José Aurelio Suárez

José Aurelio Suárez
Personal information
Full name José Aurelio Suárez García
Date of birth (1995-12-18) 18 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Tokushima Vortis
Number 1
Youth career
2009–2011 Roces
2011–2014 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Barcelona B 48 (0)
2017–2019 Peralada 23 (0)
2019–2021 Girona 0 (0)
2021 Gimnàstic 15 (1)
2021–2022 Alcorcón 1 (0)
2022– Tokushima Vortis 69 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2023

José Aurelio Suárez García (born 18 December 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Japanese club Tokushima Vortis.

Club career

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Born in Gijón, Asturias, Suárez started playing football for hometown club CD Roces, moving to FC Barcelona's youth system, La Masia, in 2011.[1][2] After progressing through its ranks, he was promoted to the B-team in 2014.[3]

Suárez played his first match as a professional on 31 January 2015, in a 1–4 away win against CE Sabadell FC for the Segunda División championship.[4][5] His performance was praised by the media.[6]

On 7 July 2017, after being a regular starter in the B-side's promotion to the second level, free agent Suárez signed a four-year deal with La Liga side Girona FC.[7] On 25 August, however, he suffered a shoulder injury which kept him out for four months.[8]

On 18 January 2021, Suárez terminated his contract with Girona,[9] and signed for third division side Gimnàstic de Tarragona just hours later.[10] On 3 April, he scored a last-minute equalizer in a 2–2 home draw against Villarreal CF B.[11]

On 12 July 2021, Suárez returned to the second division after agreeing to a two-year deal with AD Alcorcón.[12] A backup to Dani Jiménez, he featured in three matches overall before being transferred to Japanese club Tokushima Vortis on 28 January 2022.[13]

Club statistics

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As of match played 11 December 2023[14]
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2014–15 Segunda División 17 0 17 0
2015–16 Segunda División B 1 0 1 0
2016–17 30 0 3[a] 0 33 0
Total 48 0 0 0 3 0 51 0
Peralada 2018-19 Segunda División B 23 0 23 0
Total 23 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Girona 2020-21 Segunda División B 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Gimnàstic 2020–21 Segunda División B 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Alcorcón 2021–22 Segunda División 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Tokushima Vortis 2022 J2 League 34 0 0 0 1[c] 0 35 0
2023 35 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
Total 69 0 0 0 1 0 70 0
Career total 150 0 2 0 4 0 156 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de Catalunya
  3. ^ Appearance in J.League Cup

Honours

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Barcelona

References

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  1. ^ "Un '10' en todo" [A '10' at all] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. ^ "José Aurelio Suárez, el estirón del niño que solo quería ser portero" [José Aurelio Suárez, the growth spurt child who only wanted to be a goalkeeper] (in Spanish). Sport. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Barça B pre-season plans". FC Barcelona. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  4. ^ "FC Barcelona B get back on track with 4–1 win at Sabadell". FC Barcelona. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  5. ^ "El Barça B coge aire tras golear al Sabadell" [Barça B get air after thrashing Sabadell] (in Spanish). Sport. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Suárez responde al reto y seguirá como portero titular del filial" [Suárez responds to the challenge and will continue as goalkeeper of the reserves] (in Spanish). Sport. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  7. ^ "José Aurelio Suárez, nuevo jugador del Girona FC" [José Aurelio Suárez, new player of Girona FC] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  8. ^ "El portero José Aurelio Suárez, cuatro meses de baja" [Goalkeeper José Aurelio Suárez, four months out] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  9. ^ "El Girona FC y Suárez acuerdan la rescisión del contrato del futbolista asturiano" [Girona FC and Suárez agree the rescision of contract of the Asturian footballer] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  10. ^ "J. Suárez, nova incorporació a la porteria grana" [J. Suárez, new addition to the grana goal] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Suárez (Nàstic) se une a la moda de los porteros goleadores" [Suárez (Nàstic) joins the party of the goalkeepers who have scored] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  12. ^ "José Aurelio Suárez, nuevo futbolista de la A.D. Alcorcón" [José Aurelio Suárez, new footballer of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Traspaso de Jose Aurelio Suárez a Tokushima Vortis" [Transfer of Jose Aurelio Suárez to Tokushima Vortis] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  14. ^ José Aurelio Suárez at Soccerway
  15. ^ "First Youth League title goes Barcelona's way". UEFA.com. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
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