Pelayo Suárez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is López.

Pelayo Suárez López (born 9 July 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender.^[1]

Pelayo Suárez

Personal information
Full name	Pelayo Suárez López
Date of birth	(1998-07-09) 9 July 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
	Xeitosa
2009–2017	Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2021	Sporting Gijón B	95	(1)
2020–2022	Sporting Gijón	4	(0)
2021–2022	→ Logroñés (loan)	27	(1)
2022–2023	Sabadell	11	(0)
2023–2024	Rayo Majadahonda	31	(1)
International career
2014	Spain U16	4	(0)
2014–2015	Spain U17	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 April 2024

Club career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, García joined Sporting de Gijón's Mareo in 2009, from Xeitosa CF.^[2] 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.^[3]

Suárez was definitely promoted to the B-team in 2017, but spent most of the campaign sidelined due to a pubalgia.^[4] He renewed his contract for a further two seasons on 28 June 2019,^[5] and scored his first senior goal the following 2 February, netting the opener in a 1–3 loss at Coruxo FC.^[6]

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.^[7] The following 30 August, he moved to Primera División RFEF side SD Logroñés on a one-year loan deal.^[8]

Personal life

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.^[9]