Róber Pier

Spanish footballer

Róber Pier
Personal information
Pier with Deportivo in 2016
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)
2016–2019	→ Levante (loan)	84	(2)
2019–2023	Levante	84	(1)
2023–	Sporting Gijón	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:59, 29 November 2023 (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.