Luis Suárez

Luis Alberto Suarez Diaz (born 24 January 1987 in Salto[3]) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Atlético de Madrid and the Uruguay national team as a Striker. He is regarded as one of the best strikers of all time and is Uruguay's all-time leading goalscorer. In his home country of Uruguay, he is considered to be one of the biggest ever talents of the country. The transfer between Nacional and FC Groningen, which cost 1.5 million Euros, was the biggest purchase ever in the teams' history from the Groningen province.

Luis Suarez
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Suarez with Atletico Madrid in 2020
Personal information
Full name Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz[1]
Date of birth (1987-01-24) 24 January 1987
Place of birth Salto, Uruguay
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Atletico Madrid
Number 9
Youth career
2003-2005 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005-2006 Nacional
2006-2007 Groningen
2007-2011 Ajax
2011-2014 Liverpool
2014 Barcelona B
2014-2020 Barcelona
2020-present Atlético de Madrid
National team
2006-2007 Uruguay U20
2012 Uruguay U23
2007–present Uruguay
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

His brother Paulo Suárez is also a professional footballer.

Suarez has scored the most goals for the Uruguay national football team.

Suarez has caused controversy with his biting incidents, such as when he bit Giorgio Chiellini during their 2014 FIFA World Cup match against Italy.[4]

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 October 2007Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Bolivia1 05 52010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
2.18 November 2007Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Chile1 02 22010 FIFA World Cup
5.25 May 2008Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany Turkey2 23 2Friendly
6.28 May 2008Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Norway1 12 2Friendly
7.10 June 2009Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela Venezuela1 12 22010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
8.9 September 2009Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Colombia1 03 12010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
9.10 October 2009Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador Ecuador1 12 12010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
10.3 March 2010AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland  Switzerland2 13 1Friendly

Club Career Statistics

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nacional 2005-06 29122912
Total 29122912
Groningen 2006–07 291043213514
Total 291043213514
Ajax 2007-08 331742414120
2008-09 3122211054328
2009-10 333568964849
2010–11 13711002412
Liverpool Total 97741211231213297
Career total 1559615142513195124

International

As of 15 November 2016
Uruguay national team
YearAppsGoals
200762
2008104
2009123
2010117
20111310
201284
2013169
201465
201683
Total9047


References

  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazi: List of Players: Uruguay". FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. "Suárez – Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz – FC Barcelona".
  3. "Luis Suárez Bio, Stats, News -Football/Soccer". ESPN. Archived from the original on 17 November 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  4. Ogden, Mark (2014-06-24). "Luis Suarez bites Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay's World Cup victory over Italy". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
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