Roberto Canella

On 27 July 2019, free agent Canella signed a two-year deal with CD Lugo of Segunda División.

On 27 June 2014, Canella was loaned to Deportivo de La Coruña, recently returned to the top tier. 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.

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. In 2011–12, following the latter's departure to A.S. Roma, he became the undisputed starter for the Manolo Preciado-led side.

Canella scored his first top level goal on 5 October 2008 in a 2–0 away win against RCD Mallorca, being a starter throughout the campaign. According to Cadena COPE, Real Madrid was likely to acquire his services for 2009–10; 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.

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

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

Roberto Canella Suárez (born 7 February 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Lugo as a left back.