Diego Suárez (footballer, born 1992)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Orlando Suárez Saucedo | ||
| Date of birth | October 7, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San José | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Blooming | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2016 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 137 | (14) |
| 2014 | → Blooming (loan) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Oriente Petrolero | 54 | (1) |
| 2019– | San José | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Bolivia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Bolivia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2019 | |||
Diego Orlando Suárez Saucedo (born 7 October 1992, in Santa Ana del Yacuma, Beni) is a Bolivian professional football player who currently plays for Club San José.
Career
Although Suárez did not play for Blooming in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano, he made his debut for the club in the Copa Libertadores on 1 February 2007, coming off the bench against Brazilian side Santos, becoming, at the age of 14 years and 4 months, the youngest-ever player in the history of the Copa Libertadores, a record that he still holds.[1][2]
In late March 2007, the Bolivian media claimed that Diego was about to be given a trial by the famous English football club, Chelsea. These rumors were soon quashed as Chelsea never contacted him to give him a trial.[3] The young Bolivian did make his way to Europe and in late November was signed by Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.[4]
Suárez signed with Club San José for the 2019 season.[5]
International career
During January 2009, Suárez played in the South American Youth Championship for the Bolivian U-20 team, later in the year, he joined the Bolivian U-17 squad in Chile for the FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifiers.
References
- ^ "Quién es el jugador más joven en disputar la Libertadores" [Who is the youngest player to play in the Libertadores?]. espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish). 30 March 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Los niños están de moda" [Children are in fashion]. elpais.com (in Spanish). 7 February 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Bolivian 14-year-old stunned by Chelsea reports". FIFA. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2007.
- ^ "Боливийский мегаталант в "Динамо"" [Bolivian megatalent in "Dynamo"]. football.ua (in Ukrainian). 24 November 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
- ^ "San José refuerza las bandas, el medio y potencia el ataque". www.diez.bo (in Spanish). 1 January 2019.
External links
- Diego Suárez at Soccerway
- Diego Suárez at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Diego Suárez at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)