Róber Pier

Roberto "Róber" Suárez Pier (born 16 February 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Levante UD.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Pier.
Róber Pier
Personal information
Full name Roberto Suárez Pier[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995
Place of birth Oleiros, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Levante
Number 4
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– Levante 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2019

Career

Born in Oleiros, A Coruña, Galicia,[2] Róber was a youth product of Deportivo de La Coruña. He made his debut as a senior with the reserves in 2012, representing the side in Tercera División.

Róber made his official debut for the first team on 2 December 2015, starting in a 2–1 away win against UE Llagostera, for the season's Copa del Rey.[3] He made his La Liga debut on 12 March 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Álex Bergantiños in a 0–3 away loss against Atlético Madrid.[4]

On 6 July 2016, Róber was loaned to Levante UD in Segunda División, for one year.[5] He scored his first professional goal the following 13 May, netting his team's second in a 2–1 home win against Girona FC.

On 2 August 2017, after achieving top tier promotion, Róber renewed with Dépor until 2020 and immediately returned to Levante on a one-year loan deal.[6] The following 7 July, his loan was extended for a further campaign.[7]

On 2 September 2019, Róber signed a permanent four-year contract with the Granotas.[8]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Róber Pier: "Mucha gente pregunta quién soy después de pedirme una foto"" [Róber Pier: "Too many people ask me who I am after asking for a photo"] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. "Mucho Depor para un Llagostera que no aprovechó sus opciones" [Too much Depor for Llagostera that did not profit from chances] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  4. "20 años sí es algo" [20 years is something] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  5. "Róber jugará cedido en el Levante una temporada" [Róber will play on loan at Levante for a season] (in Spanish). Deportivo de La Coruña. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  6. "Róber Pier, cedido al Levante" [Róber Pier, loaned to Levante] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
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