Javier Suárez (footballer)
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Javier Suárez Belisario | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 May 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guárico, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Atlético San Luis (on loan from Cruz Azul) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Pachuca | |||||||||||||||||
| Cruz Azul | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Cruz Azul | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Atlético San Luis (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Mexico U17 | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Venezuela U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
José Javier Suárez Belisario (born 4 May 2006) is a Mexican-Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX club Atlético San Luis, on loan from Cruz Azul.
Early life
Suárez was born on 4 May 2006 in Guárico, Venezuela. The son of José Gregorio Suárez and Pilar Belisario, he moved with his family to Mexico in 2010 and obtained Mexican citizenship in 2016.[1] Growing up, he played baseball and started playing football at the age of seven.[2]
Club career
As a youth player, Suárez joined the youth academy of Mexican side Pachuca. Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of Mexican side Cruz Azul and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2023. On 12 February 2025, he debuted for them during a 5–0 home win over Real Hope in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.[3]
Style of play
Suárez plays as a defender and is right-footed. Mexican newspaper Récord wrote in 2024 that he "has shown confidence and solidity in one-on-one situations, as well as a notable ability to join the attack with quick and effective exits".[4]
References
- ^ "Javier Suárez, el canterano de Cruz Azul que se lo pelean México y Venezuela" [Javier Suárez, the Cruz Azul youth player who is fighting between Mexico and Venezuela] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportes. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ "Javier Suárez, el venezolano que llegó por 'accidente' a Cruz Azul y a la Selección Mexicana" [Javier Suárez, the Venezuelan who arrived by 'accident' to Cruz Azul and the Mexican National Team] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ Javier Suárez at Soccerway
- ^ "Javier Suárez y Josué Díaz, joyas defensivas de Cruz Azul que podrían dar el salto al primer equipo" [Javier Suárez and Josué Díaz, defensive jewels of Cruz Azul who could make the jump to the first team] (in Spanish). Récord. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2025.