Róber Pier

Róber Pier
	Pier with Deportivo in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Roberto Suárez Pier
Date of birth	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
2012–2016	Deportivo B
2015–2019	Deportivo La Coruña
2016–2019	→ Levante (loan)
2019–2023	Levante
2023–	Sporting Gijón
	*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

Deportivo

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

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

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

Honours

Levante

Segunda División: 2016–17^[7]

References

^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ R. Barbero, Alberto (12 March 2016). "20 años sí es algo" [20 years is indeed something]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2016.
^ "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.
^ Alemán, José Manuel (13 May 2017). "A punto de campeonar" [About to become champions] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b Molins, José (20 May 2017). "La profesionalidad de un campeón" [The professionalism of champions]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ Yordi, Juan (2 August 2017). "Róber Pier, cedido al Levante" [Róber Pier, loaned to Levante]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2017.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.

External links

Róber Pier at BDFutbol
Róber Pier at Soccerway

[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.

[SEGUNDA-7] 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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