# Damián Suárez

Damián Nicolás Suárez Suárez (born 27 April 1988) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Uruguayan Primera División club Peñarol.
After starting out at Defensor, he went on to spend the vast majority of his career in Spain, notably making 295 competitive appearances for Getafe.
Suárez made his debut for the Uruguay national team in 2022.

## Club career

Born in Montevideo, Suárez spent four seasons at his hometown club Defensor Sporting after joining as an 11-year old, winning the 2008 Uruguayan Primera División. In early June 2011 he moved to La Liga with Sporting de Gijón, 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. 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 Asturians and joined Elche CF in the Segunda División. He scored his first goal in Spain on 2 March 2013, his team's first in a 2–1 win at Recreativo de Huelva. 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 penalty kick for the first in a 1–1 away draw against Villarreal CF. On 7 July 2015, he signed for Getafe CF in the same league on a three-year deal.
On 20 April 2022, after taking the field in the 2–0 away defeat of RC Celta de Vigo, 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 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas on 9 February 2024. On 16 September, however, he returned to Uruguayan football by signing with Peñarol until December 2025.

## International career

Suárez represented Uruguay at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship and the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. After several call-ups to the senior team, he made his full debut on 27 January 2022 in a 1–0 win against Paraguay in the 2022 FIFA World Cup 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

    As of match played 1 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Defensor | 2007–08 | Uruguayan Primera División | 15 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Defensor | 2008–09 | Uruguayan Primera División | 5 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Defensor | 2009–10 | Uruguayan Primera División | 24 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| Defensor | 2010–11 | Uruguayan Primera División | 23 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Defensor | Total | Total | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 2 |
| Sporting Gijón | 2011–12 | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Elche | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 1 |
| Elche | 2013–14 | La Liga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 |
| Elche | 2014–15 | La Liga | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 1 |
| Elche | Total | Total | 98 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 3 |
| Getafe | 2015–16 | La Liga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 0 |
| Getafe | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Getafe | 2017–18 | La Liga | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 1 |
| Getafe | 2018–19 | La Liga | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 0 |
| Getafe | 2019–20 | La Liga | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 |
| Getafe | 2020–21 | La Liga | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 1 |
| Getafe | 2021–22 | La Liga | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 0 |
| Getafe | 2022–23 | La Liga | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 1 |
| Getafe | 2023–24 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Getafe | Total | Total | 277 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 295 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 442 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 497 | 9 |
* 1 2 3 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearance in Uruguayan Primera División championship playoff
* ↑ Appearances in La Liga play-offs
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Uruguay | 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 7 | 0 |

## Honours

Defensor
* Uruguayan Primera División: 2007–08
Elche
* Segunda División: 2012–13
Peñarol
* Uruguayan Primera División: 2024