Roberto "Róber" Suárez Pier (born 16 February 1995) is a Galician-Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sporting de Gijón.
 Pier with Deportivo in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Suárez Pier[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Oleiros, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo La Coruña | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Deportivo B | 113 | (4) |
| 2015–2019 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | → Levante (loan) | 84 | (2) |
| 2019–2023 | Levante | 84 | (1) |
| 2023– | Sporting Gijón | 42 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:22, 1 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editDeportivo
editBorn in Oleiros, Galicia, Pier was a youth product of Deportivo de La Coruña. He made his debut as a senior with their reserves in 2012, spending several years with the side in Tercera División.[2]
Pier made his competitive debut for the first team on 2 December 2015, starting in a 2–1 away win against UE Llagostera in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[3] His first match in La Liga took place on 12 March 2016, when he came on as a second-half substitute for Álex Bergantiños in a 3–0 away loss to Atlético Madrid.[4]
Levante
editOn 6 July 2016, Pier was loaned to Segunda División club Levante UD for one year.[5] He scored his first professional goal the following 13 May, his team's second in the 2–1 home victory over Girona FC.[6]
On 2 August 2017, after achieving top-tier promotion as champions,[7] Pier renewed with Deportivo until 2020 and immediately returned to Levante on a one-year loan deal.[8] The following 7 July, the move was extended for a further season.[9]
Pier signed a permanent four-year contract at the Estadi Ciutat de València on 2 September 2019.[10]
Sporting Gijón
editOn 1 August 2023, free agent Pier agreed to a two-year deal with Sporting de Gijón in the second division.[11]
Honours
editLevante
References
edit- ^ "Acta del partido celebrado el 12 de mayo de 2019, en Girona" [Minutes of the match held on 12 May 2019, in Girona] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Centeno, Alexandre (9 January 2016). "Róber Pier: "Mucha gente pregunta quién soy después de pedirme una foto"" [Róber Pier: "Many people ask me who I am after asking for a photo"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Mucho Depor para un Llagostera que no aprovechó sus opciones" [Too much Depor for a Llagostera that did not profit from their chances]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ R. Barbero, Alberto (12 March 2016). "20 años sí es algo" [20 years is indeed something]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Róber jugará cedido en el Levante una temporada" [Róber will play on loan at Levante for a season] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ Alemán, José Manuel (13 May 2017). "A punto de campeonar" [About to become champions] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ a b Molins, José (20 May 2017). "La profesionalidad de un campeón" [The professionalism of champions]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ Yordi, Juan (2 August 2017). "Róber Pier, cedido al Levante" [Róber Pier, loaned to Levante]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Levante UD and the RC Deportivo have reached an agreement for the loan of Róber Pier". Levante UD. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Róber Pier se convierte en jugador del Levante UD" [Róber Pier becomes a Levante UD player] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Róber Pier, nuevo futbolista del Real Sporting" [Róber Pier, new footballer of Real Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
External links
edit- Róber Pier at BDFutbol
- Róber Pier at Soccerway
