Denis Suárez Fernández (; born 6 January 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Alavés.
Club career Early years Born in Salceda de Caselas, Pontevedra, Galicia, Suárez played youth football in his home country for Porriño Industrial and Celta Vigo.
Manchester City Suárez signed for English club Manchester City on 23 May 2011. Manchester City beat off interest from Barcelona, Chelsea and rivals Manchester United signing him for an initial fee of £900,000.
Suárez played in the 2011–12 pre-season friendly match against LA Galaxy, replacing Edin Džeko in 88th minute. He also converted a penalty in the penalty shootout in the same game. He was an unused substitute in the League Cup game against Birmingham City. In the next round of the League Cup, he made his competitive debut for the club when he replaced Samir Nasri in the 67th minute in the 5–2 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. On 17 May 2012, Suárez starred for Manchester City reserves against Manchester United reserves in Manchester Senior Cup, although Manchester City lost 0–2. In 2012, he was awarded Manchester City's Young Player of the Year as voted for by the fans.
Barcelona On 22 August 2013, Suárez returned to Spain and completed a transfer to Barcelona for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract. During the 2013–14 season he played mostly for Barcelona B in the Spanish Segunda División to continue his development.
Sevilla (loan)
In July 2014, Suárez was loaned to Sevilla on a two-season long deal as part of a swap deal which saw Ivan Rakitić move to Barcelona. He made his competitive debut on 12 August in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup at Cardiff City Stadium, playing 78 minutes before being substituted for José Antonio Reyes in the 0–2 defeat to Real Madrid. On 11 December, he scored the only goal of Sevilla's final Europa League group match against HNK Rijeka, sending the club through at the expense of Rijeka.
Villarreal On 29 August 2015, Suárez completed a transfer to Villarreal for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract which includes a buy back clause.
Return to Barcelona On 4 July 2016, Barcelona announced the return of Suárez after exercising the buy back clause. Barcelona paid €3.5 million and Suárez signed a four-year contract, with an option of a further year depending on the number of appearances. In his first season, Suárez managed only 12 La Liga starts.
Arsenal (loan) On 30 January 2019, Suárez returned to England temporarily, joining Premier League side Arsenal on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.
Celta Vigo
On 30 June 2019, Suárez again returned to Spain, signing a four-year deal to return to Celta Vigo, for a €16 million fee.Celta announced Denis sign, "Denis sign four year deal with celta", Goal, 30 June 2019
At the start of the 2022–23 season, after falling out with the club's president, Carlos Mouriño, Suárez was excluded from the first team for the rest of the campaign. Subsequently, he would later be loaned out to Espanyol in January 2023.
Espanyol (loan) On 30 January 2023, Suárez joined fellow top tier club Espanyol on loan until the end of the season, with Celta being set to receive a €200.000 fee for the immediate transfer, plus an equal fee in the case Espanyol successfully avoided relegation.
Villarreal return On 27 June 2023, after Espanyol's relegation, and his exclusion from Celta Vigo's squad, Suárez returned to Villarreal, signing on a three-year deal.
On 29 August 2025, Villarreal terminated Suárez's contract by mutual agreement.
Deportivo Alavés Hours after leaving Villarreal, it was announced that Suárez had joined fellow La Liga side Deportivo Alavés on a two-year contract until 2027. He made his debut for the club three days later on 30 August, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Atlético Madrid.
International career
Suárez has been capped by Spain U17 and has scored two goals for the team, against Moldova and Northern Ireland. He was also a member of the Spain U19 which won the 2012 Under-19 European Championship. Suárez was a 71st-minute substitute in the final against Greece and made six appearances at the Championships, scoring twice and playing 284 minutes.
On 29 May 2016, he made his senior debut coming on as second-half substitute for midfielder David Silva in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. A week earlier on 20 May, he had represented Galicia in the region's first match for eight years, a 1–1 draw with Venezuela.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupIncludes FA Cup and Copa del ReyLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCelta Vigo B2009–10Segunda División B40————402010–11110————110Total150————150Manchester City2011–12Premier League0000100000102012–13000010000010Total000020000020Barcelona B2013–14Segunda División367————367Sevilla (loan)2014–15La Liga31251—9Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League31Appearance in UEFA Super Cup0466Villarreal2015–16La Liga33420—131—485Barcelona2016–17La Liga26172—1Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League02Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España03632017–1818251—30102732018–192042—200082Total463165—6030718Arsenal (loan)2018–19Premier League40000020—60Celta Vigo2019–20La Liga26120———2812020–2135020———3702021–2238420———404Total99560———1055Espanyol2022–23La Liga180————180Villarreal2023–24La Liga4000—10—502024–2521110———221Total25110—10—271Alavés2025–26La Liga30120———321Career total33723326203144040633 Notes
Honours Club Sevilla UEFA Europa League: 2014–15
Barcelona La Liga: 2017–18, 2018–19 Copa del Rey: 2016–17, 2017–18 Supercopa de España: 2016
International Spain U19 UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2012 Spain U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2017
Individual
Manchester City's Young Player of the Year: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Top assist provider: 2015–16
References
External links
Villarreal CF official profile