Gianluigi Sueva

Gianluigi Sueva (born 1 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie C club Potenza on loan from Cosenza. Born in Italy, he represents the Dominican Republic national team.

Gianluigi Sueva
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001[1]
Place of birth Cetraro, Italy
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Potenza
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2020 Cosenza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Cosenza 20 (0)
2022– → Potenza (loan) 2 (0)
National team
2021– Dominican Republic 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2022

Club career

He was raised in Cosenza youth teams and began receiving call-ups to the senior squad in 2017.

He made his Serie B debut for Cosenza on 3 October 2020 in a game against SPAL. He substituted Angelo Corsi in the 71st minute.[2]

On 27 January 2022, he was loaned to Potenza.[3]

International career

On 23 February 2021, Sueva was named to the Dominican Republic national under-23 football team preliminary squad for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[4] However, he did not make the final squad as he was instead called up by the Dominican Republic at senior level for two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round matches against Dominica and Anguilla on 24 and 27 March 2021, respectively.[5]

Personal life

Sueva was born in Italy to an Italian father and Dominican mother.[6]

References
  1. Gianluigi Sueva TuttoCalciatori (in Italian)
  2. "SPAL v Cosenza game report". Soccerway. 3 October 2020.
  3. "GIANLUIGI SUEVA AL POTENZA" (in Italian). Cosenza. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. "National team roster – 2020 Men's Olympic Qualifying – Dominican Republic" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 5. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. "Convocatoria de la Sedofútbol para enfrentar a Dominica en las Eliminatorias Catar 2022". Dominican Republic Football Federation (in Spanish). 15 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. "Gianluigi Sueva".


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