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In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisSuárezand the second or maternal family name isFernández.

Denis Suárez Fernández(Spanish pronunciation:[ˈdenisˈswaɾeθfeɾˈnandeθ];born 6 January 1994) is a Spanish professionalfootballerwho plays as amidfielderforLa LigaclubVillarreal.

Denis Suárez
Suárez withVillarrealin 2015
Personal information
Full name Denis Suárez Fernández[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-06)6 January 1994(age 30)[2]
Place of birth Salceda de Caselas,Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 6
Youth career
2008–2009 Porriño Industrial
2009–2010 Celta
2011–2013 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Celta B 15 (0)
2011–2013 Manchester City 0 (0)
2013–2015 Barcelona B 36 (7)
2014–2015 →Sevilla(loan) 31 (2)
2015–2016 Villarreal 33 (4)
2016–2019 Barcelona 46 (3)
2019 →Arsenal(loan) 4 (0)
2019–2023 Celta 99 (5)
2023 →Espanyol(loan) 18 (0)
2023– Villarreal 4 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 Spain U17 8 (2)
2012 Spain U18 2 (1)
2012 Spain U19 8 (3)
2013 Spain U20 7 (0)
2014–2017 Spain U21 21 (4)
2016 Spain 1 (0)
2016 Galicia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2017

Club career

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Early years

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Born inSalceda de Caselas,Pontevedra,Galicia,Suárez played youth football in his home country forPorriño IndustrialandCelta Vigo.[citation needed]

Manchester City

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Suárez signed forManchester Cityon 23 May 2011. Manchester City beat off interest fromBarcelona,Chelseaand rivalsManchester Unitedsigning him for an initial fee of £900,000.[4]

Suárez played in the 2011–12 pre-season friendly match againstLos Angeles Galaxy,replacingEdin Džekoin 88th minute. He also converted a penalty in the penalty shootout in the same game. He was an unused substitute in theLeague Cupgame againstBirmingham City.In the next round of the League Cup, he made his competitive debut for the club when he replacedSamir Nasriin the 67th minute in the 5–2 win againstWolverhampton Wanderers.On 17 May 2012, Suárez starred forManchester City reservesagainstManchester United reservesinManchester Senior Cup,although Manchester City lost 0–2.[5]In 2012, he was awarded Manchester City's Young Player of the Year as voted for by the fans.[citation needed][6]

Barcelona

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On 22 August 2013, Suárez completed a transfer toBarcelonafor an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract. During the 2013–14 season he played mostly forBarcelona Bin the SpanishSegunda Divisiónto continue his development.[7]

Sevilla (loan)

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Suárez with Sevilla in April 2015

In July 2014, Suárez was loaned toSevillafor two seasons as part of the deal which sawIvan Rakitićmove to Barcelona. He made his competitive debut on 12 August in the2014 UEFA Super CupatCardiff City Stadium,playing 78 minutes before being substituted forJosé Antonio Reyesin the 0–2 defeat toReal Madrid.[8]On 11 December, he scored the only goal of Sevilla's final Europa League group match againstHNK Rijeka,sending the club through at the expense of their Croatian opponents.[9]

Villarreal

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On 29 August 2015, Suárez completed a transfer toVillarrealfor an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract which includes a buy back clause.[10]

Return to Barcelona

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On 4 July 2016,Barcelonaannounced the return of Suárez after exercising the buy back clause. Barcelona paid €3.5 million and Suárez signed a four-year contract, with an option of a further year depending on the number of appearances.[11][12]In his first season, Suárez managed only 12 La Liga starts.[13]

Arsenal (loan)

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On 30 January 2019,Arsenalsigned Suárez on loan until the end of the2018–19 season.[14][15]

Celta Vigo

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On 30 June 2019, Suárez signed a four-year deal to return to Vigo, for a €16 million fee.[16]

At the start of the2022–23 season,after falling out with the club's president,Carlos Mouriño,Suárez was excluded from the first team for the rest of the campaign.[17]

Espanyol (loan)

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On 30 January 2023, Suárez joined fellow top tier clubEspanyolon loan until the end of the season, with Celta being set to receive a€200.000 fee for the immediate transfer, plus an equal fee in the case Espanyol successfully avoided relegation.[17][18]

Villarreal return

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On 27 June 2023, after Espanyol'srelegation,Suárez returned to Villarreal on a three-year deal.[19]

International career

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Suárez with Spain's U-19 in 2012

Suárez has been capped bySpain U17and has scored two goals for the team, againstMoldovaandNorthern Ireland.He was also a member of theSpain U19which won the2012 Under-19 European Championship.Suárez was a 71st-minute substitute in the final against Greece and made six appearances at the Championships, scoring twice and playing 284 minutes.[citation needed]

On 29 May 2016, he made his senior debut coming on as second-half substitute forDavid Silvain a friendly match againstBosnia and Herzegovina.[20]A week earlier on 20 May, he had representedGaliciain the region's first match for eight years, a 1–1 draw withVenezuela.[21]

Career statistics

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As of match played 12 May 2021.[22][23][24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celta Vigo B 2009–10 Segunda División B 4 0 — — — — 4 0
2010–11 11 0 — — — — 11 0
Total 15 0 — — — — 15 0
Manchester City 2011–12 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Barcelona B 2013–14 Segunda División 36 7 — — — — 36 7
Sevilla(loan) 2014–15 La Liga 31 2 5 1 — 9[b] 3 1[c] 0 46 6
Villarreal 2015–16 La Liga 33 4 2 0 — 13[b] 1 — 48 5
Barcelona 2016–17 La Liga 26 1 7 2 — 1[d] 0 2[e] 0 36 3
2017–18 18 2 5 1 — 3[d] 0 1[e] 0 27 3
2018–19 2 0 4 2 — 2[d] 0 0[e] 0 8 2
Total 46 3 16 5 — 6 0 3 0 71 8
Arsenal(loan) 2018–19 Premier League 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Celta Vigo 2019–20 La Liga 26 1 2 0 — — — 28 1
2020–21 35 0 2 0 — — — 37 0
2021–22 37 4 2 0 — — — 39 4
Total 98 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 5
Career total 263 21 40 6 2 0 30 4 4 0 328 31
Notes
  1. ^Includes cup competitions such as theFA CupandCopa del Rey
  2. ^abAppearances inEuropa League
  3. ^Appearances inUEFA Super Cup
  4. ^abcAppearances inUEFA Champions League
  5. ^abcAppearances inSupercopa de España

Honours

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Club

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Sevilla

Barcelona

International

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Spain U19

Spain U21

Individual

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References

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  2. ^"FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Spain"(PDF).FIFA.Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 20. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 27 June 2013.
  3. ^"Denis Suarez".RC Celta de Vigo. Archived fromthe originalon 13 July 2022.Retrieved13 July2022.
  4. ^Murphy, Daniel (25 September 2019)."Former Arsenal midfielder Suarez explains why he left Man City".Manchester Evening News.
  5. ^"City EDS V Manchester United reserves Manchester Senior Cup final match report - Manchester City FC".Archived fromthe originalon 20 June 2012.Retrieved27 June2012.
  6. ^abMichael, Lightfoot (4 May 2012)."Aguero voted Manchester City Player of the Year".Goal.Archivedfrom the original on 17 March 2016.Retrieved11 October2021.
  7. ^"Official FC Barcelona Website - Barça | FCBarcelona | FC Barcelona".fcbarcelona.Retrieved22 January2021.
  8. ^Phillips, Rob (12 August 2014)."Super Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice in Real Madrid win".BBC Sport.Retrieved13 August2014.
  9. ^Aitken, Nick (11 December 2014)."Suárez sends Sevilla through at Rijeka's expense".UEFA.Retrieved11 December2014.
  10. ^"¡Bienvenido, Denis Suárez!"[Welcome, Denis Suárez!] (in Spanish). Villarreal's official website. 29 August 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 1 September 2015.Retrieved29 August2015.
  11. ^"Denis Suárez joins FC Barcelona The player will have a medical on Tuesday and will be presented officially on Wednesday".FC Barcelona. 4 July 2016.Retrieved4 July2016.
  12. ^Fernandez-Abascal, Eduardo (10 June 2016)."Denis Suarez to Barcelona: Spaniard agrees terms to become Luis Enrique's first summer signing".Business Insider UK.
  13. ^Archer, Bruce (18 May 2017)."Barcelona transfer news: Board urges midfielder to stay despite Valencia interest".
  14. ^"Arsenal loan Denis Suarez from Barcelona until end of season".30 January 2019.Retrieved30 January2019.
  15. ^"Denis Suárez: Arsenal sign Barcelona midfielder on loan".BBC Sport.30 January 2019.Retrieved30 January2019.
  16. ^Celta announced Denis sign,"Denis sign four year deal with celta",Goal,30 June 2019
  17. ^abMolero, Iván (31 January 2023)."Oficial: Denis Suárez, al Espanyol".Diario AS(in European Spanish).Retrieved31 January2023.
  18. ^"Denis Suárez, nou jugador del RCD Espanyol".RCD Espanyol(in Catalan). 30 January 2023.Retrieved31 January2023.
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  20. ^"Euro 2016: Del Bosque hands debuts to eight players – MARCA English".Marca. 29 May 2016.
  21. ^Bouzas, Fabián (21 May 2016)."La selección gallega empata con Venezuela en su fiesta del fútbol"[Galicia national team draw with Venezuela in their football party].La Voz de Galicia.Retrieved26 September2020.
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  23. ^Denis Suárezat Soccerway
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