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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Canella and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.
Roberto Canella
Canella with Sporting Gijón in 2014
Personal information
Full name Roberto Canella Suárez[1]
Date of birth (1988-02-07) 7 February 1988 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Laviana, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position Left-back
Youth career
1995–1999 ACD Alcava
1999–2005 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Sporting Gijón B 16 (0)
2006–2019 Sporting Gijón 305 (8)
2014–2015 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2022 Lugo 72 (0)
2022–2023 Calahorra 12 (0)
2023 Marino 1 (0)
Total 415 (8)
International career
2006–2007 Spain U19 5 (0)
2007 Spain U20 3 (0)
2008–2010 Spain U21 11 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Canella Suárez (born 7 February 1988) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

He spent most of his career with Sporting de Gijón since making his debut with the first team at the age of 18, going on to appear in 313 official matches. Of those, 129 were in La Liga (four goals).

Canella represented Spain at under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels.

Club career

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Sporting Gijón

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Canella was born in Laviana, Asturias. A product of Sporting de Gijón's cantera[2] he first appeared with the main squad during 2006–07, and established himself as first choice the following season as they returned to La Liga after a ten-year hiatus.[3]

Canella scored his first top-flight goal on 5 October 2008 in a 2–0 away win against RCD Mallorca,[4] being a starter throughout the campaign. According to Cadena COPE, Real Madrid was likely to acquire his services for 2009–10.[5][6] Eventually nothing came of it, and the player again occupied the left-back position for the vast majority of the season, with Sporting again retaining their league status.[7]

In the following years, Canella continued battling for position with another club youth graduate, José Ángel, with both players appearing in roughly the same number of matches.[8][9] In 2011–12, following the latter's departure to AS Roma, he became the starter for the Manuel Preciado-led side.[10][11]

On 27 June 2014, Canella was loaned to Deportivo de La Coruña, recently returned to the top tier.[12] On 22 June 2019, the 31-year-old left Sporting after spending 20 years at the club and playing more than 300 competitive games for them.[13]

Later career

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On 27 July 2019, free agent Canella signed a two-year deal with CD Lugo of Segunda División.[14] Three years later, the 34-year-old joined Primera Federación team CD Calahorra.[15]

Canella moved to Marino de Luanco of Segunda Federación on 20 June 2023, reuniting with his former Sporting teammates Alberto Lora and Sergio Sánchez (manager).[16] In October, he announced his retirement due to injuries.[17]

International career

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Internationally, Canella helped Spain to win the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship,[18][19] played at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup still being under-19[20] and then moved to the under-21s.[21]

Honours

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Spain U19

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Canella". Diario AS. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ Alonso, E. (23 August 2006). "El Sporting ata a Roberto Canella para los próximos cuatro años" [Sporting tie Roberto Canella for the next four years]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  3. ^ "El Sporting regresa a la élite" [Sporting return to the elite]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 June 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Mallorca 0–2 Sporting Gijon". ESPN Soccernet. 5 October 2008. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  5. ^ "En Asturias resucitan el interés del Real Madrid en Canella" [Real Madrid interest in Canella brought back to life in Asturias]. Marca (in Spanish). 7 July 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  6. ^ "El Real Madrid vuelve a pensar en Roberto Canella" [Real Madrid think about Roberto Canella again]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 8 July 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  7. ^ "El Atlético cumple el trámite en Gijón" [Atlético go through the procedures in Gijón]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 May 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  8. ^ "José Ángel y Canella, premiados con el 'Mets Bat'" [José Ángel and Canella, awarded the 'Mets Bat']. Marca (in Spanish). 26 March 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  9. ^ Rivera, Víctor (21 November 2009). "La gripe frena a Canella" [Flu stops Canella]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  10. ^ "El lateral asume que Roberto Canella siga como titular" [Full-back resigned to Roberto Canella being the starter]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 2 February 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  11. ^ Cabranes, Ángel (8 November 2013). "Canella, el bicentenario" [Canella, the bicentennial]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Canella llega al Deportivo cedido por una temporada" [Canella arrives to Deportivo on loan for one season]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 27 June 2014.
  13. ^ Barrio, Javier (22 June 2019). "Sporting | Roberto Canella: «Este fue el sueño de un 'guajín' de Laviana»" [Sporting | Roberto Canella: "This was the dream of a 'brat' from Laviana"]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Rober Canella, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo" [Rober Canella, new player of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  15. ^ Simón, José Manuel (1 September 2022). "Sobre la bocina, Roberto Canella encuentra equipo en Primera RFEF" [At the buzzer, Roberto Canella finds a team in Primera RFEF] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  16. ^ "La nueva aventura de Canella: ficha por el Marino de Luanco" [Canella's new adventure: he signs for Marino de Luanco] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  17. ^ Vigil Morán, Alejandro (15 October 2023). "La leyenda del Sporting, Roberto Canella, anuncia su retirada como futbolista" [Sporting's legend, Roberto Canella, announces his retirement as a footballer]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  18. ^ "Europeo Sub-19" [Under-19 European Championship]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 July 2006. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  19. ^ a b Haslam, Andrew (29 July 2006). "Bueno double gives Spain glory". UEFA. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  20. ^ "Empieza la sucesión de Messi" [Messi's succession begins]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 June 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  21. ^ "Canella, José Ángel, Botía y Azpilicueta, de Gijón a la sub-21" [Canella, José Ángel, Botía and Azpilicueta, from Gijón to the under-21]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 28 February 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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