Cristián Fernando Suárez Figueroa (born February 6, 1987), is a Chilean football defender for Unión San Felipe.
 Suárez with Everton in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristián Fernando Suárez Figueroa | ||
| Date of birth | February 6, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | San Felipe, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión San Felipe | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Unión San Felipe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | Unión San Felipe | 16 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Corinthians (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Chacarita Juniors (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → O'Higgins (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Olhanense (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Cobreloa | 92 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | → Universidad de Chile (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Universidad de Chile | 41 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | → Everton (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Everton | 127 | (4) |
| 2021–2025 | Palestino | 135 | (11) |
| 2026 | Deportes Concepción | 10 | (0) |
| 2026– | Unión San Felipe | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Chile U20 | 16 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 May 2026 | |||
Club career
editBorn in San Felipe, before moving to Corinthians in December 2007, he played for Unión San Felipe.[2] He played three official matches, and one friendly, against CENE, for Corinthians.[3] Cristián Suárez joined Chacarita Juniors of Argentina on July 31, 2008.[4]
Suárez spent five seasons with Palestino from 2021 to 2025.[5]
On 22 December 2025, Suárez signed with Deportes Concepción.[6] He ended his contract in June 2026 and returned to his training club, Unión San Felipe on 1 July.[7]
International career
editSuárez played the 2007 South American Youth Championship,[8] helping Chile qualify to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup where he also participated, and was called up for a match between the Chile and Argentina senior national teams.[9] He was also called up to the senior Chile squad for a friendly against the United States in January 2015.[10]
Honors
edit- Universidad de Chile
- Primera División de Chile (1): 2014 Apertura
- Supercopa de Chile (1): 2015
- Copa Chile (1): 2015
- Chile
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Third place: 2007
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 13 May 2026[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Corinthians (loan) | 2008 | Série A | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| O'Higgins (loan) | 2009 | Liga de Primera | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Unión San Felipe | 2010 | Liga de Primera | 16 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Olhanense (loan) | 2010-11 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Cobreloa | 2011 | Liga de Primera | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2013 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | — | 23 | 4 | |||
| 2013–14 | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 92 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 103 | 7 | |||
| Universidad de Chile (loan) | 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Cobreloa | 2014–15 | Liga de Primera | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Universidad de Chile | 2014–15 | Liga de Primera | 24 | 1 | — | 3[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 1 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | 17 | 3 | — | 2[g] | 0 | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 4 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 5 | |||
| Everton (loan) | 2015–16 | Liga de Primera | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Everton | 2016–17 | Liga de Primera | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[h] | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[i] | 0 | — | 46 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 127 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 147 | 5 | |||
| Palestino | 2021 | Liga de Primera | 32 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8[j] | 0 | — | 46 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2023 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7[k] | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10[l] | 1 | — | 44 | 6 | |||
| 2025 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6[m] | 1 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| Total | 135 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 31 | 2 | — | 188 | 14 | |||
| Deportes Concepción | 2026 | Liga de Primera | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 442 | 24 | 49 | 5 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 550 | 31 | ||
- ↑ Two appearances in Campeonato Paulista
- ↑ Four appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Four appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Three appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Four appearances in Supercopa de Chile
- ↑ Two appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Two appearances in Copa sudamericana
- ↑ Two appearances in Copa sudamericana
- ↑ Eight appearances in Copa sudamericana
- ↑ Seven appearances in Copa sudamericana
- ↑ Ten appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Six appearances in Copa Sudamericana
References
edit- ↑ Cristián Suárez Perfil Sitio Oficial Universidad de Chile Archived February 23, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Cristian Suárez se apresenta no Corinthians" (in Portuguese). Bahia em Foco. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 24, 2007.
- ↑ "Chileno Suárez está fora do Timão" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. July 30, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2008.
- ↑ "Un defensor chileno llega a san martin" (in Spanish). patagónico net. July 30, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2008.
- ↑ Martínez, Nelson (December 11, 2025). "Movidas 2026: Cristián Suárez deja Palestino y se acerca a un viejo amor del fútbol chileno". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved December 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Deportes Concepción oficializó la contratación de Cristián Suárez". Cooperativa (in Spanish). December 22, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
- ↑ Vera, Pablo (July 1, 2026). "Sorpresa en el mercado chileno: dejó su club en Primera y fichó en la B". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved July 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Suárez: 'Timão é um dos maiores do mundo'" (in Portuguese). Gazeta on Line. Archived from the original on January 22, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2007.
- ↑ "Corinthians confirma contratação de Suárez" (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. Archived from the original on December 16, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
- ↑ "Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli names home-based squad for USA friendly". ca2015.com. January 21, 2015. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ↑ Cristián Suárez at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
Enternal links
edit- Cristián Suárez at Soccerway
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