Pedro Darío Suárez Castro (born 8 August 1992) is a Cuban footballer who currently plays for FC Tulsa in the USL Championship.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pedro Darío Suárez Castro[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1992-08-08) 8 August 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Cerro, Havana, Cuba | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Tulsa | ||
Number | 92 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | La Habana | ||
2016–2017 | AFC Ann Arbor | 17 | (11) |
2018–2019 | Miami FC | 24 | (10) |
2020– | FC Tulsa | 77 | (28) |
National team | |||
2011 | Cuba U-20 | 3 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Cuba | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2022 |
In 2016, Suárez joined AFC Ann Arbor in the National Premier Soccer League.[2][3] In June 2017, he received a 6-month suspension for kicking the ball against a referee.[4]
On 2 May 2018, Suárez joined Miami FC 2 of the National Premier Soccer League.[5]
On 18 December 2019, Suárez moved to the USL Championship, joining FC Tulsa ahead of their 2020 season.[6]
He made his international debut for Cuba in an August 2014 friendly match against Panama and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals.
He was called up to the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States and played in games against Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago, before defecting during his time there.[1]
Suárez reportedly left his Charlotte hotel for a walk to the supermarket in July 2015, but did not return to the national team set-up.[7] He was the third Cuban player to defect during the tournament, after Keyler García and Arael Argüelles, with Ariel Martinez following him to be the fourth.[8]
Cuba squad – 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
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FC Tulsa – current squad | |
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