New England Revolution sign US youth international Santiago Suárez
TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Signing The New England Revolution have signed 17-year-old defender Santiago Suárez to a multi-year, multi-layered contract, the club announced Monday.
Updated September 20, 2024
SANTIAGO SUÁREZ AT A GLANCE:
PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Signed as the 11th Homegrown Player in Revolution history on November 28, 2022, and spent the 2023 season Revolution II…In 2024, has yet to make an appearance for the Revolution first team…Awating MLS debut…Has logged 48 professional appearances with Revolution II, including 44 starts through 2,445 minutes of action…Acquired from Sacramento Republic FC…Developed through their academy…Elevated in 2021-22 season from U-17s, to U-19s, to the first team… Logged six first-team appearances, registering four starts through 355 minutes.
2024: Has yet to make an appearance for the Revolution first team…Awating MLS debut…Dressed for all six Champions Cup matches…Started all 20 of his MLS NEXT Pro appearances for Revolution II, scoring one goal…(4/27) vs. MIA: Made the bench for the first time in an MLS match…Did not make an appearance…(6/23) vs. CLFC: Scored first goal in MLS NEXT Pro.
2023: In first season with Revolution II, appeared in 28 games, making 24 starts, across 1952 minutes of action…Earned three postseason appearances, logging two starts across 155 minutes as Revolution II fell in Eastern Conference Finals…Signed as the eleventh Homegrown Player in Revolution history on November 28, 2022...(3/26) at ATL: Made Revolution II debut, starting and logging 61 minutes…(6/23) vs. TOR: Earned 1,000th minute with Revolution II, recording a 62-minute performance.
2022: Appeared in six games for Sacramento Republic FC in the USL Championship, starting four times…Made professional debut on July 24 against Phoenix Rising FC, starting and playing 90 minutes.
NATIONAL TEAM: Received his only international call-up for the U.S. Under-19 Men’s National Team for a training camp in July 2022.
PERSONAL: Born in Rocklin, Calif.…California native owns Uruguayan heritage… Developed with the Sacramento Republic FC Academy, joining the program in 2021…Father is Ryan Suarez, a former American soccer player drafted seventh overall by the Dallas Burn in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft, owning stints with MLS sides Vancouver Whitecaps and the Los Angeles Galaxy.