Gabriel Suazo
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 Suazo with Colo-Colo in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Alonso Suazo Urbina | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Left-back, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toulouse | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colo-Colo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Colo-Colo B | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2023 | Colo-Colo | 167 | (8) |
| 2023– | Toulouse | 49 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Chile U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Chile U23 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017– | Chile | 28 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 June 2024 | |||
Gabriel Alonso Suazo Urbina (born 9 August 1997) is a Chilean professional
.Club career
After playing in the Colo-Colo youth teams since he was young,[1] Suazo made his first-team debut for the club on 19 July 2015 in a Copa Chile match against Deportes Concepción.[2]
After nine seasons with Colo-Colo, Suazo signed for French Ligue 1 club Toulouse on 16 January 2023.[3] He became the second Chilean footballer to play for them after Jorge Infante in the 1970s.[4] He helped his side win the Coupe de France in his first season, assisting a goal in Toulouse's 5–1 win over Nantes in the final.[5]
International career
Suazo was part of the Chile under-20 squad that won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 2015.[6] He also represented the under-20 team at the 2017 South American Championship, and later played for the under-23 team at the 2019 Toulon Tournament.[7]
Suazo received his first call-up for the senior Chile national team for pre-Copa América Centenario friendly matches against Jamaica and Mexico in May 2016, though he remained unused in both games.[8] He made his debut for Chile in a friendly match against Burkina Faso on 2 June 2017.[9]
In June 2024, Suazo was named in Chile's squad for the 2024 Copa América.[10] In their final group match against Canada, he was sent off after accumulating two yellow cards within the first 30 minutes as Chile exited the tournament in the group stage.[11]
Personal life
Suazo was born and raised in Santiago. Growing up, his main idols included Gonzalo Fierro and Matías Fernández.[12]
In March 2022, he married Gabriela Rojas,[13] with whom he had been in a relationship for eight years.[14] The couple had a son born in May 2023 in France.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 19 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colo-Colo B | 2014 | Chilean Segunda División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Colo-Colo | 2015–16 | Chilean Primera División | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Chilean Primera División | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Chilean Primera División | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | Chilean Primera División | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Chilean Primera División | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| 2020 | Chilean Primera División | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Chilean Primera División | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Chilean Primera División | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 38 | 3 | |
| Total | 167 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 232 | 10 | ||
| Toulouse | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[e] | 2 | 1[f] | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 217 | 8 | 34 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 297 | 14 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b c d e Appearance in Supercopa de Chile
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Six appearances in Copa Libertadores and two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
International
- As of match played 29 June 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 0 | |
Honours
Colo-Colo
- Transición 2017, 2022
- Copa Chile: 2016, 2019, 2021
- Supercopa de Chile: 2017, 2018, 2022
Toulouse
Chile U20
- L'Alcúdia Tournament: 2015
Individual
- Chilean Primera División Team of the Season: 2022[17]
References
- ^ "Gabriel Suazo: 'I don't know how Suazidane made it here!'". Ligue 1. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "COLO COLO DERROTÓ A DEPORTES CONCEPCIÓN Y SE ACERCA A OCTAVOS DE FINAL". ANFP.cl (in Spanish). Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ @toulousefc (16 January 2023). "Aujourd'hui, c'est le Blue Monday..." (in French). Retrieved 16 January 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ Romero, Jorge (17 January 2023). ""Una leyenda de Colo Colo": los 5 factores que destacaron en Francia sobre Gabriel Suazo". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Toulouse thrash Nantes 5–1 in French Cup final". Reuters. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Roggero, José (19 August 2015). "¡La Roja sub 20 es campeona en L'Alcúdia!". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Torneo Maurice Revello (Esperanzas de Toulon)". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Suazo: El ambicioso sparring de Pizzi". Goal (in Spanish). 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Chile se impone a Burkina Faso en su despedida rumbo a la Confederaciones". Radio Universidad de Chile (in Spanish). 3 June 2017.
El duelo sirvió para ver a jugadores que pueden ser alternativas como son los casos de Gabriel Suazo y Yerko Leiva, quienes debutaron con la camiseta de la estrella solitaria.
[The duel served to see players that could be alternative such as Gabriel Suazo and Yerko Leiva, both of whom debuted with the lone star's jersey.] - ^ "Nómina oficial – Selección Chilena – CONMEBOL Copa América EE.UU. 2024". La Roja (in Spanish). Football Federation of Chile. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Canada advances to Copa America quarterfinals with goalless draw vs. Chile". CBC.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "'La gente tiene un prejuicio hacia los futbolistas... yo tenía promedio 6,8'". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 24 March 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "¡Vivan los novios! Gabriel Suazo da un enorme paso en su vida al contraer matrimonio". redgol.cl (in Spanish). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Gabi Suazo no puede más de orgullo por el cariño que recibe su pareja, Gabriela Rojas: 'Se ha hecho muy famosa'". dalealbo.cl (in Spanish). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Se llenó de felicitaciones: Gabriel Suazo confirma el nacimiento de su primer hijo en Francia". dalealbo.cl (in Spanish). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Mayen, Philippe (29 April 2023). "Ô Toulouse... FC !" [Oh Toulouse... FC !]. French Football Federation (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "[Fotos] Los flamantes premiados de la Gala del Fútbol Chileno 2022". m.alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
External links
- Gabriel Suazo at Soccerway
- Toulouse Player Profile Archived 18 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine
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