Gabriel Suazo
{{short description|Chilean footballer (born 1997)}}
{{family name hatnote|Suazo|Urbina|lang=Spanish}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gabriel Suazo
| image = Audax Italiano v Colo-Colo 20200209 42.jpg
| upright =
| caption = Suazo with Colo-Colo in 2020
| full_name = Gabriel Alonso Suazo Urbina
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|8|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Santiago, Chile
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Left-back, midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Colo-Colo
| years1 = 2014
| clubs1 = Colo-Colo B
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2015–2023
| clubs2 = Colo-Colo
| caps2 = 167
| goals2 = 8
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = Toulouse
| caps3 = 79
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam1 = Chile U20
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019–2020
| nationalteam2 = Chile U23
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2017–
| nationalteam3 = Chile
| nationalcaps3 = 35
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 25 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 10 June 2025
}}
Gabriel Alonso Suazo Urbina (born 9 August 1997) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a left-back or midfielder for Chile national team.
Club career
After playing in the Colo-Colo youth teams since he was young,{{cite web|url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/One-To-Watch/2024/04/03/gabriel-suazo-quot-i-don-t-know-how-suazidane-made-it-here-quot|title=Gabriel Suazo: 'I don't know how Suazidane made it here!'|publisher=Ligue 1|date=4 April 2024|access-date=30 June 2024}} Suazo made his first-team debut for the club on 19 July 2015 in a Copa Chile match against Deportes Concepción.{{cite web|url=https://www.anfp.cl/noticia/24227/colo-colo-derroto-a-deportes-concepcion-y-se-acerca-a-octavos-de-final|title=COLO COLO DERROTÓ A DEPORTES CONCEPCIÓN Y SE ACERCA A OCTAVOS DE FINAL|publisher=Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional|website=ANFP.cl|language=es|date=19 July 2015|access-date=30 June 2024}}
After nine seasons with Colo-Colo, Suazo signed for French Ligue 1 club Toulouse on 16 January 2023.{{cite instagram|user=toulousefc|postid=Cnewu5yM_rT|title=Aujourd’hui, c’est le Blue Monday...|date=16 January 2023|access-date=16 January 2023|language=fr}} He became the second Chilean footballer to play for them after Jorge Infante in the 1970s.{{cite news |last1=Romero |first1=Jorge |title="Una leyenda de Colo Colo": los 5 factores que destacaron en Francia sobre Gabriel Suazo |url=https://www.encancha.cl/chilenos-por-el-mundo/2023/1/17/una-leyenda-de-colo-colo-los-factores-que-destacaron-en-francia-sobre-gabriel-suazo-198950/|website=En Cancha|date=17 January 2023|access-date=15 January 2024|language=es}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/toulouse-thrash-nantes-5-1-french-cup-final-2023-04-29/|title=Toulouse thrash Nantes 5–1 in French Cup final|publisher=Reuters|date=29 April 2023|access-date=30 June 2024}}
International career
Suazo was part of the Chile under-20 squad that won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 2015.{{Cite web|first=José|last=Roggero|title=¡La Roja sub 20 es campeona en L’Alcúdia!|url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/dia/2015/08/19/la-roja-sub-20-es-campeona-en-lalcudia/|website=El Mostrador|date=19 August 2015|access-date=17 October 2022 |language=es}} 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.{{cite web|title=Nóminas de Chile para Torneo Maurice Revello (Esperanzas de Toulon)|url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1970/01/nominas-de-chile-para-esperanzas-de-toulon.html|website=Partidos de La Roja|access-date=16 June 2022|language=es}}
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.{{Cite news|title=Suazo: El ambicioso sparring de Pizzi|url=http://www.goal.com/es-cl/news/4768/selecci%C3%B3n/2016/05/29/24068072/suazo-el-ambicioso-sparring-de-pizzi|website=Goal|date=29 May 2016 |accessdate=29 June 2016|language=es}} He made his debut for Chile in a friendly match against Burkina Faso on 2 June 2017.{{Cite news|title=Chile se impone a Burkina Faso en su despedida rumbo a la Confederaciones|url=https://radio.uchile.cl/2017/06/03/chile-se-impone-a-burkina-faso-en-su-despedida-rumbo-a-la-confederaciones/|website=Radio Universidad de Chile|date=3 June 2017|language=es|quote=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.|trans-quote=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.}}
In June 2024, Suazo was named in Chile's squad for the 2024 Copa América.{{cite web|url=https://laroja.cl/new/nmina-oficial-seleccin-chilena-conmebol-copa-amrica-eeuu-2024|title=Nómina oficial – Selección Chilena – CONMEBOL Copa América EE.UU. 2024|publisher=Football Federation of Chile|website=La Roja|date=13 June 2024|access-date=13 June 2024|language=es}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/copa-america-recap-june-29-1.7250950|title=Canada advances to Copa America quarterfinals with goalless draw vs. Chile|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|website=CBC.ca|date=29 June 2024|access-date=30 June 2024}}
Personal life
Suazo was born and raised in Santiago. Growing up, his main idols included Gonzalo Fierro and Matías Fernández.{{cite web|url=http://www.economiaynegocios.cl/noticias/noticias.asp?id=556557|title='La gente tiene un prejuicio hacia los futbolistas... yo tenía promedio 6,8'|work=El Mercurio|language=es|date=24 March 2019|access-date=30 June 2024}}
In March 2022, he married Gabriela Rojas,{{cite web|url=https://redgol.cl/colocolo/Vivan-los-novios-Gabriel-Suazo-da-un-enorme-paso-en-su-vida-al-contraer-matrimonio-20220331-0048.html|title=¡Vivan los novios! Gabriel Suazo da un enorme paso en su vida al contraer matrimonio|website=redgol.cl|language=es|date=31 March 2022|access-date=30 June 2024}} with whom he had been in a relationship for eight years.{{cite web|url=https://dalealbo.cl/colocolo/Colo-Colo-Gabi-Suazo-orgulloso-por-el-carino-que-recibe-su-pareja-Gabriela-Rojas-20220209-0016.html|title=Gabi Suazo no puede más de orgullo por el cariño que recibe su pareja, Gabriela Rojas: 'Se ha hecho muy famosa'|website=dalealbo.cl|language=es|date=9 February 2022|access-date=30 June 2024}} The couple had a son born in May 2023 in France.{{cite web|url=https://dalealbo.cl/internacional/se-lleno-de-felicitaciones-gabriel-suazo-confirma-el-nacimiento-de-su-primer-hijo-en-francia-20230514-DLA-4936.html|title=Se llenó de felicitaciones: Gabriel Suazo confirma el nacimiento de su primer hijo en Francia|website=dalealbo.cl|language=es|date=14 May 2023|access-date=30 June 2024}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|match played on 17 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Colo-Colo B
|2014 |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="9"|Colo-Colo
|7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|Chilean Primera División |23 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearances in Copa Libertadores|name=Libertadores}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2017
|Chilean Primera División |14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=Supercopa|Appearance in Supercopa de Chile}} | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2018
|Chilean Primera División |19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=Libertadores}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=Supercopa}} | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2019
|Chilean Primera División |23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=Sudamericana|Appearances in Copa Sudamericana}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=Supercopa}} | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| 2020
|Chilean Primera División |30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=Libertadores}} | 1 | 1{{efn|name=Supercopa}} | 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{{efn|Six appearances in Copa Libertadores and two appearances in Copa Sudamericana}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=Supercopa}} | 0 | 38 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!167 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 232 | 10 | |
| rowspan="4"|Toulouse
|18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24
|Ligue 1 |31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 2 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Trophée des Champions}} | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
| 2024–25
|Ligue 1 |29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!79 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 3 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!247 | 8 | 37 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 330 | 14 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 10 June 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="6"|Chile
|2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 35 | 0 |
Honours
Colo-Colo
- Chilean Primera División: 2015–A, Transición 2017, 2022
- Copa Chile: 2016, 2019, 2021
- Supercopa de Chile: 2017, 2018, 2022
Toulouse
- Coupe de France: 2022–23{{Cite web|first=Philippe|last=Mayen|title=Ô Toulouse... FC !|trans-title=Oh Toulouse... FC !|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/10181-o-toulouse-fc-.html|website=French Football Federation|date=29 April 2023|access-date=1 May 2023|language=fr}}
Chile U20
- L'Alcúdia Tournament: 2015
Individual
- Chilean Primera División Team of the Season: 2022{{Cite web |title=[Fotos] Los flamantes premiados de la Gala del Fútbol Chileno 2022|url=https://www.alairelibre.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/campeonato-nacional/los-flamantes-premiados-de-la-gala-del-futbol-chileno-2022/2022-11-11/003529.html |website=m.alairelibre.cl|access-date=11 January 2023|language=es}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Soccerway|gabriel-alonso-suazo-urbina/334592}}
- [https://www.toulousefc.com/en/node/81554 Toulouse Player Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118193628/https://www.toulousefc.com/en/node/81554 |date=18 January 2023 }}
{{Toulouse FC squad}}
{{Chile squad 2024 Copa América}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Suazo, Gabriel}}
Category:Footballers from Santiago, Chile
Category:Chilean men's footballers
Category:21st-century Chilean sportsmen
Category:Chile men's international footballers
Category:2024 Copa América players
Category:Chile men's under-20 international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Chilean Primera División players
Category:Segunda División Profesional de Chile players
Category:Colo-Colo B footballers
Category:Colo-Colo footballers
Category:Chilean expatriate men's footballers