He started his career with Barcelona, appearing rarely and signing for Sporting CP in 2011. Other than in Spain, he also played professionally in Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland, Cyprus, Croatia, the United Arab Emirates and Thailand.
Impressed at the player's performance for the reserves, first-team manager Pep Guardiola called Jeffrén for the 2008–09 pre-season, where he played all seven matches scoring twice, including once on 30 July against ACF Fiorentina in the 47th minute of a 3–1 victory.[6] On 17 May 2009, he made his first La Liga appearance (of two in the season), as already crowned champions Barcelona lost 1–2 at RCD Mallorca.[7]
On 10 February 2010, Barcelona announced Jeffrén had signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him at the Camp Nou until 30 June 2012 with a buyout clause set at €10 million.[10][11][12] On the 14th, he started as right back in a 2–1 loss at Atlético Madrid.[13]
On 3 April 2010, Jeffrén scored his first top-division goal after a low cross from Eric Abidal, in a 4–1 home defeat of Athletic Bilbao.[14] On the 24th he added another in spectacular fashion, in a 3–1 home win over Xerez CD[15] and, as the Catalans renewed their domestic supremacy, finished the campaign with 18 official appearances.
Jeffrén appeared less for Barça's first team in 2010–11.[16] On 29 November 2010, he came from the bench to close the scoring in El Clásico against Real Madrid, in a 5–0 home victory.[17]
Sporting CP
On 4 August 2011, Sporting CP signed Jeffrén for €3.75 million, plus €200,000 in bonus. He penned a five-year contract with a buy-out clause of €30 million. In addition, if the Lisbon club sold the player for a fee higher than €3.75M, Barcelona would receive 20% of the added value/differential value;[18][19] the Catalans also retained an exclusive buy-back option for €8 million and €12 million, in 2012 and 2013 respectively.[20]
Jeffrén played his first competitive match with Sporting on 13 August 2011, in a 1–1 home draw against S.C. Olhanense.[21] He spent the vast majority of the first half of his first season sidelined with physical problems.[22]
Jeffrén returned to action on 11 March 2012, and only needed 12 minutes on the pitch to score two goals in a 5–0 home victory over Vitória de Guimarães.[23] He contributed only 13 league games in his second year, and was deemed surplus to requirements subsequently.[24][25]
Valladolid
On 1 February 2014, Jeffrén returned to the Spanish top flight when he joined Real Valladolid on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[26] He made his debut on 9 February at home against Elche CF, coming on at half time for Víctor Pérez: he crossed the ball for Humberto Osorio's 2–2 equaliser, but only a minute later left the pitch with a muscular injury after his team had already used all three substitutes.[27]
Jeffrén scored his first goal for Valladolid on 2 November 2014, coming off the bench to score an 81st-minute winner in a 2–1 win against Girona FC at the Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla that put his team on top of the second division table.[28] He finished the campaign with three goals from 35 appearances, the other two coming in each fixture against former side Barcelona B – the first being a 7–0 thrashing on 21 December.[29]
On 29 August 2015, Jeffrén terminated his contract with the Castile and León club.[30]
On 3 October 2015, Jeffrén netted twice in a 5–1 rout at K.S.K. Heist.[33] He finished the season with three goals in 17 matches, as the side came third and were promoted to the Belgian First Division A for administrative reasons.[34]
On 6 February 2009, Jeffrén received his first under-21 callup. In 2011 he was selected by manager Luis Milla for the European Championships in Denmark, appearing in three games and scoring in the semi-final against Belarus (3–1 win)[41] as the national team won their third trophy in the category.[42]
Venezuela
Following his Spanish international youth spell, Jeffrén showed openness to represent Venezuela at senior level,[43] an option he himself had discarded in 2010 when he was consulted by a journalist of his native country.[44] On 19 March 2015, however, he acquired the necessary paperwork,[45] being called up for the first time on 18 August[46] and winning his first cap on 8 September by playing 31 minutes in a 1–1 friendly with Panama.[47]
^"Jeffren Suárez, el nuevo Henry" [Jeffren Suárez, the new Henry] (in Spanish). Official website. 30 March 2010. Archived from the original on 14 February 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
^Bona, German (10 February 2020). "El nuevo destino de Jeffrén Suárez" [The new destiny of Jeffrén Suárez] (in Spanish). Sport. Retrieved 18 February 2020.