Cristián Suárez

Not to be confused with the Ecuadorian footballer Christian Suárez or the Argentine singer Cristian Zuárez.
Cristián Suárez
Personal information
Full name Cristián Fernando Suárez Figueroa
Date of birth (1987-02-06) February 6, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth San Felipe, Chile
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Palestino
Number 13
Youth career
2003–2006 Unión San Felipe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Unión San Felipe 69 (0)
2008 → Corinthians (loan) 3 (0)
2008–2009 → Chacarita Juniors (loan) 32 (0)
2009–2010 → O'Higgins (loan) 17 (0)
2011 → Olhanense (loan) 7 (0)
2011–2015 Cobreloa 93 (5)
2014–2015 → Universidad de Chile (loan) 24 (1)
2015–2017 Universidad de Chile 17 (3)
2016–2017 → Everton (loan) 28 (2)
2017–2020 Everton 99 (2)
2021– Palestino 33 (3)
International career
2007 Chile U-20 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2022

Cristián Fernando Suárez Figueroa (born February 6, 1987), is a Chilean football defender who currently plays for Palestino.

Club career

Born in San Felipe, before moving to Corinthians in December 2007, he played for Unión San Felipe.[2] He played three official matches, and one friendly, against CENE, for Corinthians.[3] Cristián Suárez joined Chacarita Juniors of Argentina on July 31, 2008.[4]

International career

Suárez played the 2007 South American Youth Championship,[5] helping Chile qualify to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup where he also participated, and was called up for a match between the Chile and Argentina senior national teams.[6] He was also called up to the senior Chile squad for a friendly against the United States in January 2015.[7]

Honors

Club

Universidad de Chile

International

References

  1. ^ Cristián Suárez Perfil Sitio Oficial Universidad de Chile Archived February 23, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Cristian Suárez se apresenta no Corinthians" (in Portuguese). Bahia em Foco. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 24, 2007.
  3. ^ "Chileno Suárez está fora do Timão" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. July 30, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2008.
  4. ^ "Un defensor chileno llega a san martin" (in Spanish). patagónico net. July 30, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2008.
  5. ^ "Suárez: 'Timão é um dos maiores do mundo'" (in Portuguese). Gazeta on Line. Archived from the original on January 22, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2007.
  6. ^ "Corinthians confirma contratação de Suárez" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. Archived from the original on December 16, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
  7. ^ "Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli names home-based squad for USA friendly". ca2015.com. January 21, 2015. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.


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