Pelayo Suárez López (born 9 July 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for SD Logroñés, on loan from Sporting de Gijón.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pelayo Suárez López | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Logroñés (on loan from Sporting Gijón) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Xeitosa | |||
| 2009–2017 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2021 | Sporting Gijón B | 95 | (1) |
| 2020– | Sporting Gijón | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Logroñés (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2014 | Spain U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Spain U17 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2021 | |||
Born in Gijón, Asturias, García joined Sporting de Gijón's Mareo in 2009, from Xeitosa CF.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 20 December 2014 at the age of just 16, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against SD Compostela.[2]
Suárez was definitely promoted to the B-team in 2017, but spent the most of the campaign sidelined due to a pubalgia.[3] He renewed his contract for a further two seasons on 28 June 2019,[4] and scored his first senior goal the following 2 February, netting the opener in a 1–3 loss at Coruxo FC.[5]
Suárez made his first team debut on 11 October 2020, replacing Jean-Sylvain Babin in a 0–1 away loss against Real Oviedo, which was the 109th Asturian derby.[6] The following 30 August, he moved to Primera División RFEF side SD Logroñés on a one-year loan deal.[7]
Suárez's father Juanma and his cousin Monchu were also footballers. The former was a midfielder, while the latter was a forward; both represented Sporting in the 1990s.[8]