Róber Pier

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Róber Pier
Pier with Deportivo in 2016
Personal information
Full name Roberto Suárez Pier[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Oleiros, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Sporting Gijón
Number 22
Youth career
Deportivo La Coruña
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Deportivo B 113 (4)
2015–2019 Deportivo La Coruña 2 (0)
2016–2019Levante (loan) 84 (2)
2019–2023 Levante 84 (1)
2023– Sporting Gijón 42 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:22, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Roberto "Róber" Suárez Pier (born 16 February 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sporting de Gijón.

Club career

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Deportivo

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Born in Oleiros, Galicia, Pier was a youth product of Deportivo de La Coruña. He made his debut as a senior with their reserves in 2012, spending several years with the side in Tercera División.[2]

Pier made his competitive debut for the first team on 2 December 2015, starting in a 2–1 away win against UE Llagostera in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[3] His first match in La Liga took place on 12 March 2016, when he came on as a second-half substitute for Álex Bergantiños in a 3–0 away loss to Atlético Madrid.[4]

Levante

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

On 2 August 2017, after achieving top-tier promotion as champions,[7] Pier renewed with Deportivo until 2020 and immediately returned to Levante on a one-year loan deal.[8] The following 7 July, the move was extended for a further season.[9]

Pier signed a permanent four-year contract at the Estadi Ciutat de València on 2 September 2019.[10]

Sporting Gijón

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On 1 August 2023, free agent Pier agreed to a two-year deal with Sporting de Gijón in the second division.[11]

Honours

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Levante

References

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  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. ^ Centeno, Alexandre (9 January 2016). "Róber Pier: «Mucha gente pregunta quién soy después de pedirme una foto»" [Róber Pier: "Many people ask me who I am after asking for a photo"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Mucho Depor para un Llagostera que no aprovechó sus opciones" [Too much Depor for a Llagostera that did not profit from their chances]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  4. ^ R. Barbero, Alberto (12 March 2016). "20 años sí es algo" [20 years is indeed something]. Marca (in Spanish). 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 La Coruña. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  6. ^ Alemán, José Manuel (13 May 2017). "A punto de campeonar" [About to become champions] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b Molins, José (20 May 2017). "La profesionalidad de un campeón" [The professionalism of champions]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  8. ^ Yordi, Juan (2 August 2017). "Róber Pier, cedido al Levante" [Róber Pier, loaned to Levante]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Róber Pier, nuevo futbolista del Real Sporting" [Róber Pier, new footballer of Real Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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