Jonathan Suarez

Jonathan Suarez Cortes (born February 22, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Liga de Expansion MX club Dorados.

Club Career

Following the final CIF game of the season, Suarez left school in April 2015 to sign with Dock Sud, a professional side in Argentina's third division. In July 2015, he moved to Portugal for a brief stint at second-tier Freamunde before signing with Liga MX side Queretaro in January 2016. Suarez began playing with the club's under-20 team, scoring 4 goals in 27 appearances.

In January 2018, Suarez joined Ascenso MX team Cimarrones de Sonora on loan for the rest of the 2017–18 season. He made his senior debut on January 9, 2018 as a 65th-minute substitute in a 3–0 Copa MX defeat to Atletico Morelia. He made his league debut for the team 11 days later, starting and playing 77 minutes in a 1–0 defeat to Atletico Zacatepec. Playing mostly as a winger, he made 15 appearances in all competitions for Sonora and scored one goal, the only goal in a 1–0 win over Celaya on January 26, 2018.

Upon his return to Queretaro, Suarez was left out of the first six Liga MX matchday squads but made his debut for the club as a 55th-minute substitute on August 1, 2018, in a 2–1 Copa MX defeat to Club Leon. He made his top-flight debut on August 26, 2018 in the 83rd-minute of a 2–0 win over Lobos BUAP. During the season he played a total of 342 minutes in 10 appearances for the first-team. He made a further 10 appearances for a combined 550 minutes in all competitions in the 2019–20 season.

With game time limited, Suarez joined U.N.A.M. on loan and was assigned to Pumas Tabasco, the club's Liga de Expansion MX affiliate for the 2020–21 season. He made 19 appearances including 18 starts, predominately at left-back or defensive midfield, and was an unused substitute for U.N.A.M. first-team on four occasions.

On February 3, 2021, Suarez cut his Pumas loan short after he had the opportunity to join MLS side Orlando City on a season-long l