitive debut for the first team on 2 December 2015, starting in a 2–1 away win against UE Llagostera in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey. [3] His first match in La Liga took place on 12 March 2016, when he came on as a second-half substitute for Álex Bergantiños in a 3–0 away loss to Atlético Madrid. [4]
On 6 July 2016, Pier was loaned to Segunda División club Levante UD for one year. [5] He scored his first professional goal the following 13 May, his team's second in the 2–1 home victory over Girona FC. [6]
On 2 August 2017, after achieving top-tier promotion as champions, [7] Pier renewed with Deportivo until 2020 and immediately returned to Levante on a one-year loan deal. [8] The following 7 July, the move was extended for a further season. [9]
Pier signed a permanent four-year contract at the Estadi Ciutat de València on 2 September 2019. [10]
On 1 August 2023, free agent Pier agreed to a two-year deal with Sporting de Gijón in the second division. [11]
Levante