Francis Suárez (footballer)

Francisco "Francis" Manuel Suárez Arteaga (born 6 January 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career
Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Suárez came through local Las Palmas' youth system, making his senior debut with neighbouring Castillo whilst on loan. Upon his return, he then spent one full season with the B team, in the Tercera División. On 7 January 2007, he made his first official appearance for the main squad, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute in a 2–2 Segunda División away draw against Salamanca.

In the following seven campaigns, with the club always in the second tier, Suárez acted almost exclusively as a backup, his best output consisting of 20 games in 2007–08. He scored the first of only three competitive goals during his tenure on 14 November 2007, in a 2–4 home loss to Villarreal in the Copa del Rey.

Suárez was loaned to Ponferradina of the same league for 2010–11, appearing in only one sixth of the matches and also suffering team relegation. In the 2013–14 season, he was not even given a jersey number and, in June 2014, left to sign with Inter Turku in the Finnish Veikkausliiga.

Suárez scored in his first-ever game in top flight football, helping Inter to a 2–1 home win over Turun Palloseura on 8 June 2014.

Personal life
Suárez's twin brother, Sergio, was also a footballer and a midfielder, and both played mostly for Las Palmas during their careers.