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Luis Suárez

October 03, 2023

For other people named Luis Suárez, see Luis Suárez (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.

Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis ˈswaɾes]; born 24 January 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio and the Uruguay national team. Nicknamed El Pistolero ('The Gunman'), Suárez is regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest strikers of all time.[2] He has won two European Golden Shoes, an Eredivisie Golden Boot, a Premier League Golden Boot and a Pichichi Trophy, and has scored over 500 career goals for club and country.[3]

Luis Suárez
Suárez with Uruguay in 2018
Personal information
Full name Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz[1]
Date of birth (1987-01-24) 24 January 1987 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Salto, Uruguay
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Grêmio
Number 9
Youth career
1991–1994 Artigas de Salto
1994–2000 Urreta
2001–2005 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Nacional 27 (10)
2006–2007 Groningen 29 (10)
2007–2011 Ajax 110 (81)
2011–2014 Liverpool 110 (69)
2014–2020 Barcelona 191 (147)
2020–2022 Atlético Madrid 67 (32)
2022–2023 Nacional 14 (8)
2023– Grêmio 33 (15)
International career‡
2006–2007 Uruguay U20 4 (2)
2012 Uruguay Olympic (O.P.) 4 (3)
2007– Uruguay 137 (68)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
Copa América
Winner 2011 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:52, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:05, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Suárez began his senior club career at Nacional in 2005. At age 19, he signed for Groningen, before transferring to Ajax in 2007. There, he won the KNVB Cup and the Eredivisie. In 2011, Suárez signed for Premier League club Liverpool, and won the League Cup in his first full season. Having established a strike partnership with Daniel Sturridge, he equalled the goalscoring record for a 38-game Premier League season and won his first European Golden Shoe in 2014. That summer, Suárez moved to Barcelona in a transfer worth £64.98 million (€82.3 million), making him one of the most expensive players of all time.

Dubbed MSN, Suárez was part of a dominant trio alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar, winning the treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League in his first season. In his second season, he won the Pichichi Trophy and his second European Golden Shoe, becoming the first player since 2009 to win both awards other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.[4] He also led La Liga in assists, becoming the first player to do so in both goals and assists in league history.[5][6] With Barcelona, Suárez won ten additional trophies, including three La Liga titles and three Copas del Rey. He signed for Atlético Madrid in 2020, winning his fifth La Liga title in his debut season.[7]

At international level, Suárez is both Uruguay's all-time leading goalscorer, as well as the all-time top scorer of FIFA World Cup qualifiers in CONMEBOL.[8] He has represented his nation at four editions of the FIFA World Cup and four editions of the Copa América, as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. He was named in the 2010 World Cup All-Star Team and won the 2011 Copa América, where he was awarded Best Player. Outside of his football credentials, Suárez has been a source of controversy throughout his career,[note 1] including a goal-line handball against Ghana at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, biting opponents on three occasions,[note 2] accusations of diving,[16][17] and racial incidents.

Club career Edit

Youth Edit

"As I was growing up, there was only one player I looked up to, and that was Batistuta, the Argentina No.9."

—Suárez on his childhood idol, Gabriel Batistuta.[18]

Suárez lived his early years at the Cerro neighbourhood in Salto, where he played youth football at Sportivo Artigas.[19] At age seven, he moved with his family (parents and six brothers) to Montevideo, where he played youth football at Urreta.[20] When he was a child, a car ran over his foot, breaking the fifth metatarsal bone. In spite of the injury, he continued to play.[21]

Nacional Edit

Suárez joined local side Nac's youth team at age 14.[22] At age 16, Suárez headbutted a referee after showing his discontent following a red card, although a sports editor claimed he "accidentally fell into the referee".[23] One night, he was caught drinking and partying, prompting his coach to threaten he would never play unless he started playing football more seriously.[22] In May 2005, at age 18, Suárez made his first-team debut against Atlético Junior in the Copa Libertadores.[22] He scored his first goal in September 2005[24] and helped Nacional win the 2005–06 Uruguayan league with 10 goals in 27 matches.[25]

Suárez was found by a group of scouts from the Dutch club Groningen when they were in Uruguay to scout another player. As they watched, he won and converted a penalty and scored a "wonder goal" against Defensor. After watching only that match, the scouts approached Suárez and said they wanted to buy him, and after the season, Groningen paid Nacional €800,000 for him.[22] Suárez was thrilled to go to Europe because his then girlfriend, and now wife, Sofía Balbi, had moved to Barcelona; they had maintained a long-distance relationship for a year and he wanted to move closer to her.[23][24]

Groningen Edit

 
Suárez on the training field of Groningen in 2006

Suárez was 19 years old when he joined Groningen. Initially, Suárez struggled because he could not speak Dutch or English, and he played on the second team to adjust to the Dutch game.[26] His teammate and fellow Uruguayan, Bruno Silva, helped him settle into living in the Netherlands and playing for a new team.[26] He worked hard to learn Dutch and his teammates respected him for his efforts with the language.[26] Suárez scored goals for Groningen, but he also had disciplinary problems; in one five-game stretch in January 2007, he scored four goals but received three yellow cards and one red card.[27] Suárez especially made his mark in a 4–3 home win over Vitesse, when with ten minutes to go he subsequently won a penalty and scored two goals.[28] Suárez ended with 10 goals in 29 league appearances[29] to help Groningen finish eighth in the 2006–07 Eredivisie.[26] He also scored in a 4–2 loss to Serbian club Partizan in his European debut on 14 September 2006.[26][30]

Ajax saw potential in Suárez and offered Groningen €3.5 million for him, but Groningen rejected the offer.[31] Suárez was upset and brought his case to the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB)'s arbitration committee to try to facilitate the sale.[31] The arbitration committee ruled against him on 9 August 2007, but that same day, Ajax increased their offer to €7.5 million and Groningen accepted.[32][33]

Ajax Edit

2007–09: Development and breakthrough Edit

On 9 August 2007 Suárez signed a five-year contract with Ajax, for a transfer fee of €7.5 million,[31][33] and made his club debut in the UEFA Champions League qualifier against Slavia Prague.[34] He scored one goal in his Eredivisie debut for the club[35] and two goals in his home debut at the Amsterdam Arena.[36] Ajax finished second in the league table in the 2007–08 season[37] and Suárez scored 17 goals in 33 league appearances, setting up a blossoming striking partnership with league top scorer Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.[38]

During the 2008–09 season, Ajax head coach Marco van Basten noted how Suárez played an important role in many of Ajax's goals, but Van Basten was also upset by the number of yellow cards Suárez received.[35] Suárez was suspended for one match[39] because he was given his seventh yellow card of the season against Utrecht in a 2–0 win.[40] He was also suspended after a half-time altercation with teammate Albert Luque over a free kick.[27][35] Ajax ended the season in third place.[41] Suárez scored 22 goals in 31 league matches[35][38] and finished second in scoring tables, one goal behind Mounir El Hamdaoui of AZ.[42] Suárez was also named Ajax Player of the Year.[43]

2009–10: League top goal scorer, Eredivisie winner Edit

 
Suárez (with the Ajax pennant) as Ajax captain in 2010. Suárez was named captain in the 2009–10 season.

Before the 2009–10 season, Martin Jol replaced Van Basten as head coach.[35] After the departure of Ajax captain Thomas Vermaelen to Arsenal, Jol named Suárez team captain.[44][45] Suárez started scoring goals early in the season with a hat-trick in a 4–1 win against RKC Waalwijk.[46] He had a number of multiple-goal matches throughout the season, including four in wins over Slovan Bratislava in the UEFA Europe League play-off round,[47] VVV-Venlo[48][49] and Roda JC.[50] He scored three in the first half in another win over VVV-Venlo[51] and six against WHC Wezep in the KNVB Cup as Ajax won by a club-record margin of 14–1.[52]

Suárez scored two goals in the second leg of the KNVB Cup final and finished as the tournament's top scorer.[53] Ajax won the Cup final 6–1 on aggregate over Feyenoord,[43][53] but they finished second in the league behind Twente.[44]

Suárez ended the season as the Eredivisie's top scorer with 35 goals in 33 matches, and had 49 goals in all competitions.[44] He was named Ajax Player of the Year for the second straight year[43] and Dutch Footballer of the Year.[43][44][54]

2010–11: First biting incident Edit

 
Suárez playing for Ajax in a UEFA Champions League match against Dynamo Kyiv in 2010

Soon after Suárez returned from his World Cup campaign, he scored his 100th goal for Ajax in a 1–1 home draw against PAOK in a UEFA Champions League qualifier.[43][55] This put him in an elite group of players, including Johan Cruyff, Marco van Basten and Dennis Bergkamp, to score 100 or more goals with the club.[56][55] Suárez continued his scoring run with a hat-trick against De Graafschap in a 5–0 win.[57]

On 20 November 2010, Suárez bit PSV's Otman Bakkal on the shoulder during a 0–0 draw. Ajax suspended him for two matches and fined him an undisclosed amount, which the club said they would donate to a "good cause".[58] The Dutch daily newspaper De Telegraaf branded Suárez the "Cannibal of Ajax".[12][56] The KNVB increased Suárez's suspension to seven league matches.[59] Suárez apologized for his actions through a video he uploaded to his Facebook page.[56]

Liverpool Edit

Transfer Edit

During the suspension, Ajax were in contact with other European clubs interested in Suárez. On 28 January 2011, they accepted a €26.5 million (£22.8 million) offer for Suárez from Premier League club Liverpool.[60][61][62] Despite leaving while suspended, Suárez departed Ajax on good terms, and he was given a farewell sendoff after an Ajax match. During the sendoff, an Ajax coach spoke to him and the crowd and said how the club wished he could stay longer; the crowd applauded their agreement and fireworks followed.[63] Ajax ended the 2010–11 season as Eredivisie champions[64] and Suárez was given a winner's medal[25][65] for his 7 goals in 13 appearances.[66]

On 31 January 2011, Suárez signed a five-and-a-half-year deal with Liverpool until 2016,[60][67] and was the club's most expensive signing (£22.8 million) until the arrival of Andy Carroll (£35 million) a few hours later.[68] Suárez requested the number seven shirt, which had been worn by Liverpool legends Kenny Dalglish, his new manager, Kevin Keegan, and Peter Beardsley[69]

2011–12: Early seasons Edit

 
Suárez (left) was signed by Liverpool on the same day as Andy Carroll.

Suárez made his Liverpool debut on 2 February against Stoke City at Anfield in a 2–0 win; he came on as a substitute and scored Liverpool's second goal in front of the Kop in the 79th minute.[68][70] He was one of Liverpool's best players during his partial season[71][72] and helped Liverpool go from 12th in the league in mid-January[71] to finish sixth.[73] He finished the 2010–11 season with four goals in 13 games.[66]

After winning the Player of the Tournament at the 2011 Copa América,[74] Suárez had a disappointing 2011–12 season by his standards.[75] Liverpool finished in eighth place and Suárez scored 11 league goals.[75] On 26 February, Liverpool won the League Cup, defeating Cardiff City in a penalty shootout.[76] On 28 April, Suárez scored his first Liverpool hat-trick in a 3–0 win against Norwich City at Carrow Road.[77] He finished sixth for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or.[78]

Racial abuse incident Edit

The season was marked by an incident in which Suárez was found guilty by a three-man panel from The Football Association (FA) of racially abusing Patrice Evra during a match against Manchester United in October; he was issued an eight-match suspension and a £40,000 fine.[79] Suárez disputed this decision.[80]

After a 1–1 draw against Manchester United on 15 October 2011, Suárez was accused of racially abusing Evra,[81] and the FA opened up an investigation into the incident.[81] Suárez wrote on his Twitter and Facebook pages that he was upset by the accusation and denied the claims.[82] On 16 November, the FA announced it would charge Suárez with "abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour contrary to FA rules", including "a reference to the ethnic origin and/or colour and/or race of Patrice Evra". Liverpool later released a statement announcing Suárez would plead innocent, adding they would "remain fully supportive" of him.[83] On 20 December, the FA concluded a seven-day hearing, handing Suárez an eight-match ban and a £40,000 fine for racially abusing Evra.[84][85][86]

In their next meeting in February, during the pregame handshakes, Suárez avoided shaking Evra's hand, for which Suárez and Dalglish were later forced to apologise.[87] Suárez was also banned for one match for making an obscene gesture towards Fulham fans.[88]

2012–13: Return and individual success Edit

On 7 August 2012, Suárez signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool.[89] On 26 August, he scored his first goal of the 2012–13 season in a 2–2 draw with champions Manchester City at Anfield.[90] On 29 September 2012, Suárez scored a hat-trick in Liverpool's Premier League fixture away at Norwich City for the second consecutive season.[91]

 
Suárez playing for Liverpool against Arsenal in January 2013

On 6 January 2013, Suárez handled the ball before scoring the decisive goal in Liverpool's 2–1 win over Mansfield Town from the Conference National in an FA Cup third round match. Liverpool's manager Brendan Rodgers defended his player by claiming "it's not his job to own up", while Mansfield manager Paul Cox said he felt "a little bit gutted" by the "instinctive" handball, but admitted he would have accepted a goal scored like that by one of his players.[92]

On 19 January, Suárez scored his seventh goal in three matches against Norwich, as Liverpool cruised to a 5–0 home league victory.[93] The following week, Suárez captained Liverpool for the first time for the FA Cup fourth round match against Oldham Athletic; Liverpool lost 2–3.[94] On 2 March, Suárez scored a hat-trick against Wigan Athletic, leading Liverpool to a dominant 4–0 victory at the DW Stadium. In so doing, he became only the third Liverpool player to score 20 Premier League goals in a single season after Robbie Fowler and Fernando Torres.[95] On 10 March, Suárez scored his 50th goal in all competitions since joining the Reds by scoring the opener in a 3–2 home victory over Tottenham Hotspur, ending Spurs' 12-match unbeaten run. He was also named man of the match for his performance after he won the decisive penalty which Steven Gerrard converted.

At the end of the season, Suárez was one of six players named on the shortlist for PFA Players' Player of the Year.[96] Suárez finished second in the final ballot behind Gareth Bale of Tottenham[97] and was named in the PFA Team of the Year.[97] He was second-top goalscorer in the Premier League for 2012–13 with 23 goals and Liverpool's top scorer in all competitions with 30 goals.[98] On 28 May 2013, he was named as Liverpool's player of the season after receiving 64% of votes in a poll of the club's supporters.[99]

 
Suárez about to score a 35-yard free kick against Zenit Saint Petersburg, his second goal in a 3–1 win, March 2013

Second biting incident Edit

On 21 April 2013, during a 2–2 draw with Chelsea in a Premier League match at Anfield, Suárez bit Branislav Ivanović; this was the second time Suárez had bitten an opponent.[100] It was not noticed by the officials, and Suárez scored an equalizer in injury time.[13] The bite prompted UK Prime Minister David Cameron to call on the FA to take a hard line with Suárez: the FA charged him with violent conduct and he was fined an undisclosed sum by his club.[101] Contrary to claims from Suárez, Ivanović did not accept an apology.[101] Suárez accepted the violent conduct charge but denied the FA's claim the standard punishment of three matches was clearly insufficient for his offence.[102] A three-man independent panel appointed by the FA decided on a ten-game ban for Suárez, who did not appeal the ban; the panel criticized Suárez for not appreciating "the seriousness" of the incident when he argued against a long ban. The panel also wanted to send a "strong message that such deplorable behaviours do not have a place in football", while noting that "all players in the higher level of the game are seen as role models, have the duty to act professionally and responsibly, and set the highest example of good conduct to the rest of the game – especially to young players".[103]

On 31 May 2013, Suárez said he would be seeking an exit from Liverpool in the summer, citing excessive media attention on his family as a reason for wanting to leave.[104] On 6 August, after Liverpool had rejected a bid of £40,000,001 for the player from Arsenal, Suárez reiterated his wish to leave Liverpool and said Liverpool had previously promised to allow him a transfer if the club failed to qualify for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League.[105] The following day, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said Liverpool had not broken any promises to Suárez and that the player had shown "total disrespect" for the club.[106] After this incident, the British press reported that Suárez had been instructed to train away from the Liverpool first-team squad by Rodgers.[106][107][108] On 8 August, Liverpool owner John W. Henry stated that Suárez would not be allowed to leave the club.[109]

2013–14: European Golden Shoe and departure Edit

On 14 August, Suárez reversed his position about wanting to leave the club, with reports stating he wanted to stay at the club and that he was possibly going to sign a contract extension, citing the support from Liverpool supporters as the reason for his unexpected turnaround.[110][111] Suárez returned to first-team training two days later after "offer[ing] contrition" to his teammates but reportedly not apologizing to his manager.[112] On 25 September, Suárez returned to the Liverpool team after his suspension to make his first appearance of the 2013–14 season in a League Cup third round tie against Manchester United at Old Trafford, losing 1–0.[113][114] On 29 September, Suárez made his first Premier League appearance of the season, scoring twice as Liverpool defeated Sunderland 3–1 at the Stadium of Light.[115] On 26 October, he scored his fourth Premier League hat-trick, his first at Anfield, in a 4–1 defeat of West Bromwich Albion.[116]

"He [Suárez] has shown in his time at Liverpool in the last year or so that he is near unplayable. He on his own can occupy a back four with his movement and his cleverness."

— Brendan Rodgers, Liverpool manager, in a season when Suárez was player of the year.[117]

On 4 December, Suárez scored four goals against Norwich City in a 5–1 home win.[118] He became the first player in Premier League history to score three hat-tricks against the same club, and took his scoring record against Norwich to 11 goals in 5 matches.[119] On 15 December, Suárez captained Liverpool for the first time in a Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur.[120] He both scored and assisted twice as the team recorded a 5–0 win at White Hart Lane to close the gap on league leaders Arsenal to two points.[121] The following day, Suárez was named the Football Supporters' Federation Player of the Year for 2013.[122] On 20 December, Suárez signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with Liverpool.[123][124]

On 1 January 2014, by scoring in a 2–0 home win over Hull City, Suárez became the first Liverpool player to score 20 or more goals in successive Premier League seasons since Robbie Fowler in 1994–95 and 1995–96.[125] He equaled Andy Cole's Premier League record for the earliest date to reach the 20-goal mark, but set a new record low of 15 matches.[126] His strike partnership this season with Daniel Sturridge has earned them a nickname "SAS", i.e., Sturridge and Suárez.[127]

On 1 March, Suárez made his 100th Premier League appearance, scoring in a 3–0 win over Southampton at St Mary's Stadium.[128] In the following fixture, he scored his 25th league goal of the season as Liverpool defeated Manchester United at Old Trafford for the first time since 2009 by a convincing three-goal margin.[129] On 22 March, Suárez scored his sixth Premier League hat-trick, and third of the season, in a 6–3 win over Cardiff City at the Cardiff City Stadium.[130] On 30 March, he broke Robbie Fowler's club record of 28 goals in a Premier League season in a 4–0 home win against Tottenham which took Liverpool top of the league with six matches remaining.[131] On 20 April, he scored in a 3–2 win at Norwich to become the first Liverpool player to score 30 league goals in a season since Ian Rush in 1986–87.[132] This also made him the seventh player to score 30 goals in a Premier League season, following Andy Cole, Alan Shearer, Kevin Phillips, Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo and Robin van Persie.[133]

On 18 April, Suárez was named as one of the six players nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award for the second consecutive season.[134] On 27 April, he won the award, becoming the first non-European to win the award.[135] On 5 May 2014, Suárez was named as the Football Association Writers Player of the Year.[136] He finished the season with 31 goals in 33 matches, winning the Premier League Golden Boot, with Sturridge as runner-up,[137] as Liverpool came second in the league and returned to the UEFA Champions League. Suárez also won the Barclay's Premier League Player of the Season award.[138] As the Premier League's top scorer with 31 goals, he also shared the European Golden Shoe with Cristiano Ronaldo.[139]

Barcelona Edit

Signing and suspension Edit

"If we are talking about strikers; then I would say the best in the world is Luis Suárez. He has everything. He's in your face, he's arrogant in a good way, he can volley it, he can score headers. He has that vicious side to his game. I will not call it cheating. He knows how to score goals."

– Thierry Henry praising Suárez following his transfer.[140]

 
Suárez making his Barcelona debut against Club León in August 2014. After serving his four-month suspension for biting at the 2014 World Cup he made his competitive debut for the club on 25 October.

On 11 July 2014, Suárez agreed with Barcelona on a five-year contract for an undisclosed transfer fee, however, according to a leaked document by Football Leaks, the fee was £64.98 million (€82.3 million), making him one of the most expensive players in world football history.[141][142][143] Barça confirmed Suárez would wear the number 9 shirt for the 2014–15 season.[144]

Suárez missed the first part of the season after being found guilty of biting Italian player Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[145] As part of the suspension, he was banned from all "football-related activities", including training for Barcelona, for four months (until 26 October). He was also banned from entering any stadium, even as a spectator, during the same period.[145] On 24 July, Suárez and his lawyers filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and requested the sanctions be reduced or the suspension to be lifted.[146] The parties were heard at a hearing at the CAS offices in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 8 August.[147] Six days later, the CAS confirmed the ban imposed by FIFA against Suárez, who remained suspended from football for four months, as well as a nine-match ban in internationals, the first of which was served in Uruguay's round of 16 match against Colombia in the 2014 World Cup. However, the CAS removed the player's "football-related activities" ban and he was allowed to train with Barcelona. As a result of this ban, Suárez was banned from participating in the 2015 Copa América.

The CAS permitted Suárez to play in friendly matches, and he made his Barcelona debut on 18 August against Club León of Mexico at the Camp Nou, replacing Rafinha for the final 14 minutes of an eventual 6–0 win in the Gamper Trophy. Fellow forwards Lionel Messi and Neymar had already been substituted off by the time Suárez took to the pitch.[148]

2014–15: MSN trio and treble winner Edit

Suárez made his competitive debut for Barcelona on 25 October, starting in attack with Messi and Neymar away to Real Madrid in El Clásico.[149] Although he set up Neymar for the opening goal in the fourth minute, Suárez was substituted in the second half and Barcelona lost 3–1.[149] He scored his first goal for the club on 26 November in a 4–0 win at APOEL in the UEFA Champions League group stage.[150] On 20 December, he scored his first league goal for the club in his eighth La Liga match, contributing to a 5–0 home win against Córdoba.[151]

 
Barcelona fans prior to the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final in Berlin holding up pictures of the attacking trio, Messi, Suárez and Neymar (MSN)

On 24 February 2015, Suárez scored twice as Barça defeated English champions Manchester City 2–1 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie.[152] On 4 March, he scored in Barcelona's 3–1 Copa del Rey semi-final win over Villarreal to qualify the club for its 37th Spanish Cup final.[153] On 8 March, Suárez scored twice in a 6–1 home win over Rayo Vallecano.[154] On 22 March, Suárez scored the winning goal for Barcelona in the 2–1 victory over Real Madrid at Camp Nou.[155] In the post-match press conference, his coach Luis Enrique lauded Suárez, saying, "Very few players can score a goal like he did, and that is why we signed him. He can decide games. He's a pure scorer, who needs very little to finish."[155]

On 15 April, Suárez scored two goals in a 3–1 UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg victory over Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes.[156] He nutmegged PSG defender David Luiz twice before scoring both goals.[157] On 2 May, he scored his first hat-trick for the club, in 8–0 win at Córdoba.[158] On 12 May, Suárez set up both of Neymar's goals in the second leg of Barcelona's UEFA Champions League semi-final tie as they went on to win 5–3 on aggregate against Bayern Munich.[159] Suárez scored in the Champions League final against Juventus on 6 June in Berlin, putting the team back into the lead in an eventual 3–1 win by converting the rebound after Gianluigi Buffon saved from Messi. The win sealed a treble for the team.[160]

Suárez ended his first season at Barcelona with 25 goals and 20 assists in all competitions.[161] The Barcelona attacking trio of Messi, Suárez and Neymar, dubbed "MSN", ended with 122 goals, the most in a season for an attacking trio in Spanish football history.[162]

2015–16: Second European Golden Shoe, domestic success Edit

 
Suárez strikes against Sevilla in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup

Suárez opened the 2015–16 season by scoring and assisting a goal in Barcelona's 5–4 extra time victory over Sevilla in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup, on 11 August 2015.[163] On 31 October, Suárez scored in a 2–0 away win against Getafe after being assisted with a backheel from Sergi Roberto, his 300th career goal.[164] On 21 November, Suárez scored twice in Barcelona's 4–0 away win against Real Madrid.[165] On 17 December, Suárez scored all three goals as Barcelona defeated Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande 3–0 in the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup semi-final in Yokohama, Japan, becoming the first player to score a hat-trick in the competition's history.[166] He then scored twice in Barcelona's 3–0 win over Argentine club River Plate in the final,[167] finishing the tournament as top scorer with five goals and being named the best player of the competition.[168]

On 3 February 2016, Suárez scored four goals in a 7–0 Copa del Rey win against Valencia.[169] On 16 March, he scored an acrobatic goal as Barcelona beat Arsenal 3–1 in the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie.[170] On 5 April, he scored both of Barcelona's goals in a 2–1 comeback victory over Atlético Madrid during their first leg of the quarter-finals,[171] though Barcelona were still eliminated from the competition following defeat in the second leg.[172] On 20 April, Suárez again scored four times in a match, as well as assisting three further goals for teammates, as Barça won 8–0 away at Deportivo La Coruña in La Liga. Three days later, he scored another four goals in a 6–0 home win over Sporting Gijón, becoming the first player to score four times in back-to-back matches in the history of La Liga.[173] On 30 April, Suárez became only the second player in the history of the club to reach the milestone of 35 goals in a single league season.[174][175]

"He's sensational, the best striker in the world. If we were to talk about the best players in the world I’d say Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Suárez."

– Jamie Carragher lauding Suárez.[176]

On the final day of the 2015–16 La Liga season, Suárez scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 victory at Granada, securing a second consecutive Spanish championship for Barça and registering 40 league goals for the season to win his first Pichichi Trophy and a second European Golden Shoe. Suárez also became the first player since 2009 other than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to win both the Pichichi and the Golden Shoe in a season.[177][178] Fourteen of his goals came in his last five matches. Suárez also led the league in assists, tied at 16 with Messi, becoming the first player ever to lead La Liga in both goals and assists.[5][6] On 22 May, Suárez suffered a right hamstring injury during Barcelona's 2–0 victory over Sevilla in the 2016 Copa del Rey Final. The club confirmed after the match that he would likely miss at least part of the upcoming Copa América Centenario with his national team.[179] For Uruguay, Suárez also previously missed part of the 2014 World Cup and the entire 2015 Copa América through suspension.[180] Suárez ended the season with 59 goals and 22 assists.[161] The front three of Messi, Suárez and Neymar finished with 131 goals, breaking the record they had set the previous year for most goals by an attacking trio in a single season.[181]

2016–17: Third consecutive Copa del Rey Edit

Suárez opened the 2016–17 season by scoring a goal in Barcelona's 2016 Supercopa de España first leg match against Sevilla as they recorded a 2–0 away victory. In the first match of the 2016–17 La Liga season, Suárez scored a hat-trick in a 6–2 victory against Real Betis, also claiming his first free kick goal for Barcelona.[182] Suárez made his 100th Barcelona appearance in a 1–2 defeat at home to Alavés. Though unable to score, Suárez still claimed the distinction of having more goals and assists in his first 100 matches in Spain than both Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi; Suárez contributed 88 goals and 43 assists in his first 100 matches for Barcelona, compared to Ronaldo's 95 goals and 29 assists, and Messi's 41 goals and 14 assists.[183]

Suárez opened his Champions League account for the season with two goals in a 7–0 win defeat of Celtic on 13 September;[184] this was followed by another goal three days later in a 5–1 La Liga win at Leganés.[185]

On 3 December, Suárez opened the scoring with a second half header in El Clásico, though Real Madrid scored a late equalizer and the match ended in a 1–1 draw.[186] Later on 18 December, Suárez scored a brace as well as provided an assist as Barcelona won 4–1 against Espanyol in Derbi barceloní.[187] On 11 January 2017, Suárez scored his 100th goal for Barcelona in a Copa del Rey round of 16 match against Athletic Bilbao.[188]

During the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final against Atletico Madrid, on 1 February, Suárez dribbled his way through opposing defence from his own half to score Barcelona's first goal in a narrow 2–1 victory.[189] On 7 February, Suárez scored and was later sent off for a second yellow in Barcelona's semi-final second leg match of the Copa del Rey against Atlético for a foul on Koke, his first red card for the club, meaning he would miss the final.[190] In an interview after the match, Suárez expressed his disdain with the referee's decision, and his desire for the club to appeal it.[191] Barcelona would go on to win the final despite Suárez's absence, lifting the cup for a third straight season.[192]

On 8 March, Suárez opened the scoring with a third-minute header in Barcelona's famous 6–1 victory over PSG in the Champions League round of 16 second leg, also later winning a penalty which Neymar converted for his side's fifth goal.[193] Barcelona won 6–5 over PSG on aggregate, overcoming a 0–4 deficit suffered in the first leg, and achieved the biggest second leg comeback in Champions League history.[194]

Suárez finished the season with 37 goals and 16 assists.[161] Meanwhile, the attacking trio of Messi, Suárez and Neymar ended with 111 goals in their final campaign together.[195]

2017–18: Domestic double and record unbeaten streak Edit

On 23 September 2017, Suárez scored in Barcelona's 3–0 win over Girona, in the first ever Catalan derby for the opposition.[196] On 14 October, Suárez maintained Barcelona's undefeated start to the La Liga season with a late header against Atlético Madrid at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid.[197] He scored twice against Leganés in a 3–0 win at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque on 18 November.[198] On 2 December, Suárez scored Barcelona's second goal in a 2–2 draw with Celta de Vigo.[199] A week later, on 10 December, Suárez and Messi scored again as Barcelona won 2–0 against Villarreal.[200] On 17 December, Suárez scored two against Deportivo La Coruña in a 4–0 win.[201] Less than a week later, he opened the scoring for Barcelona in a 3–0 win over Real Madrid at the Bernabéu.[202] His goal at El Clásico was the 400th goal of his professional career.[203]

Following the midseason break, Suárez scored twice in a 4–2 comeback win at Real Sociedad on 14 January 2018.[204] A week later, on 21 January, he scored a brace as well as assisted twice in Barcelona's 5–0 win against Real Betis.[205] He scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 home win over Girona on 24 February.[206] On 4 April, Suárez scored during a 4–1 victory over AS Roma in the first leg of Champions League quarter-final, though Roma would end up mounting a comeback, knocking Barcelona out in the second leg.[207]

On 14 April, Suárez scored as Barcelona defeated Valencia 2–1 to secure the longest unbeaten streak in La Liga history, at 39 games.[208] On 21 April, Barcelona won their fourth consecutive Copa del Rey title, beating Sevilla 5–0 in the final in Madrid, with Suárez scoring twice.[209] On 29 April, Suárez set up all three of Messi's goals in a 4–2 victory over Deportivo La Coruña, winning his third league title with Barcelona.[210] A week later, Barcelona held on for a dramatic 2–2 draw at home to Real Madrid on 6 May, to extend their unbeaten streak in the league; Suárez and Messi scored the goals for Barça.[211] Barcelona's record league unbeaten streak came to an end after 43 games, following a 4–5 loss to Levante in the penultimate game of the season on 13 May. Barcelona mounted a comeback after trailing 1–5, with both Suárez and new club record signing Philippe Coutinho scoring a brace each, but they couldn't find an equalizer.[212] Suárez finished the season with 31 goals and 17 assists in total, and his 12 La Liga assists made him league's top assist provider for the third consecutive season.[161][213]

2018–19: Back-to-back La Liga triumph Edit

 
Suárez playing for Barcelona in 2019

Suárez scored twice for Barcelona in an 8–2 win over newly promoted Huesca on 2 September 2018.[214] A week later he scored in their 2–1 victory at Real Sociedad, as the club made it four wins out of four in La Liga.[215] On 28 October, Suárez scored a hat-trick in a 5–1 home win over Real Madrid in El Clásico.[216] He became only the second Barcelona player after Messi to score a league hat-trick in the Clásico over the last twenty years.[217] A week later, on 3 November, Suárez scored twice to lead a 3–2 comeback victory over Rayo Vallecano.[218]

On 13 January, Suárez scored twice and assisted Messi's goal in Barcelona's 3–0 victory over Eibar, helping his team to a 5 points lead on top of the league table.[219] On 27 February, Suárez again scored twice against Real Madrid during a 3–0 victory in the second leg of 2018–19 Copa del Rey semi-final.[220] On 27 April 2019, Barcelona secured a second consecutive La Liga title, and Suárez's fourth league title with the club.[221] However, Suárez scored only one goal in the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League; this came on 1 May, as he netted Barcelona's opener in their 3–0 win over Suárez's former club Liverpool in the first leg of the semi-finals.[222] However, Barcelona would go on to lose the second leg 0–4 at Anfield on 7 May, being eliminated and squandering a three-goal first leg lead in the competition for the second consecutive season.[223] Suárez ended the season with 25 goals and 10 assists in all competitions.[161]

2019–20: Final season for Barcelona Edit

On 15 September, after coming off of a calf injury that he suffered during the first game of the 2019–20 league campaign,[224] Suárez opened his scoring account by netting a brace in a 5–2 victory over Valencia as a 60th minute substitute.[225] On 2 October, he scored two goals in a 2–1 comeback win over Inter Milan in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage.[226] Four days later, he opened the scoring in a 4–0 league victory over Sevilla with a bicycle kick.[227]

On 7 December, he scored a curving backheel goal in a 5–2 victory over Mallorca, being lauded by many as one of the goals of the season.[228] Three days later, Suárez captained Barcelona for the first time as he came off of the bench to set up Ansu Fati's late goal in a 2–1 win over Inter during the final match of Barcelona's Champions League group. On 12 January 2020, Barcelona confirmed that Suárez would have to undergo a surgery which could see him out for four months, after suffering a knee injury during their defeat against Atlético in the Supercopa de España.[229] By scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win over Espanyol on 9 July, Suárez took his tally to 195 goals with Barcelona, surpassing László Kubala to become the third all-time top scorer in the club's history.[230]

On 8 August, having missed the first leg due to injury, Suárez scored from the penalty spot during Barcelona's 3–1 win over Napoli in the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie, as they advanced to the quarter-finals to play Bayern Munich in a single-legged match.[231] On 14 August, Suárez scored his side's second goal as Barcelona suffered a historic 2–8 defeat against Bayern, the club's worst defeat in nearly seventy years that capped a first trophyless season since 2007–08.[232]

Atlético Madrid Edit

2020–21: Debut season and fifth La Liga title Edit

"You deserved a farewell befitting who you are: one of the most important players in the history of the club, achieving great things for the team and on an individual level. You did not deserve for them to throw you out like they did. But the truth is that at this stage nothing surprises me any more."

— Former team-mate Lionel Messi slams Barcelona for the manner of Suárez’s departure.[233]

After becoming Barcelona head coach on 19 August 2020, Ronald Koeman informed Suárez he was no longer wanted, and club president Josep Maria Bartomeu had also left him off a list of players he considered not for sale in the aftermath of the 8–2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League earlier that month.[233] On 23 September 2020, after failing to join Juventus and amid accusations that he cheated his way to obtain an Italian citizenship,[234] Suárez signed a two-year contract with Atlético Madrid.[235]

On 27 September, Suárez made his debut for the club, scoring two goals and providing Marcos Llorente with an assist in a 6–1 victory against Granada.[236] On 25 November, Suárez's backheel goal against Mallorca, which he scored on 7 December 2019, was nominated for the 2020 FIFA Puskás Award, eventually finishing in second behind a goal scored by Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min.[237] On 3 January 2021, Suárez scored a 90th-minute winner against Alavés, a feat which saw him overtake Radamel Falcao's record for a player's best start with Atlético this century; his eleven goals contributions (nine goals and two assists) in his first twelve La Liga matches surpassed Falcao's nine goals and one assist over the same period in 2011.[238]

 
Suárez (left) playing for Atlético against Lokomotiv Moscow in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage

On 21 January, Suárez scored a brace, including a last-minute penalty, in a 2–1 win over Eibar. This meant that he had managed to hit double figures in goals in each of his past ten league campaigns.[239] Three days later, he scored Atlético's second goal in a 3–1 comeback victory over Valencia, taking his league tally to twelve goals in fifteen games, the joint-most in La Liga. This feat meant Suárez had accomplished the best start for a player at a new club in the league since Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Real Madrid (13 goals in 15 appearances in 2010).[240] On 31 January, Suárez scored another two goals in a 4–2 victory over Cádiz, also netting his first free kick goal for the club.[241] He then scored an additional brace on 8 February, in Atlético's 2–2 draw against Celta Vigo.[242]

On 7 March, Suárez scored the opener against Real Madrid in the Madrid Derby, his first goal in five matches, though Atlético conceded late as the match ended in a 1–1 draw.[243] On 21 March, Suárez headed in the match-winner to score his 500th senior career goal as Atlético edged a 1–0 victory over Alavés.[244] On 16 May, the penultimate matchday of the La Liga season, Suárez scored a crucial winner in the dying minutes of his side's 2–1 comeback victory over Osasuna, recording his twentieth goal of the season and ensuring that Atlético remained on top of the table.[245] On 22 May, the final matchday of the league season, Suárez scored the winning goal in a 2–1 comeback away at Real Valladolid, leading his club to a victory that would ultimately hand them their first La Liga title in seven years.[246] Suárez finished his debut season as Atletico's top scorer with 21 goals.[247]

2021–22: Second season and departure Edit

Suárez scored during his first league start of the season against Villarreal, although he suffered a bruise and had to be taken off, resulting in a 2–2 draw.[248] On 21 September, Suárez scored both of Atletico's goals in a 2–1 comeback victory over Getafe.[249] On 28 September, Suárez scored an injury time penalty during a 2–1 comeback away win against AC Milan in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage.[250] O 2 October, Suárez both scored and assisted as Atletico defeated Barcelona 2–0 in La Liga, though he did not celebrate netting against his former club.[251] Suárez scored another brace on 24 October, as he led Atletico to a 2–2 draw against Real Sociedad after trailing by two goals.[252] On 2 April, he scored two goals against Alaves in a 4–1 win.[253] Following the result he reached a tally of 11 league goals for the season; the tenth consecutive season in domestic leagues he reached double figures in his career.

On 15 May 2022, after the last home match this campaign for Atlético, the team announced Suárez's departure at the end of the season,[254] where he was given a farewell as well as a standing ovation as fans unfurled a giant banner reading "Thank you Lucho for making us champions."[255] Later on, the club also honored Suárez by presenting an illustration of his figure across the main mural at the museum of Wanda Metropolitano[256] Suárez again ended the season as Atletico's top scorer with 13 goals.[247]

Return to Nacional Edit

On 26 July 2022, Suárez announced that he had reached a pre-agreement with his boyhood club Nacional ahead of a free transfer to the club,[257] which was confirmed the following day.[258] He made his second debut for El Bolso on 2 August, in a Copa Sudamericana 1–0 defeat to Atlético Goianiense, at the Parque Central.[259] Four days later, he scored the final goal in a 3–0 league home win over Rentistas.[260]

On 31 October, during the Championship finals, Suárez had a Man of the Match performance where he scored twice to lead his team to a 4–1 victory against Liverpool Montevideo, making Nacional 2022 Uruguayan Primera División Champions.[261] He ended the season with eight goals and three assists in 14 league games.[247]

Grêmio Edit

On 31 December 2022, Grêmio announced Suárez would join the club on a two-year contract.[262] Suárez was presented on 4 January at Arena do Grêmio in front of 30,000 fans.[263] He made his debut on 17 January 2023 in a match against São Luiz for the 2023 Recopa Gaúcha. Suárez scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 win.[264]

On 8 April, Suárez won his second title for Grêmio: the Campeonato Gaúcho. Suárez scored a penalty goal against Caxias at the second leg of the 2023 Campeonato Gaúcho finals, thus beating Caxias 2–1 on aggregate.[265]

In late June, rumours began to circulate that Suárez might retire before the end of his contract due his extensive knee injuries. On 21 June in a press conference, Grêmio president Alberto Guerra announced that Suárez "gives himself almost daily injections and special treatments, he is in constant pain. It is serious. Suarez has the possibility of being fitted with a prosthesis."[266] However, on the next day, Grêmio played against América Mineiro, resulting in a 3–1 victory with a decisive performance by Suárez; with one goal, one assist and multiple plays and goal attempts. In the post-match press interview, Grêmio's vice-president Paulo Caleffi denied any rumors and Suárez himself mocked the rumors in social media.[267]

In July, rumours resurfaced that Suárez still had knee issues, and was linked with Inter Miami for a reunion with Messi and Sergio Busquets and wished to leave early, starting negotiations with Grêmio's board.[268][269]

After various rumours on media, Suárez revealed on a press conference together with Grêmio's vice-president Antônio Brum that he would shorten his contract to the end of 2023. He cited that his knee issues were particularly exacerbated with the long and intense schedule of the Brazilian league.[270][271]

International career Edit

Suárez was invited to play for Uruguay in the qualifying rounds for the 2007 U-20 World Cup, but his club, Groningen, did not release him to play. He did play in the tournament finals, and he scored two goals in four appearances.[272] His goals came in a group stage draw against Spain[273] and in the Round of 16 against the United States, but the U.S. won 2–1 and Uruguay was eliminated from the tournament.[274]

Suárez made his senior debut for Uruguay on 8 February 2007 in a 3–1 win against Colombia. He was sent off in the 85th minute after receiving a second yellow card for dissent.[26] Suárez played in 19 of 20 games in 2010 World Cup qualifying and the inter-confederation play-offs and scored five goals.[272]

2010 FIFA World Cup Edit

 
Suárez (left) and Diego Forlán at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa

In June 2010, Óscar Tabárez named Suárez to Uruguay's 23-man World Cup squad.[275] Uruguay began the tournament with a 0–0 draw against France.[276] In the second match, a 3–0 win over South Africa, Suárez drew a penalty and assisted Álvaro Pereira's stoppage time goal.[277] In the final match of the group stage, he headed in a goal off a pass from Edinson Cavani and was named Man of the Match in a 1–0 win over Mexico.[278][279] Uruguay won Group A and advanced to the knockout stage.[278][279]

During the round of 16 against South Korea, Suárez scored both goals in a 2–1 win. His second broke a tie in the 80th minute when he dribbled around a defender and curled a "spectacular shot"[280] in off the far post; Suárez was again named Man of the Match.[280] This win put Uruguay through to the quarter-finals for the first time since 1970.[281] In the quarter-final against Ghana, the score was 1–1 at the end of regulation and the match went into extra time. Late in extra time, Ghana sent a free-kick into the box, and Suárez blocked Stephen Appiah's shot on the goal line.[282] He then blocked Dominic Adiyiah's goal bound header with his hands,[283] committing a professional foul[56] to save what would have been the game winner[284] and was sent off. Asamoah Gyan hit the crossbar with the ensuing penalty kick[282] and Suárez, who had stopped to watch, celebrated the miss before heading down the tunnel.[285][286] Uruguay won the shootout 4–2 and advanced to the semi-finals.[282][287]

"The Hand of God now belongs to me. Mine is the real Hand of God."

—After using his hand in the quarter-final against Ghana, Suárez referred to Diego Maradona's Hand of God goal against England in 1986.[288]

After the match, Suárez said, "I made the save of the tournament."[284] He said he had no alternative, was acting out of instinct, and would do it again if it helped his team win.[289] Ghana head coach Milovan Rajevac said the play was an "injustice"[285] and Suárez was labelled a villain and a cheater.[290][289] Others viewed him as a hero.[56][291] Due to the automatic suspension that accompanies a red card, Suárez sacrificed himself in the semi-final for the unlikely chance the penalty would be missed, and his team would later win.[27][290]

While Suárez was suspended for the semi-final match for his red card against Ghana,[292] Uruguay "lacked a second striker [alongside Diego Forlán] of cunning and movement"[293] and lost 3–2 to the Netherlands.[294][295] Suárez returned for the third place game against Germany; he was booed almost every time he had the ball because of his handball in the Ghana match.[296] He assisted Cavani on Uruguay's first goal,[297] but Uruguay lost 3–2.[296] During the tournament, Suárez played 543 minutes in six appearances and scored three goals.[298]

2011 Copa América Edit

 
Suárez was named most valuable player of the 2011 Copa América

In the 2011 Copa América, Suárez scored in Uruguay's opening game, a 1–1 draw with Peru.[299] In their next game, he provided the assist for Alvaro Pereira's goal in a 1–1 draw with Chile.[300] Uruguay finished second in their group and advanced to the knockout round[301] with a win, 1–0 against Mexico, and two draws, against Peru and Chile.[302] In the quarter-finals, Uruguay drew with tournament hosts Argentina 1–1 after regulation and extra time. Uruguay won the shootout 5–4 and Suárez converted his penalty.[303][304] Suárez scored both goals in Uruguay's 2–0 semi-final win over Peru and was named Man of the Match.[305] In the final, Suárez scored the opening goal and set up Diego Forlan's second goal as Uruguay defeated Paraguay 3–0 for their record 15th Copa América title.[306][307] Suárez scored four goals and provided two assists during the tournament and was named MVP of the Tournament.[306][43][308]

2012 Summer Olympics Edit

On 9 July 2012, Suárez was selected for the Uruguay Olympic football team alongside Liverpool teammate Sebastián Coates to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games.[309] In the first pre-tournament warm-up game against Chile on 11 July, Suárez scored a hat-trick for Uruguay as they came from 0–2 down to win 6–4 in a thrilling match.[310]

As one of Uruguay's three overage players, Suárez was named as captain for the Olympic Games.[311] After an opening win over the United Arab Emirates, Uruguay were defeated by Senegal and Great Britain and eliminated at the first round. Suárez failed to score during the tournament.

2013 Confederations Cup Edit

Suárez was selected in the Uruguay squad to play in Brazil at the 2013 Confederations Cup. He scored a curling free-kick from 30 yards (27 m) in a 2–1 defeat to Spain in their opening match at Recife on 16 June.[312] He then scored twice after appearing as a substitute in Uruguay's 8–0 win over Tahiti, making him the Uruguay national team's all-time top-goalscorer with 35 goals, surpassing his teammate Diego Forlán.[313] Uruguay were eventually eliminated in the semi-finals, losing 2–1 to Brazil in Belo Horizonte.[314]

2014 FIFA World Cup, third biting incident Edit

 
Suárez (middle) celebrating one of his two goals against England at the 2014 World Cup

Suárez ended the 2014 World Cup qualification campaign as top scorer in the South American section with 11 goals in 14 matches.[315] In November 2013, Uruguay defeated Jordan 5–0 on aggregate in an intercontinental play-off to qualify for the 2014 World Cup.[316]

On 22 May, Suárez underwent emergency surgery on his left knee. He was confined to a wheelchair for a time, leading to rumours he would be unable to participate in the World Cup.[317][318][319] He was named as a substitute for Uruguay's first match, a 3–1 defeat to Costa Rica, but did not play in the match. Suárez started Uruguay's second match against England and scored both of the team's goals in a 2–1 win at the Arena Corinthians in São Paulo.[320]

"These are just things that happen out on the pitch. It was just the two of us inside the area and he bumped into me with his shoulder and that's how my eye got like this as well. There are things that happen on the pitch and you should not make such a big deal out of them."

— Suárez's post-match interview against Italy, 24 June 2014.[321]

"... I lost my balance ... falling on top of my opponent ... I hit my face against [Chiellini], leaving a small bruise on my cheek and a strong pain in my teeth."

— Suárez's defence to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, 25 June 2014.[322]

"... the truth is that my colleague Giorgio Chiellini suffered the physical result of a bite in the collision he suffered with me ... I apologize to Giorgio Chiellini and the entire football family. I vow to the public that there will never again be another incident like [this]."

— Suárez on 30 June 2014.[323]

For Uruguay's final group match against Italy on 24 June, Uruguay needed a win to advance to the knockout stage while Italy only needed a draw.[324] Around the 79th minute and with the score at 0–0, Suárez clashed with Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini while waiting for a cross. Replays showed that Suárez lunged at Chiellini and bit his shoulder (Chiellini showed bite marks), followed by Suárez falling and clutching his face.[14][325] The controversial incident made headline news around the world.[326] As the Italian players protested to Mexican referee Marco Antonio Rodríguez for not penalizing Suárez for the bite, Uruguay won a corner and scored. The match would finish 1–0 to Uruguay as they qualified for the knockout stage and eliminated Italy.[14][325][327]

Two days later, on 26 June, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, banned Suárez for nine international matches, effective immediately, meaning he would take no further part in the World Cup. The ban ruled him out of 2015 Copa América as well. It was the longest such ban in World Cup history, exceeding the eight-match ban handed to Italy's Mauro Tassotti for breaking the nose of Spain's Luis Enrique at the 1994 World Cup.[145][328] He was also banned from taking part in any football-related activity (including entering any stadium) for four months and fined CHF100,000.[145][328] The seven-member FIFA panel studied the incident from 34 camera angles and rejected Suárez's defense that the bite was as a result of an accidental collision, instead finding the bite was "deliberate, intentional and without provocation... with the intention of wounding [Chiellini] or at least of destabilizing him". The severity of the penalty was due to the fact it was Suárez's third biting offence, as well as what FIFA saw as a lack of remorse.[322] Soon after the suspension was announced, online gambling firm 888poker cancelled its sponsorship deal with Suárez.[329] With Suárez banned, Uruguay lost their next match 0–2 to Colombia and were eliminated from the World Cup.[330]

On the same day the ban was announced, the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) said it would appeal the suspension.[331] Suárez's lawyer said that "we don't have any doubts" of a European-based campaign against Suárez.[332] Various Uruguayan individuals defended Suárez, questioning if he had actually bitten Chiellini, and criticized the severity of his ban, including President of Uruguay José Mujica, who labelled the ban "fascist" and called FIFA "a bunch of old sons of bitches";[333][334] AUF president Wilmar Valdez;[331] Uruguay captain Diego Lugano;[335] and Uruguay head coach Óscar Tabárez, who resigned from two FIFA posts in protest of the ban.[336] The Uruguayan media were also noted to have been in a defiant and defensive mood.[337] For non-Uruguayan parties, Chiellini, who was bitten, called the ban "excessive", while international players' union FIFPro called for Suárez to "receive all the support he needs" and that the "focus should be on the rehabilitation and serious treatment" of Suárez.[336]

Six days after the incident, on 30 June, Suárez apologized to Chiellini through Twitter and vowed never to repeat the incident, while writing that the "physical result of a bite" occurred in a collision with Chiellini.[323][338] Chiellini responded through Twitter indicating all was forgotten and his hope that FIFA would reduce Suárez's suspension.[338][339]

On 3 July, the AUF appealed Suárez's ban,[340] but it was rejected by FIFA on 10 July.[341][342] With Suárez's ban not preventing him from transferring to another club,[343] it was announced on 11 July that Suárez had agreed to move to Barcelona.[344][345][346] Days before the transfer, Suárez's apology to Chiellini had been praised by various Barcelona club individuals. Barcelona club president Josep Maria Bartomeu said the apology was "honorable", sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta welcomed Suárez as being "humble enough to admit an error" while new signing Ivan Rakitić commended Suárez's "character and strength".[347][348]

Copa América Centenario and 2018 FIFA World Cup Edit

 
Suárez playing against Portugal in the last 16 of the 2018 World Cup

On 25 March 2016, after over a year of international absence for Uruguay, Suárez scored an equalizer against Brazil in Recife for a 2–2 draw in the qualification process for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[349] Suárez was included in Uruguay's 23-man squad for the Copa América Centenario, although a hamstring injury sustained in the Copa del Rey final on 22 May put his place in the team in jeopardy.[180][179] Although he remained in the squad, he missed both of his national side's opening group losses to Mexico and Venezuela, which resulted in a first-round elimination from the tournament.[350] He was once again left on the substitutes' bench in Uruguay's final 3–0 group win over Jamaica on 13 June.[351]

Suárez scored twice on 10 October 2017 as Uruguay won 4–2 at home to Bolivia in their final World Cup qualifying match, thus securing their place for the tournament in Russia, as well as becoming the joint all-time leading scorer in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers with 21 goals, alongside Argentina's Lionel Messi, overtaking the previous record which was held by Hernán Crespo.[352][353] In March, Uruguay won the 2018 China Cup, and Suárez scored his 50th international goal with a penalty against the Czech Republic in the semi-finals, winning it himself when fouled by goalkeeper Jiří Pavlenka.[354] He won his 100th cap on 20 June 2018 in Uruguay's second group match at the World Cup, scoring the only goal against Saudi Arabia at the Rostov Arena in Rostov-on-Don to advance the nation into the last 16, for which Suárez was given man of the match.[355] In the final group game on 25 June, Suárez was again named the man of the match as he scored Uruguay's opener with a free kick into the bottom corner in a 3–0 win over hosts Russia.[356] In the Round of 16 match against Portugal on 30 June, he set-up Cavani's opening goal in an eventual 2–1 victory.[357] Uruguay were eliminated from the tournament following a 2–0 defeat to France in the quarter-finals on 6 July.[358]

2019–2020: Qualifiers and Copa América upset Edit

In March 2019, manager Tabárez included Suárez in the final 23-man Uruguay squad for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil.[359] On 16 June, he scored the third goal in a 4–0 win over Ecuador in the team's opening group match of the tournament, also setting up the opener scored by Nicolás Lodeiro.[360]

In the quarter-finals against Peru on 29 June, he had a goal disallowed by VAR for offside, and was subsequently the only player to miss his spot-kick in the resulting penalty shoot-out, following a 0–0 draw after regulation time, which saw Uruguay eliminated from the competition.[361]

On 8 October 2020, Suárez scored the first goal of the South American 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, becoming the first player ever to score the opening goal three times (after his 2010 and 2014 strikes) in the competition's history.[362]

2021–present: Copa América and 2022 World Cup Edit

On 22 June 2021, Suárez scored in a 1–1 draw against Chile in Uruguay's second group match of the 2021 Copa América in Brazil.[363] However, Uruguay lost against Colombia in the quarter-finals on penalties after a goalless draw.[364]

On 2 December 2022, in Uruguay's final group match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar against Ghana, Suárez assisted Giorgian de Arrascaeta's second goal of the match to give Uruguay a 2–0 win; however, group rivals South Korea scored a late goal to win 2–1 against Portugal, advancing from the group stage having scored four goals to Uruguay’s two (both teams were tied at 4 points and a 0 goal difference).[365]

Style of play Edit

 
Suárez in action for Liverpool takes on Sylvain Distin of Everton during the Merseyside Derby in 2012

Suárez creates goal scoring chances with his powerful shot, and has "remarkable technical ability" according to his FIFA profile.[366] Known for his direct running at players, Suárez has a particular penchant for nutmegging opponents (putting the ball through their legs).[367] Liverpool fans (accompanied with a banner) used to say he was so good, "he could nutmeg a mermaid".[368] Often regarded by many as one of the best strikers of all time,[note 3] Suárez is a prolific goal scorer, having the rare distinction of being the leading scorer in three top-flight European leagues, a feat only matched by Ruud van Nistelrooy[375] and Cristiano Ronaldo.[376] An accurate finisher[377] with either foot,[378] despite being naturally right-footed,[379] he is capable of scoring from both inside[380] and outside the penalty area.[381]

Harry Redknapp said that Suárez could play anywhere – as the target man or behind as a second striker. Uruguay head coach Óscar Tabárez called Suárez "a great forward, an elite player among forwards in the world",[382] and Liverpool coach Kenny Dalglish said, "he's intelligent, he's had a fantastic education at Ajax".[383] Former Liverpool striker John Aldridge said his abilities allow him to get into a position to score and evade defenders.[384][385] Meanwhile, Thierry Henry called Suárez the best striker in the world, stating, "He has everything. He's in your face, he's arrogant- in a good way, he can volley it, he can score headers. He has vicious side to his game and I will not call it cheating. He knows how to score goals."[386]

Suárez has been praised for his work rate,[384] movement,[387] and his quickness[383] that allows him to attack from the outside;[366] as such he occasionally played as an inverted winger on the left flank during his time with Ajax.[388] Additionally, Suárez has a liking for often executing dummies (going around the defenders with a fake-out) within his style of dribbling.[389] During his time in Barcelona, he was known for constantly scoring through volleys or half-volleys.[390][391] Suárez also gained a reputation for consistently scoring acrobatic goals, often shooting off balance, or in air, or with overhead bicycle kicks.[392][393][394] Moreover, he is an accurate free kick taker,[395] and has also been known to take penalties.[396]

He also creates many scoring opportunities for his teammates with his vision and great passing abilities, as is reflected in his numbers of assists, among the very highest within the stat's recorded history.[397] Former Liverpool captain, Steven Gerrard, lauded Suárez's unselfish playstyle within his autobiography, stating how that "It's a rare combination, to be a miraculous footballer who is willing to use his gifts to selflessly assist and create goals for a teammate", as well as further writing, "He scores goals. He creates goals. He's hard and horrible to play against. You've got a chance of beating anyone in the world with Luis Suárez in your team".[398][399]

In addition to being a prolific player, Suárez has often been praised for his strong mentality and desire to win. Former Liverpool teammate, Jordan Henderson dubbed Suárez as a "warrior", claiming that his attitude inspired confidence among his teammates.[400] Meanwhile, Gerrard eulogized his drive to succeed, stating "Luis played to win a five-a-side training session like he was chasing the Champions League or the World Cup. If his team lost a kickaround he went home angry; he always needed to win that badly".[399] Atletico Madrid coach, Diego Simeone hailed Suárez for the "desire and energy" he brought to the club.[401] Suárez, himself, has stated that he's the kind of player who would "kill himself just to prevent a throw-in at the 90th minute." in his autobiography.[402]

Former Ajax coach Marco van Basten criticized Suárez for his tendency to receive yellow cards.[35] Van Basten said he had a tense relationship with Suárez,[35] although he conceded that "Luis is unpredictable, he's hard to influence but that makes him special."[35] At times, Suárez can be dominant but fail to convert his efforts into goals.[403] Despite his weaknesses, Suárez's leadership stood out to Ajax management.[60]

Controversies Edit

Suárez has been widely accused of diving.[note 4] His manager, teammates and various analysts have commented that this reputation for simulation has caused referees not to award him legitimate penalties.[407][408] In January 2013, Suárez admitted to diving against Stoke City in an October 2012 match. This led his manager Brendan Rodgers to comment his actions were "unacceptable" and that he would be dealt with "internally" by the club.[409] During the 2018 World Cup game against Portugal, after collisions with Portuguese players, Suarez twice acted like he had a head injury despite his head having been untouched.[410]

Suárez is infamous for biting opponents on multiple occasions. In a Group D matchup at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Suarez was shown to have bitten Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini, resulting in FIFA suspending Suarez from all football activities for 4 months. While playing for Liverpool, Suarez bit Chelsea player Branislav Ivanović in a Premier League match, and was punished with a ten match ban. In an earlier incident while playing for AFC Ajax he was caught biting PSV Eindhoven player Otman Bakkal and was suspended for seven games.[100] Suárez has also been accused of stamping on opponents in the Premier League and the UEFA Europa League.[411][412][413][414]

Due to his diving, biting, stamping, and other antics, Suárez has been frequently labelled as a pest and a cheat.[415] In December 2013, Spanish football website El Gol Digital ranked Suárez at fifth in its list of the world's dirtiest footballers.[416]

Media and sponsorship Edit

 
Previously with Adidas, Suárez has been sponsored by Puma since 2018. He wears Puma Future 2.1.

Suárez had a sponsorship deal with German sportswear and equipment supplier Adidas, before switching to rivals Puma in 2018.[417] Suárez starred in a 2014 advert for Beats with other global football stars including Neymar and Thierry Henry, with the theme of "The Game Before the Game" and the players' pre-game ritual of listening to music.[418] In Uruguay, Suárez has also appeared in advertisements for Abitab, Antel, Cablevisión, Garnier, Pepsi and Samsung.[419][420]

Suárez features in EA Sports' FIFA video game series: as a result of Suárez's ban for his bite on Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup, players in FIFA 15 were unable to select Suárez until his ban ended on 26 October.[421]

Active on social media, Suárez has over 40 million Instagram followers as of May 2020, the most for a person from Uruguay.[422][423]

Personal life Edit

Suárez was born in Salto, Uruguay to Sandra Diaz and Rodolfo Suárez, the fourth of seven boys.[27][424] His older brother, Paolo Suárez, is a retired professional footballer, who last played for Isidro Metapán in El Salvador.

Suárez moved with his family to Montevideo when he was seven, and his parents separated when he was nine.[424] In Montevideo, he developed his football skills on the streets,[24][424] while also taking up work as a street sweeper at the age of 15.[23] In 1998, aged 11 he appeared as a contestant on children's game show Aventujuegos, with his team winning: his episode was brought up in a 2011 episode of chat show Noche de Locura and he was surprised the footage had been kept.[3]

The contrast between his life in Europe and the poverty he left behind has been cited as contributing to his periodic aggression on the field, as well as being a possible explanation for the more forgiving attitudes of the Uruguayan public and press towards such cases, compared to Europe.[23] Besides his native tongue, Suárez is able to speak Dutch and English.[425][426]

 
Mural of Suárez on his former school in Montevideo, Uruguay

Suárez is of mixed race and has a black grandfather.[427] The matter of ethnicity was raised in reporting on the Patrice Evra incident, where use by his grandmother, Lila Piriz, of "mi negrito" as a sobriquet has been offered to explain Suárez's repeated use of "negro" over the two-minute altercation; the FA judged his evidence unreliable, issuing him an eight-match ban. His mother also supported the claim Suárez made that using the word was not racist in Uruguay. She said it was "normal", and that it was "a word people use with their friends. It's like calling someone fat, thin or whatever."[428]

Suárez began dating Sofía Balbi at age 15 in Montevideo; the Balbi family moved to Barcelona in 2003, and Suárez's focus on football strengthened as a result as he wanted to follow them to Europe to join Sofía again.[23] Suárez married her in 2009, and the couple have a daughter named Delfina (born 2010) [429]and two sons named Benjamin (born 2013) and Lauti (born 2018).[430][27][431] He has a tattoo of his daughter's name Delfina on his wrist which he kisses as part of his goal celebration – this celebration routine is featured in EA Sports’ video game FIFA 15 as "Kiss The Wrist".[432][433] In 2014, Suárez joined Barcelona, allowing him to live closer to Sofía's family. On the move, Suárez said, "[Liverpool] did all they could to get me to stay, but playing and living in Spain, where my wife's family live, is a lifelong dream and ambition. I believe now the timing is right."[434] In 2014, Suárez released his autobiography, Crossing the Line – My Story.[435][436]

Suárez, who is married to an Italian citizen, was eligible to take a B1 Italian Language exam and flew to Perugia in September 2020 to take the test and gain Italian citizenship. Though obtaining the results of the language exam and approval of citizenship takes several months and several years respectively to be processed, Suárez reportedly got his language exam results within hours and would have his citizenship approved in several weeks. The Italian media had noted that this led to accusations of special treatment against Suárez, especially as Italian laws had been changed in 2018 to make obtaining citizenship by marriage more difficult.[437] In September 2020, an investigation was launched over accusations that he had cheated his way into gaining Italian citizenship.[234]

It is known that Suárez has used his experience and knowledge to mentor new Uruguayan footballing talents, most notably Darwin Núñez.[438]

Pandora Papers Edit

He is among the 13 sports personalities mentioned in the Pandora Papers published by the International Consortium Of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).[439]

Career statistics Edit

Club Edit

As of match played 30 September 2023.[440][441]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] League cup[c] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nacional 2005[442] UPD 0 0 — — — 1[d] 0 0 0 1 0
2005–06[440] 27 10 — — — 3[d] 0 4[e] 2 34 12
Total 27 10 — — — 4 0 4 2 35 12
Groningen 2006–07[441] Eredivisie 29 10 — 2 1 — 2[f] 1 4[g] 3 37 15
Ajax 2007–08[441] 33 17 — 3 2 — 4[h] 1 4[g] 2 44 22
2008–09[441] 31 22 — 2 1 — 10[f] 5 — 43 28
2009–10[441] 33 35 — 6 8 — 9[i] 6 — 48 49
2010–11[441] 13 7 — 1 1 — 9[j] 4 1[k] 0 24 12
Total 110 81 — 12 12 — 32 16 5 2 159 111
Liverpool 2010–11[443] Premier League 13 4 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 13 4
2011–12[444] 31 11 — 4 3 4 3 — — 39 17
2012–13[445] 33 23 — 2 2 1 1 8[i] 4 — 44 30
2013–14[446] 33 31 — 3 0 1 0 — — 37 31
Total 110 69 — 9 5 6 4 8 4 — 133 82
Barcelona 2014–15[447] La Liga 27 16 — 6 2 — 10[j] 7 — 43 25
2015–16[448] 35 40 — 4 5 — 9[j] 8 5[l] 6 53 59
2016–17[449] 35 29 — 6 4 — 9[j] 3 1[m] 1 51 37
2017–18[450] 33 25 — 6 5 — 10[j] 1 2[m] 0 51 31
2018–19[451] 33 21 — 5 3 — 10[j] 1 1[m] 0 49 25
2019–20[452] 28 16 — 0 0 — 7[j] 5 1[m] 0 36 21
Total 191 147 — 27 19 — 55 25 10 7 283 198
Atlético Madrid 2020–21[453] La Liga 32 21 — 0 0 — 6[j] 0 — 38 21
2021–22[454] 35 11 — 2 1 — 7[j] 1 1[m] 0 45 13
Total 67 32 — 2 1 — 13 1 1 0 83 34
Nacional 2022 UPD 14 8 — 0 0 — 2[n] 0 0 0 16 8
Grêmio 2023 Série A 21 8 12 7 8 2 — 0 0 1[o] 3 42 20
Career total 569 365 12 7 59 39 6 4 114 47 25 17 788 480
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Gaúcho
  2. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup, Copa del Rey and Copa do Brasil
  3. ^ Includes Football League Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  5. ^ Two appearances and two goals in Primera División play-offs
  6. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  7. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Eredivisie play-offs
  8. ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup
  9. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  11. ^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  12. ^ One appearance and one goal in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in Supercopa de España, two appearances and five goals in FIFA Club World Cup
  13. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
  14. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  15. ^ Appearance in Recopa Gaúcha

International Edit

See also: List of international goals scored by Luis Suárez
As of match played 2 December 2022[455]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2007 6 2
2008 10 4
2009 12 3
2010 11 7
2011 13 10
2012 8 4
2013 16 9
2014 6 5
2015 0 0
2016 8 3
2017 5 2
2018 11 6
2019 7 4
2020 3 4
2021 12 2
2022 9 3
Total 137 68

Honours Edit

Nacional[456]

Ajax[456]

Liverpool[456]

Barcelona[456]

Atlético Madrid

Grêmio

Uruguay

Individual Edit

See also Edit

Notes Edit

  1. ^ [9][10][11]
  2. ^ [12][13][14][15]
  3. ^ [369][370][371][372][373][140][374]
  4. ^ [16][404][405][406]

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luis, suárez, other, people, named, disambiguation, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, suárez, second, maternal, family, name, díaz, luis, alberto, suárez, díaz, spanish, pronunciation, ˈlwis, ˈswaɾes, born, january, 1987, uruguayan, professional, . For other people named Luis Suarez see Luis Suarez disambiguation In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Suarez and the second or maternal family name is Diaz Luis Alberto Suarez Diaz Spanish pronunciation ˈlwis ˈswaɾes born 24 January 1987 is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club Gremio and the Uruguay national team Nicknamed El Pistolero The Gunman Suarez is regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest strikers of all time 2 He has won two European Golden Shoes an Eredivisie Golden Boot a Premier League Golden Boot and a Pichichi Trophy and has scored over 500 career goals for club and country 3 Luis SuarezSuarez with Uruguay in 2018Personal informationFull nameLuis Alberto Suarez Diaz 1 Date of birth 1987 01 24 24 January 1987 age 36 1 Place of birthSalto UruguayHeight1 82 m 6 ft 0 in 1 Position s StrikerTeam informationCurrent teamGremioNumber9Youth career1991 1994Artigas de Salto1994 2000Urreta2001 2005NacionalSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2005 2006Nacional27 10 2006 2007Groningen29 10 2007 2011Ajax110 81 2011 2014Liverpool110 69 2014 2020Barcelona191 147 2020 2022Atletico Madrid67 32 2022 2023Nacional14 8 2023 Gremio33 15 International career 2006 2007Uruguay U204 2 2012Uruguay Olympic O P 4 3 2007 Uruguay137 68 Medal record Men s footballRepresenting UruguayCopa AmericaWinner 2011 Argentina Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 05 52 1 October 2023 UTC National team caps and goals correct as of 19 05 2 December 2022 UTC Suarez began his senior club career at Nacional in 2005 At age 19 he signed for Groningen before transferring to Ajax in 2007 There he won the KNVB Cup and the Eredivisie In 2011 Suarez signed for Premier League club Liverpool and won the League Cup in his first full season Having established a strike partnership with Daniel Sturridge he equalled the goalscoring record for a 38 game Premier League season and won his first European Golden Shoe in 2014 That summer Suarez moved to Barcelona in a transfer worth 64 98 million 82 3 million making him one of the most expensive players of all time Dubbed MSN Suarez was part of a dominant trio alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar winning the treble of La Liga the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League in his first season In his second season he won the Pichichi Trophy and his second European Golden Shoe becoming the first player since 2009 to win both awards other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo 4 He also led La Liga in assists becoming the first player to do so in both goals and assists in league history 5 6 With Barcelona Suarez won ten additional trophies including three La Liga titles and three Copas del Rey He signed for Atletico Madrid in 2020 winning his fifth La Liga title in his debut season 7 At international level Suarez is both Uruguay s all time leading goalscorer as well as the all time top scorer of FIFA World Cup qualifiers in CONMEBOL 8 He has represented his nation at four editions of the FIFA World Cup and four editions of the Copa America as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup He was named in the 2010 World Cup All Star Team and won the 2011 Copa America where he was awarded Best Player Outside of his football credentials Suarez has been a source of controversy throughout his career note 1 including a goal line handball against Ghana at the 2010 FIFA World Cup biting opponents on three occasions note 2 accusations of diving 16 17 and racial incidents Contents 1 Club career 1 1 Youth 1 2 Nacional 1 3 Groningen 1 4 Ajax 1 4 1 2007 09 Development and breakthrough 1 4 2 2009 10 League top goal scorer Eredivisie winner 1 4 3 2010 11 First biting incident 1 5 Liverpool 1 5 1 Transfer 1 5 2 2011 12 Early seasons 1 5 3 Racial abuse incident 1 5 4 2012 13 Return and individual success 1 5 5 Second biting incident 1 5 6 2013 14 European Golden Shoe and departure 1 6 Barcelona 1 6 1 Signing and suspension 1 6 2 2014 15 MSN trio and treble winner 1 6 3 2015 16 Second European Golden Shoe domestic success 1 6 4 2016 17 Third consecutive Copa del Rey 1 6 5 2017 18 Domestic double and record unbeaten streak 1 6 6 2018 19 Back to back La Liga triumph 1 6 7 2019 20 Final season for Barcelona 1 7 Atletico Madrid 1 7 1 2020 21 Debut season and fifth La Liga title 1 7 2 2021 22 Second season and departure 1 8 Return to Nacional 1 9 Gremio 2 International career 2 1 2010 FIFA World Cup 2 2 2011 Copa America 2 3 2012 Summer Olympics 2 4 2013 Confederations Cup 2 5 2014 FIFA World Cup third biting incident 2 6 Copa America Centenario and 2018 FIFA World Cup 2 7 2019 2020 Qualifiers and Copa America upset 2 8 2021 present Copa America and 2022 World Cup 3 Style of play 4 Controversies 5 Media and sponsorship 6 Personal life 6 1 Pandora Papers 7 Career statistics 7 1 Club 7 2 International 8 Honours 8 1 Individual 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 External linksClub career EditYouth Edit As I was growing up there was only one player I looked up to and that was Batistuta the Argentina No 9 Suarez on his childhood idol Gabriel Batistuta 18 Suarez lived his early years at the Cerro neighbourhood in Salto where he played youth football at Sportivo Artigas 19 At age seven he moved with his family parents and six brothers to Montevideo where he played youth football at Urreta 20 When he was a child a car ran over his foot breaking the fifth metatarsal bone In spite of the injury he continued to play 21 Nacional Edit Suarez joined local side Nac s youth team at age 14 22 At age 16 Suarez headbutted a referee after showing his discontent following a red card although a sports editor claimed he accidentally fell into the referee 23 One night he was caught drinking and partying prompting his coach to threaten he would never play unless he started playing football more seriously 22 In May 2005 at age 18 Suarez made his first team debut against Atletico Junior in the Copa Libertadores 22 He scored his first goal in September 2005 24 and helped Nacional win the 2005 06 Uruguayan league with 10 goals in 27 matches 25 Suarez was found by a group of scouts from the Dutch club Groningen when they were in Uruguay to scout another player As they watched he won and converted a penalty and scored a wonder goal against Defensor After watching only that match the scouts approached Suarez and said they wanted to buy him and after the season Groningen paid Nacional 800 000 for him 22 Suarez was thrilled to go to Europe because his then girlfriend and now wife Sofia Balbi had moved to Barcelona they had maintained a long distance relationship for a year and he wanted to move closer to her 23 24 Groningen Edit nbsp Suarez on the training field of Groningen in 2006Suarez was 19 years old when he joined Groningen Initially Suarez struggled because he could not speak Dutch or English and he played on the second team to adjust to the Dutch game 26 His teammate and fellow Uruguayan Bruno Silva helped him settle into living in the Netherlands and playing for a new team 26 He worked hard to learn Dutch and his teammates respected him for his efforts with the language 26 Suarez scored goals for Groningen but he also had disciplinary problems in one five game stretch in January 2007 he scored four goals but received three yellow cards and one red card 27 Suarez especially made his mark in a 4 3 home win over Vitesse when with ten minutes to go he subsequently won a penalty and scored two goals 28 Suarez ended with 10 goals in 29 league appearances 29 to help Groningen finish eighth in the 2006 07 Eredivisie 26 He also scored in a 4 2 loss to Serbian club Partizan in his European debut on 14 September 2006 26 30 Ajax saw potential in Suarez and offered Groningen 3 5 million for him but Groningen rejected the offer 31 Suarez was upset and brought his case to the Royal Dutch Football Association KNVB s arbitration committee to try to facilitate the sale 31 The arbitration committee ruled against him on 9 August 2007 but that same day Ajax increased their offer to 7 5 million and Groningen accepted 32 33 Ajax Edit 2007 09 Development and breakthrough Edit On 9 August 2007 Suarez signed a five year contract with Ajax for a transfer fee of 7 5 million 31 33 and made his club debut in the UEFA Champions League qualifier against Slavia Prague 34 He scored one goal in his Eredivisie debut for the club 35 and two goals in his home debut at the Amsterdam Arena 36 Ajax finished second in the league table in the 2007 08 season 37 and Suarez scored 17 goals in 33 league appearances setting up a blossoming striking partnership with league top scorer Klaas Jan Huntelaar 38 During the 2008 09 season Ajax head coach Marco van Basten noted how Suarez played an important role in many of Ajax s goals but Van Basten was also upset by the number of yellow cards Suarez received 35 Suarez was suspended for one match 39 because he was given his seventh yellow card of the season against Utrecht in a 2 0 win 40 He was also suspended after a half time altercation with teammate Albert Luque over a free kick 27 35 Ajax ended the season in third place 41 Suarez scored 22 goals in 31 league matches 35 38 and finished second in scoring tables one goal behind Mounir El Hamdaoui of AZ 42 Suarez was also named Ajax Player of the Year 43 2009 10 League top goal scorer Eredivisie winner Edit nbsp Suarez with the Ajax pennant as Ajax captain in 2010 Suarez was named captain in the 2009 10 season Before the 2009 10 season Martin Jol replaced Van Basten as head coach 35 After the departure of Ajax captain Thomas Vermaelen to Arsenal Jol named Suarez team captain 44 45 Suarez started scoring goals early in the season with a hat trick in a 4 1 win against RKC Waalwijk 46 He had a number of multiple goal matches throughout the season including four in wins over Slovan Bratislava in the UEFA Europe League play off round 47 VVV Venlo 48 49 and Roda JC 50 He scored three in the first half in another win over VVV Venlo 51 and six against WHC Wezep in the KNVB Cup as Ajax won by a club record margin of 14 1 52 Suarez scored two goals in the second leg of the KNVB Cup final and finished as the tournament s top scorer 53 Ajax won the Cup final 6 1 on aggregate over Feyenoord 43 53 but they finished second in the league behind Twente 44 Suarez ended the season as the Eredivisie s top scorer with 35 goals in 33 matches and had 49 goals in all competitions 44 He was named Ajax Player of the Year for the second straight year 43 and Dutch Footballer of the Year 43 44 54 2010 11 First biting incident Edit nbsp Suarez playing for Ajax in a UEFA Champions League match against Dynamo Kyiv in 2010Soon after Suarez returned from his World Cup campaign he scored his 100th goal for Ajax in a 1 1 home draw against PAOK in a UEFA Champions League qualifier 43 55 This put him in an elite group of players including Johan Cruyff Marco van Basten and Dennis Bergkamp to score 100 or more goals with the club 56 55 Suarez continued his scoring run with a hat trick against De Graafschap in a 5 0 win 57 On 20 November 2010 Suarez bit PSV s Otman Bakkal on the shoulder during a 0 0 draw Ajax suspended him for two matches and fined him an undisclosed amount which the club said they would donate to a good cause 58 The Dutch daily newspaper De Telegraaf branded Suarez the Cannibal of Ajax 12 56 The KNVB increased Suarez s suspension to seven league matches 59 Suarez apologized for his actions through a video he uploaded to his Facebook page 56 Liverpool Edit Transfer Edit During the suspension Ajax were in contact with other European clubs interested in Suarez On 28 January 2011 they accepted a 26 5 million 22 8 million offer for Suarez from Premier League club Liverpool 60 61 62 Despite leaving while suspended Suarez departed Ajax on good terms and he was given a farewell sendoff after an Ajax match During the sendoff an Ajax coach spoke to him and the crowd and said how the club wished he could stay longer the crowd applauded their agreement and fireworks followed 63 Ajax ended the 2010 11 season as Eredivisie champions 64 and Suarez was given a winner s medal 25 65 for his 7 goals in 13 appearances 66 On 31 January 2011 Suarez signed a five and a half year deal with Liverpool until 2016 60 67 and was the club s most expensive signing 22 8 million until the arrival of Andy Carroll 35 million a few hours later 68 Suarez requested the number seven shirt which had been worn by Liverpool legends Kenny Dalglish his new manager Kevin Keegan and Peter Beardsley 69 2011 12 Early seasons Edit nbsp Suarez left was signed by Liverpool on the same day as Andy Carroll Suarez made his Liverpool debut on 2 February against Stoke City at Anfield in a 2 0 win he came on as a substitute and scored Liverpool s second goal in front of the Kop in the 79th minute 68 70 He was one of Liverpool s best players during his partial season 71 72 and helped Liverpool go from 12th in the league in mid January 71 to finish sixth 73 He finished the 2010 11 season with four goals in 13 games 66 After winning the Player of the Tournament at the 2011 Copa America 74 Suarez had a disappointing 2011 12 season by his standards 75 Liverpool finished in eighth place and Suarez scored 11 league goals 75 On 26 February Liverpool won the League Cup defeating Cardiff City in a penalty shootout 76 On 28 April Suarez scored his first Liverpool hat trick in a 3 0 win against Norwich City at Carrow Road 77 He finished sixth for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d Or 78 Racial abuse incident Edit The season was marked by an incident in which Suarez was found guilty by a three man panel from The Football Association FA of racially abusing Patrice Evra during a match against Manchester United in October he was issued an eight match suspension and a 40 000 fine 79 Suarez disputed this decision 80 After a 1 1 draw against Manchester United on 15 October 2011 Suarez was accused of racially abusing Evra 81 and the FA opened up an investigation into the incident 81 Suarez wrote on his Twitter and Facebook pages that he was upset by the accusation and denied the claims 82 On 16 November the FA announced it would charge Suarez with abusive and or insulting words and or behaviour contrary to FA rules including a reference to the ethnic origin and or colour and or race of Patrice Evra Liverpool later released a statement announcing Suarez would plead innocent adding they would remain fully supportive of him 83 On 20 December the FA concluded a seven day hearing handing Suarez an eight match ban and a 40 000 fine for racially abusing Evra 84 85 86 In their next meeting in February during the pregame handshakes Suarez avoided shaking Evra s hand for which Suarez and Dalglish were later forced to apologise 87 Suarez was also banned for one match for making an obscene gesture towards Fulham fans 88 2012 13 Return and individual success Edit On 7 August 2012 Suarez signed a new long term contract with Liverpool 89 On 26 August he scored his first goal of the 2012 13 season in a 2 2 draw with champions Manchester City at Anfield 90 On 29 September 2012 Suarez scored a hat trick in Liverpool s Premier League fixture away at Norwich City for the second consecutive season 91 nbsp Suarez playing for Liverpool against Arsenal in January 2013On 6 January 2013 Suarez handled the ball before scoring the decisive goal in Liverpool s 2 1 win over Mansfield Town from the Conference National in an FA Cup third round match Liverpool s manager Brendan Rodgers defended his player by claiming it s not his job to own up while Mansfield manager Paul Cox said he felt a little bit gutted by the instinctive handball but admitted he would have accepted a goal scored like that by one of his players 92 On 19 January Suarez scored his seventh goal in three matches against Norwich as Liverpool cruised to a 5 0 home league victory 93 The following week Suarez captained Liverpool for the first time for the FA Cup fourth round match against Oldham Athletic Liverpool lost 2 3 94 On 2 March Suarez scored a hat trick against Wigan Athletic leading Liverpool to a dominant 4 0 victory at the DW Stadium In so doing he became only the third Liverpool player to score 20 Premier League goals in a single season after Robbie Fowler and Fernando Torres 95 On 10 March Suarez scored his 50th goal in all competitions since joining the Reds by scoring the opener in a 3 2 home victory over Tottenham Hotspur ending Spurs 12 match unbeaten run He was also named man of the match for his performance after he won the decisive penalty which Steven Gerrard converted At the end of the season Suarez was one of six players named on the shortlist for PFA Players Player of the Year 96 Suarez finished second in the final ballot behind Gareth Bale of Tottenham 97 and was named in the PFA Team of the Year 97 He was second top goalscorer in the Premier League for 2012 13 with 23 goals and Liverpool s top scorer in all competitions with 30 goals 98 On 28 May 2013 he was named as Liverpool s player of the season after receiving 64 of votes in a poll of the club s supporters 99 nbsp Suarez about to score a 35 yard free kick against Zenit Saint Petersburg his second goal in a 3 1 win March 2013Second biting incident Edit On 21 April 2013 during a 2 2 draw with Chelsea in a Premier League match at Anfield Suarez bit Branislav Ivanovic this was the second time Suarez had bitten an opponent 100 It was not noticed by the officials and Suarez scored an equalizer in injury time 13 The bite prompted UK Prime Minister David Cameron to call on the FA to take a hard line with Suarez the FA charged him with violent conduct and he was fined an undisclosed sum by his club 101 Contrary to claims from Suarez Ivanovic did not accept an apology 101 Suarez accepted the violent conduct charge but denied the FA s claim the standard punishment of three matches was clearly insufficient for his offence 102 A three man independent panel appointed by the FA decided on a ten game ban for Suarez who did not appeal the ban the panel criticized Suarez for not appreciating the seriousness of the incident when he argued against a long ban The panel also wanted to send a strong message that such deplorable behaviours do not have a place in football while noting that all players in the higher level of the game are seen as role models have the duty to act professionally and responsibly and set the highest example of good conduct to the rest of the game especially to young players 103 On 31 May 2013 Suarez said he would be seeking an exit from Liverpool in the summer citing excessive media attention on his family as a reason for wanting to leave 104 On 6 August after Liverpool had rejected a bid of 40 000 001 for the player from Arsenal Suarez reiterated his wish to leave Liverpool and said Liverpool had previously promised to allow him a transfer if the club failed to qualify for the 2013 14 UEFA Champions League 105 The following day Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said Liverpool had not broken any promises to Suarez and that the player had shown total disrespect for the club 106 After this incident the British press reported that Suarez had been instructed to train away from the Liverpool first team squad by Rodgers 106 107 108 On 8 August Liverpool owner John W Henry stated that Suarez would not be allowed to leave the club 109 2013 14 European Golden Shoe and departure Edit On 14 August Suarez reversed his position about wanting to leave the club with reports stating he wanted to stay at the club and that he was possibly going to sign a contract extension citing the support from Liverpool supporters as the reason for his unexpected turnaround 110 111 Suarez returned to first team training two days later after offer ing contrition to his teammates but reportedly not apologizing to his manager 112 On 25 September Suarez returned to the Liverpool team after his suspension to make his first appearance of the 2013 14 season in a League Cup third round tie against Manchester United at Old Trafford losing 1 0 113 114 On 29 September Suarez made his first Premier League appearance of the season scoring twice as Liverpool defeated Sunderland 3 1 at the Stadium of Light 115 On 26 October he scored his fourth Premier League hat trick his first at Anfield in a 4 1 defeat of West Bromwich Albion 116 He Suarez has shown in his time at Liverpool in the last year or so that he is near unplayable He on his own can occupy a back four with his movement and his cleverness Brendan Rodgers Liverpool manager in a season when Suarez was player of the year 117 On 4 December Suarez scored four goals against Norwich City in a 5 1 home win 118 He became the first player in Premier League history to score three hat tricks against the same club and took his scoring record against Norwich to 11 goals in 5 matches 119 On 15 December Suarez captained Liverpool for the first time in a Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur 120 He both scored and assisted twice as the team recorded a 5 0 win at White Hart Lane to close the gap on league leaders Arsenal to two points 121 The following day Suarez was named the Football Supporters Federation Player of the Year for 2013 122 On 20 December Suarez signed a new four and a half year contract with Liverpool 123 124 On 1 January 2014 by scoring in a 2 0 home win over Hull City Suarez became the first Liverpool player to score 20 or more goals in successive Premier League seasons since Robbie Fowler in 1994 95 and 1995 96 125 He equaled Andy Cole s Premier League record for the earliest date to reach the 20 goal mark but set a new record low of 15 matches 126 His strike partnership this season with Daniel Sturridge has earned them a nickname SAS i e Sturridge and Suarez 127 On 1 March Suarez made his 100th Premier League appearance scoring in a 3 0 win over Southampton at St Mary s Stadium 128 In the following fixture he scored his 25th league goal of the season as Liverpool defeated Manchester United at Old Trafford for the first time since 2009 by a convincing three goal margin 129 On 22 March Suarez scored his sixth Premier League hat trick and third of the season in a 6 3 win over Cardiff City at the Cardiff City Stadium 130 On 30 March he broke Robbie Fowler s club record of 28 goals in a Premier League season in a 4 0 home win against Tottenham which took Liverpool top of the league with six matches remaining 131 On 20 April he scored in a 3 2 win at Norwich to become the first Liverpool player to score 30 league goals in a season since Ian Rush in 1986 87 132 This also made him the seventh player to score 30 goals in a Premier League season following Andy Cole Alan Shearer Kevin Phillips Thierry Henry Cristiano Ronaldo and Robin van Persie 133 On 18 April Suarez was named as one of the six players nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award for the second consecutive season 134 On 27 April he won the award becoming the first non European to win the award 135 On 5 May 2014 Suarez was named as the Football Association Writers Player of the Year 136 He finished the season with 31 goals in 33 matches winning the Premier League Golden Boot with Sturridge as runner up 137 as Liverpool came second in the league and returned to the UEFA Champions League Suarez also won the Barclay s Premier League Player of the Season award 138 As the Premier League s top scorer with 31 goals he also shared the European Golden Shoe with Cristiano Ronaldo 139 Barcelona Edit Signing and suspension Edit If we are talking about strikers then I would say the best in the world is Luis Suarez He has everything He s in your face he s arrogant in a good way he can volley it he can score headers He has that vicious side to his game I will not call it cheating He knows how to score goals Thierry Henry praising Suarez following his transfer 140 nbsp Suarez making his Barcelona debut against Club Leon in August 2014 After serving his four month suspension for biting at the 2014 World Cup he made his competitive debut for the club on 25 October On 11 July 2014 Suarez agreed with Barcelona on a five year contract for an undisclosed transfer fee however according to a leaked document by Football Leaks the fee was 64 98 million 82 3 million making him one of the most expensive players in world football history 141 142 143 Barca confirmed Suarez would wear the number 9 shirt for the 2014 15 season 144 Suarez missed the first part of the season after being found guilty of biting Italian player Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 FIFA World Cup 145 As part of the suspension he was banned from all football related activities including training for Barcelona for four months until 26 October He was also banned from entering any stadium even as a spectator during the same period 145 On 24 July Suarez and his lawyers filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS and requested the sanctions be reduced or the suspension to be lifted 146 The parties were heard at a hearing at the CAS offices in Lausanne Switzerland on 8 August 147 Six days later the CAS confirmed the ban imposed by FIFA against Suarez who remained suspended from football for four months as well as a nine match ban in internationals the first of which was served in Uruguay s round of 16 match against Colombia in the 2014 World Cup However the CAS removed the player s football related activities ban and he was allowed to train with Barcelona As a result of this ban Suarez was banned from participating in the 2015 Copa America The CAS permitted Suarez to play in friendly matches and he made his Barcelona debut on 18 August against Club Leon of Mexico at the Camp Nou replacing Rafinha for the final 14 minutes of an eventual 6 0 win in the Gamper Trophy Fellow forwards Lionel Messi and Neymar had already been substituted off by the time Suarez took to the pitch 148 2014 15 MSN trio and treble winner Edit Suarez made his competitive debut for Barcelona on 25 October starting in attack with Messi and Neymar away to Real Madrid in El Clasico 149 Although he set up Neymar for the opening goal in the fourth minute Suarez was substituted in the second half and Barcelona lost 3 1 149 He scored his first goal for the club on 26 November in a 4 0 win at APOEL in the UEFA Champions League group stage 150 On 20 December he scored his first league goal for the club in his eighth La Liga match contributing to a 5 0 home win against Cordoba 151 nbsp Barcelona fans prior to the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final in Berlin holding up pictures of the attacking trio Messi Suarez and Neymar MSN On 24 February 2015 Suarez scored twice as Barca defeated English champions Manchester City 2 1 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie 152 On 4 March he scored in Barcelona s 3 1 Copa del Rey semi final win over Villarreal to qualify the club for its 37th Spanish Cup final 153 On 8 March Suarez scored twice in a 6 1 home win over Rayo Vallecano 154 On 22 March Suarez scored the winning goal for Barcelona in the 2 1 victory over Real Madrid at Camp Nou 155 In the post match press conference his coach Luis Enrique lauded Suarez saying Very few players can score a goal like he did and that is why we signed him He can decide games He s a pure scorer who needs very little to finish 155 On 15 April Suarez scored two goals in a 3 1 UEFA Champions League quarter final first leg victory over Paris Saint Germain at the Parc des Princes 156 He nutmegged PSG defender David Luiz twice before scoring both goals 157 On 2 May he scored his first hat trick for the club in 8 0 win at Cordoba 158 On 12 May Suarez set up both of Neymar s goals in the second leg of Barcelona s UEFA Champions League semi final tie as they went on to win 5 3 on aggregate against Bayern Munich 159 Suarez scored in the Champions League final against Juventus on 6 June in Berlin putting the team back into the lead in an eventual 3 1 win by converting the rebound after Gianluigi Buffon saved from Messi The win sealed a treble for the team 160 Suarez ended his first season at Barcelona with 25 goals and 20 assists in all competitions 161 The Barcelona attacking trio of Messi Suarez and Neymar dubbed MSN ended with 122 goals the most in a season for an attacking trio in Spanish football history 162 2015 16 Second European Golden Shoe domestic success Edit nbsp Suarez strikes against Sevilla in the 2015 UEFA Super CupSuarez opened the 2015 16 season by scoring and assisting a goal in Barcelona s 5 4 extra time victory over Sevilla in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup on 11 August 2015 163 On 31 October Suarez scored in a 2 0 away win against Getafe after being assisted with a backheel from Sergi Roberto his 300th career goal 164 On 21 November Suarez scored twice in Barcelona s 4 0 away win against Real Madrid 165 On 17 December Suarez scored all three goals as Barcelona defeated Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande 3 0 in the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup semi final in Yokohama Japan becoming the first player to score a hat trick in the competition s history 166 He then scored twice in Barcelona s 3 0 win over Argentine club River Plate in the final 167 finishing the tournament as top scorer with five goals and being named the best player of the competition 168 On 3 February 2016 Suarez scored four goals in a 7 0 Copa del Rey win against Valencia 169 On 16 March he scored an acrobatic goal as Barcelona beat Arsenal 3 1 in the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie 170 On 5 April he scored both of Barcelona s goals in a 2 1 comeback victory over Atletico Madrid during their first leg of the quarter finals 171 though Barcelona were still eliminated from the competition following defeat in the second leg 172 On 20 April Suarez again scored four times in a match as well as assisting three further goals for teammates as Barca won 8 0 away at Deportivo La Coruna in La Liga Three days later he scored another four goals in a 6 0 home win over Sporting Gijon becoming the first player to score four times in back to back matches in the history of La Liga 173 On 30 April Suarez became only the second player in the history of the club to reach the milestone of 35 goals in a single league season 174 175 He s sensational the best striker in the world If we were to talk about the best players in the world I d say Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo and Suarez Jamie Carragher lauding Suarez 176 On the final day of the 2015 16 La Liga season Suarez scored a hat trick in a 3 0 victory at Granada securing a second consecutive Spanish championship for Barca and registering 40 league goals for the season to win his first Pichichi Trophy and a second European Golden Shoe Suarez also became the first player since 2009 other than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to win both the Pichichi and the Golden Shoe in a season 177 178 Fourteen of his goals came in his last five matches Suarez also led the league in assists tied at 16 with Messi becoming the first player ever to lead La Liga in both goals and assists 5 6 On 22 May Suarez suffered a right hamstring injury during Barcelona s 2 0 victory over Sevilla in the 2016 Copa del Rey Final The club confirmed after the match that he would likely miss at least part of the upcoming Copa America Centenario with his national team 179 For Uruguay Suarez also previously missed part of the 2014 World Cup and the entire 2015 Copa America through suspension 180 Suarez ended the season with 59 goals and 22 assists 161 The front three of Messi Suarez and Neymar finished with 131 goals breaking the record they had set the previous year for most goals by an attacking trio in a single season 181 2016 17 Third consecutive Copa del Rey Edit Suarez opened the 2016 17 season by scoring a goal in Barcelona s 2016 Supercopa de Espana first leg match against Sevilla as they recorded a 2 0 away victory In the first match of the 2016 17 La Liga season Suarez scored a hat trick in a 6 2 victory against Real Betis also claiming his first free kick goal for Barcelona 182 Suarez made his 100th Barcelona appearance in a 1 2 defeat at home to Alaves Though unable to score Suarez still claimed the distinction of having more goals and assists in his first 100 matches in Spain than both Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi Suarez contributed 88 goals and 43 assists in his first 100 matches for Barcelona compared to Ronaldo s 95 goals and 29 assists and Messi s 41 goals and 14 assists 183 Suarez opened his Champions League account for the season with two goals in a 7 0 win defeat of Celtic on 13 September 184 this was followed by another goal three days later in a 5 1 La Liga win at Leganes 185 On 3 December Suarez opened the scoring with a second half header in El Clasico though Real Madrid scored a late equalizer and the match ended in a 1 1 draw 186 Later on 18 December Suarez scored a brace as well as provided an assist as Barcelona won 4 1 against Espanyol in Derbi barceloni 187 On 11 January 2017 Suarez scored his 100th goal for Barcelona in a Copa del Rey round of 16 match against Athletic Bilbao 188 During the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi final against Atletico Madrid on 1 February Suarez dribbled his way through opposing defence from his own half to score Barcelona s first goal in a narrow 2 1 victory 189 On 7 February Suarez scored and was later sent off for a second yellow in Barcelona s semi final second leg match of the Copa del Rey against Atletico for a foul on Koke his first red card for the club meaning he would miss the final 190 In an interview after the match Suarez expressed his disdain with the referee s decision and his desire for the club to appeal it 191 Barcelona would go on to win the final despite Suarez s absence lifting the cup for a third straight season 192 On 8 March Suarez opened the scoring with a third minute header in Barcelona s famous 6 1 victory over PSG in the Champions League round of 16 second leg also later winning a penalty which Neymar converted for his side s fifth goal 193 Barcelona won 6 5 over PSG on aggregate overcoming a 0 4 deficit suffered in the first leg and achieved the biggest second leg comeback in Champions League history 194 Suarez finished the season with 37 goals and 16 assists 161 Meanwhile the attacking trio of Messi Suarez and Neymar ended with 111 goals in their final campaign together 195 2017 18 Domestic double and record unbeaten streak Edit On 23 September 2017 Suarez scored in Barcelona s 3 0 win over Girona in the first ever Catalan derby for the opposition 196 On 14 October Suarez maintained Barcelona s undefeated start to the La Liga season with a late header against Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid 197 He scored twice against Leganes in a 3 0 win at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque on 18 November 198 On 2 December Suarez scored Barcelona s second goal in a 2 2 draw with Celta de Vigo 199 A week later on 10 December Suarez and Messi scored again as Barcelona won 2 0 against Villarreal 200 On 17 December Suarez scored two against Deportivo La Coruna in a 4 0 win 201 Less than a week later he opened the scoring for Barcelona in a 3 0 win over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu 202 His goal at El Clasico was the 400th goal of his professional career 203 Following the midseason break Suarez scored twice in a 4 2 comeback win at Real Sociedad on 14 January 2018 204 A week later on 21 January he scored a brace as well as assisted twice in Barcelona s 5 0 win against Real Betis 205 He scored a hat trick in a 6 1 home win over Girona on 24 February 206 On 4 April Suarez scored during a 4 1 victory over AS Roma in the first leg of Champions League quarter final though Roma would end up mounting a comeback knocking Barcelona out in the second leg 207 On 14 April Suarez scored as Barcelona defeated Valencia 2 1 to secure the longest unbeaten streak in La Liga history at 39 games 208 On 21 April Barcelona won their fourth consecutive Copa del Rey title beating Sevilla 5 0 in the final in Madrid with Suarez scoring twice 209 On 29 April Suarez set up all three of Messi s goals in a 4 2 victory over Deportivo La Coruna winning his third league title with Barcelona 210 A week later Barcelona held on for a dramatic 2 2 draw at home to Real Madrid on 6 May to extend their unbeaten streak in the league Suarez and Messi scored the goals for Barca 211 Barcelona s record league unbeaten streak came to an end after 43 games following a 4 5 loss to Levante in the penultimate game of the season on 13 May Barcelona mounted a comeback after trailing 1 5 with both Suarez and new club record signing Philippe Coutinho scoring a brace each but they couldn t find an equalizer 212 Suarez finished the season with 31 goals and 17 assists in total and his 12 La Liga assists made him league s top assist provider for the third consecutive season 161 213 2018 19 Back to back La Liga triumph Edit nbsp Suarez playing for Barcelona in 2019Suarez scored twice for Barcelona in an 8 2 win over newly promoted Huesca on 2 September 2018 214 A week later he scored in their 2 1 victory at Real Sociedad as the club made it four wins out of four in La Liga 215 On 28 October Suarez scored a hat trick in a 5 1 home win over Real Madrid in El Clasico 216 He became only the second Barcelona player after Messi to score a league hat trick in the Clasico over the last twenty years 217 A week later on 3 November Suarez scored twice to lead a 3 2 comeback victory over Rayo Vallecano 218 On 13 January Suarez scored twice and assisted Messi s goal in Barcelona s 3 0 victory over Eibar helping his team to a 5 points lead on top of the league table 219 On 27 February Suarez again scored twice against Real Madrid during a 3 0 victory in the second leg of 2018 19 Copa del Rey semi final 220 On 27 April 2019 Barcelona secured a second consecutive La Liga title and Suarez s fourth league title with the club 221 However Suarez scored only one goal in the 2018 19 UEFA Champions League this came on 1 May as he netted Barcelona s opener in their 3 0 win over Suarez s former club Liverpool in the first leg of the semi finals 222 However Barcelona would go on to lose the second leg 0 4 at Anfield on 7 May being eliminated and squandering a three goal first leg lead in the competition for the second consecutive season 223 Suarez ended the season with 25 goals and 10 assists in all competitions 161 2019 20 Final season for Barcelona Edit On 15 September after coming off of a calf injury that he suffered during the first game of the 2019 20 league campaign 224 Suarez opened his scoring account by netting a brace in a 5 2 victory over Valencia as a 60th minute substitute 225 On 2 October he scored two goals in a 2 1 comeback win over Inter Milan in the 2019 20 UEFA Champions League group stage 226 Four days later he opened the scoring in a 4 0 league victory over Sevilla with a bicycle kick 227 On 7 December he scored a curving backheel goal in a 5 2 victory over Mallorca being lauded by many as one of the goals of the season 228 Three days later Suarez captained Barcelona for the first time as he came off of the bench to set up Ansu Fati s late goal in a 2 1 win over Inter during the final match of Barcelona s Champions League group On 12 January 2020 Barcelona confirmed that Suarez would have to undergo a surgery which could see him out for four months after suffering a knee injury during their defeat against Atletico in the Supercopa de Espana 229 By scoring the only goal in a 1 0 win over Espanyol on 9 July Suarez took his tally to 195 goals with Barcelona surpassing Laszlo Kubala to become the third all time top scorer in the club s history 230 On 8 August having missed the first leg due to injury Suarez scored from the penalty spot during Barcelona s 3 1 win over Napoli in the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie as they advanced to the quarter finals to play Bayern Munich in a single legged match 231 On 14 August Suarez scored his side s second goal as Barcelona suffered a historic 2 8 defeat against Bayern the club s worst defeat in nearly seventy years that capped a first trophyless season since 2007 08 232 Atletico Madrid Edit 2020 21 Debut season and fifth La Liga title Edit You deserved a farewell befitting who you are one of the most important players in the history of the club achieving great things for the team and on an individual level You did not deserve for them to throw you out like they did But the truth is that at this stage nothing surprises me any more Former team mate Lionel Messi slams Barcelona for the manner of Suarez s departure 233 After becoming Barcelona head coach on 19 August 2020 Ronald Koeman informed Suarez he was no longer wanted and club president Josep Maria Bartomeu had also left him off a list of players he considered not for sale in the aftermath of the 8 2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League earlier that month 233 On 23 September 2020 after failing to join Juventus and amid accusations that he cheated his way to obtain an Italian citizenship 234 Suarez signed a two year contract with Atletico Madrid 235 On 27 September Suarez made his debut for the club scoring two goals and providing Marcos Llorente with an assist in a 6 1 victory against Granada 236 On 25 November Suarez s backheel goal against Mallorca which he scored on 7 December 2019 was nominated for the 2020 FIFA Puskas Award eventually finishing in second behind a goal scored by Tottenham Hotspur s Son Heung min 237 On 3 January 2021 Suarez scored a 90th minute winner against Alaves a feat which saw him overtake Radamel Falcao s record for a player s best start with Atletico this century his eleven goals contributions nine goals and two assists in his first twelve La Liga matches surpassed Falcao s nine goals and one assist over the same period in 2011 238 nbsp Suarez left playing for Atletico against Lokomotiv Moscow in the 2020 21 UEFA Champions League group stageOn 21 January Suarez scored a brace including a last minute penalty in a 2 1 win over Eibar This meant that he had managed to hit double figures in goals in each of his past ten league campaigns 239 Three days later he scored Atletico s second goal in a 3 1 comeback victory over Valencia taking his league tally to twelve goals in fifteen games the joint most in La Liga This feat meant Suarez had accomplished the best start for a player at a new club in the league since Cristiano Ronaldo s move to Real Madrid 13 goals in 15 appearances in 2010 240 On 31 January Suarez scored another two goals in a 4 2 victory over Cadiz also netting his first free kick goal for the club 241 He then scored an additional brace on 8 February in Atletico s 2 2 draw against Celta Vigo 242 On 7 March Suarez scored the opener against Real Madrid in the Madrid Derby his first goal in five matches though Atletico conceded late as the match ended in a 1 1 draw 243 On 21 March Suarez headed in the match winner to score his 500th senior career goal as Atletico edged a 1 0 victory over Alaves 244 On 16 May the penultimate matchday of the La Liga season Suarez scored a crucial winner in the dying minutes of his side s 2 1 comeback victory over Osasuna recording his twentieth goal of the season and ensuring that Atletico remained on top of the table 245 On 22 May the final matchday of the league season Suarez scored the winning goal in a 2 1 comeback away at Real Valladolid leading his club to a victory that would ultimately hand them their first La Liga title in seven years 246 Suarez finished his debut season as Atletico s top scorer with 21 goals 247 2021 22 Second season and departure Edit Suarez scored during his first league start of the season against Villarreal although he suffered a bruise and had to be taken off resulting in a 2 2 draw 248 On 21 September Suarez scored both of Atletico s goals in a 2 1 comeback victory over Getafe 249 On 28 September Suarez scored an injury time penalty during a 2 1 comeback away win against AC Milan in the 2021 22 UEFA Champions League group stage 250 O 2 October Suarez both scored and assisted as Atletico defeated Barcelona 2 0 in La Liga though he did not celebrate netting against his former club 251 Suarez scored another brace on 24 October as he led Atletico to a 2 2 draw against Real Sociedad after trailing by two goals 252 On 2 April he scored two goals against Alaves in a 4 1 win 253 Following the result he reached a tally of 11 league goals for the season the tenth consecutive season in domestic leagues he reached double figures in his career On 15 May 2022 after the last home match this campaign for Atletico the team announced Suarez s departure at the end of the season 254 where he was given a farewell as well as a standing ovation as fans unfurled a giant banner reading Thank you Lucho for making us champions 255 Later on the club also honored Suarez by presenting an illustration of his figure across the main mural at the museum of Wanda Metropolitano 256 Suarez again ended the season as Atletico s top scorer with 13 goals 247 Return to Nacional Edit On 26 July 2022 Suarez announced that he had reached a pre agreement with his boyhood club Nacional ahead of a free transfer to the club 257 which was confirmed the following day 258 He made his second debut for El Bolso on 2 August in a Copa Sudamericana 1 0 defeat to Atletico Goianiense at the Parque Central 259 Four days later he scored the final goal in a 3 0 league home win over Rentistas 260 On 31 October during the Championship finals Suarez had a Man of the Match performance where he scored twice to lead his team to a 4 1 victory against Liverpool Montevideo making Nacional 2022 Uruguayan Primera Division Champions 261 He ended the season with eight goals and three assists in 14 league games 247 Gremio Edit On 31 December 2022 Gremio announced Suarez would join the club on a two year contract 262 Suarez was presented on 4 January at Arena do Gremio in front of 30 000 fans 263 He made his debut on 17 January 2023 in a match against Sao Luiz for the 2023 Recopa Gaucha Suarez scored a hat trick in a 4 1 win 264 On 8 April Suarez won his second title for Gremio the Campeonato Gaucho Suarez scored a penalty goal against Caxias at the second leg of the 2023 Campeonato Gaucho finals thus beating Caxias 2 1 on aggregate 265 In late June rumours began to circulate that Suarez might retire before the end of his contract due his extensive knee injuries On 21 June in a press conference Gremio president Alberto Guerra announced that Suarez gives himself almost daily injections and special treatments he is in constant pain It is serious Suarez has the possibility of being fitted with a prosthesis 266 However on the next day Gremio played against America Mineiro resulting in a 3 1 victory with a decisive performance by Suarez with one goal one assist and multiple plays and goal attempts In the post match press interview Gremio s vice president Paulo Caleffi denied any rumors and Suarez himself mocked the rumors in social media 267 In July rumours resurfaced that Suarez still had knee issues and was linked with Inter Miami for a reunion with Messi and Sergio Busquets and wished to leave early starting negotiations with Gremio s board 268 269 After various rumours on media Suarez revealed on a press conference together with Gremio s vice president Antonio Brum that he would shorten his contract to the end of 2023 He cited that his knee issues were particularly exacerbated with the long and intense schedule of the Brazilian league 270 271 International career EditSuarez was invited to play for Uruguay in the qualifying rounds for the 2007 U 20 World Cup but his club Groningen did not release him to play He did play in the tournament finals and he scored two goals in four appearances 272 His goals came in a group stage draw against Spain 273 and in the Round of 16 against the United States but the U S won 2 1 and Uruguay was eliminated from the tournament 274 Suarez made his senior debut for Uruguay on 8 February 2007 in a 3 1 win against Colombia He was sent off in the 85th minute after receiving a second yellow card for dissent 26 Suarez played in 19 of 20 games in 2010 World Cup qualifying and the inter confederation play offs and scored five goals 272 2010 FIFA World Cup Edit nbsp Suarez left and Diego Forlan at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South AfricaIn June 2010 oscar Tabarez named Suarez to Uruguay s 23 man World Cup squad 275 Uruguay began the tournament with a 0 0 draw against France 276 In the second match a 3 0 win over South Africa Suarez drew a penalty and assisted Alvaro Pereira s stoppage time goal 277 In the final match of the group stage he headed in a goal off a pass from Edinson Cavani and was named Man of the Match in a 1 0 win over Mexico 278 279 Uruguay won Group A and advanced to the knockout stage 278 279 During the round of 16 against South Korea Suarez scored both goals in a 2 1 win His second broke a tie in the 80th minute when he dribbled around a defender and curled a spectacular shot 280 in off the far post Suarez was again named Man of the Match 280 This win put Uruguay through to the quarter finals for the first time since 1970 281 In the quarter final against Ghana the score was 1 1 at the end of regulation and the match went into extra time Late in extra time Ghana sent a free kick into the box and Suarez blocked Stephen Appiah s shot on the goal line 282 He then blocked Dominic Adiyiah s goal bound header with his hands 283 committing a professional foul 56 to save what would have been the game winner 284 and was sent off Asamoah Gyan hit the crossbar with the ensuing penalty kick 282 and Suarez who had stopped to watch celebrated the miss before heading down the tunnel 285 286 Uruguay won the shootout 4 2 and advanced to the semi finals 282 287 The Hand of God now belongs to me Mine is the real Hand of God After using his hand in the quarter final against Ghana Suarez referred to Diego Maradona s Hand of God goal against England in 1986 288 After the match Suarez said I made the save of the tournament 284 He said he had no alternative was acting out of instinct and would do it again if it helped his team win 289 Ghana head coach Milovan Rajevac said the play was an injustice 285 and Suarez was labelled a villain and a cheater 290 289 Others viewed him as a hero 56 291 Due to the automatic suspension that accompanies a red card Suarez sacrificed himself in the semi final for the unlikely chance the penalty would be missed and his team would later win 27 290 While Suarez was suspended for the semi final match for his red card against Ghana 292 Uruguay lacked a second striker alongside Diego Forlan of cunning and movement 293 and lost 3 2 to the Netherlands 294 295 Suarez returned for the third place game against Germany he was booed almost every time he had the ball because of his handball in the Ghana match 296 He assisted Cavani on Uruguay s first goal 297 but Uruguay lost 3 2 296 During the tournament Suarez played 543 minutes in six appearances and scored three goals 298 2011 Copa America Edit nbsp Suarez was named most valuable player of the 2011 Copa AmericaIn the 2011 Copa America Suarez scored in Uruguay s opening game a 1 1 draw with Peru 299 In their next game he provided the assist for Alvaro Pereira s goal in a 1 1 draw with Chile 300 Uruguay finished second in their group and advanced to the knockout round 301 with a win 1 0 against Mexico and two draws against Peru and Chile 302 In the quarter finals Uruguay drew with tournament hosts Argentina 1 1 after regulation and extra time Uruguay won the shootout 5 4 and Suarez converted his penalty 303 304 Suarez scored both goals in Uruguay s 2 0 semi final win over Peru and was named Man of the Match 305 In the final Suarez scored the opening goal and set up Diego Forlan s second goal as Uruguay defeated Paraguay 3 0 for their record 15th Copa America title 306 307 Suarez scored four goals and provided two assists during the tournament and was named MVP of the Tournament 306 43 308 2012 Summer Olympics Edit On 9 July 2012 Suarez was selected for the Uruguay Olympic football team alongside Liverpool teammate Sebastian Coates to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games 309 In the first pre tournament warm up game against Chile on 11 July Suarez scored a hat trick for Uruguay as they came from 0 2 down to win 6 4 in a thrilling match 310 As one of Uruguay s three overage players Suarez was named as captain for the Olympic Games 311 After an opening win over the United Arab Emirates Uruguay were defeated by Senegal and Great Britain and eliminated at the first round Suarez failed to score during the tournament 2013 Confederations Cup Edit Suarez was selected in the Uruguay squad to play in Brazil at the 2013 Confederations Cup He scored a curling free kick from 30 yards 27 m in a 2 1 defeat to Spain in their opening match at Recife on 16 June 312 He then scored twice after appearing as a substitute in Uruguay s 8 0 win over Tahiti making him the Uruguay national team s all time top goalscorer with 35 goals surpassing his teammate Diego Forlan 313 Uruguay were eventually eliminated in the semi finals losing 2 1 to Brazil in Belo Horizonte 314 2014 FIFA World Cup third biting incident Edit nbsp Suarez middle celebrating one of his two goals against England at the 2014 World CupSuarez ended the 2014 World Cup qualification campaign as top scorer in the South American section with 11 goals in 14 matches 315 In November 2013 Uruguay defeated Jordan 5 0 on aggregate in an intercontinental play off to qualify for the 2014 World Cup 316 On 22 May Suarez underwent emergency surgery on his left knee He was confined to a wheelchair for a time leading to rumours he would be unable to participate in the World Cup 317 318 319 He was named as a substitute for Uruguay s first match a 3 1 defeat to Costa Rica but did not play in the match Suarez started Uruguay s second match against England and scored both of the team s goals in a 2 1 win at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo 320 These are just things that happen out on the pitch It was just the two of us inside the area and he bumped into me with his shoulder and that s how my eye got like this as well There are things that happen on the pitch and you should not make such a big deal out of them Suarez s post match interview against Italy 24 June 2014 321 I lost my balance falling on top of my opponent I hit my face against Chiellini leaving a small bruise on my cheek and a strong pain in my teeth Suarez s defence to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee 25 June 2014 322 the truth is that my colleague Giorgio Chiellini suffered the physical result of a bite in the collision he suffered with me I apologize to Giorgio Chiellini and the entire football family I vow to the public that there will never again be another incident like this Suarez on 30 June 2014 323 For Uruguay s final group match against Italy on 24 June Uruguay needed a win to advance to the knockout stage while Italy only needed a draw 324 Around the 79th minute and with the score at 0 0 Suarez clashed with Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini while waiting for a cross Replays showed that Suarez lunged at Chiellini and bit his shoulder Chiellini showed bite marks followed by Suarez falling and clutching his face 14 325 The controversial incident made headline news around the world 326 As the Italian players protested to Mexican referee Marco Antonio Rodriguez for not penalizing Suarez for the bite Uruguay won a corner and scored The match would finish 1 0 to Uruguay as they qualified for the knockout stage and eliminated Italy 14 325 327 Two days later on 26 June the FIFA Disciplinary Committee banned Suarez for nine international matches effective immediately meaning he would take no further part in the World Cup The ban ruled him out of 2015 Copa America as well It was the longest such ban in World Cup history exceeding the eight match ban handed to Italy s Mauro Tassotti for breaking the nose of Spain s Luis Enrique at the 1994 World Cup 145 328 He was also banned from taking part in any football related activity including entering any stadium for four months and fined CHF100 000 145 328 The seven member FIFA panel studied the incident from 34 camera angles and rejected Suarez s defense that the bite was as a result of an accidental collision instead finding the bite was deliberate intentional and without provocation with the intention of wounding Chiellini or at least of destabilizing him The severity of the penalty was due to the fact it was Suarez s third biting offence as well as what FIFA saw as a lack of remorse 322 Soon after the suspension was announced online gambling firm 888poker cancelled its sponsorship deal with Suarez 329 With Suarez banned Uruguay lost their next match 0 2 to Colombia and were eliminated from the World Cup 330 On the same day the ban was announced the Uruguayan Football Association AUF said it would appeal the suspension 331 Suarez s lawyer said that we don t have any doubts of a European based campaign against Suarez 332 Various Uruguayan individuals defended Suarez questioning if he had actually bitten Chiellini and criticized the severity of his ban including President of Uruguay Jose Mujica who labelled the ban fascist and called FIFA a bunch of old sons of bitches 333 334 AUF president Wilmar Valdez 331 Uruguay captain Diego Lugano 335 and Uruguay head coach oscar Tabarez who resigned from two FIFA posts in protest of the ban 336 The Uruguayan media were also noted to have been in a defiant and defensive mood 337 For non Uruguayan parties Chiellini who was bitten called the ban excessive while international players union FIFPro called for Suarez to receive all the support he needs and that the focus should be on the rehabilitation and serious treatment of Suarez 336 Six days after the incident on 30 June Suarez apologized to Chiellini through Twitter and vowed never to repeat the incident while writing that the physical result of a bite occurred in a collision with Chiellini 323 338 Chiellini responded through Twitter indicating all was forgotten and his hope that FIFA would reduce Suarez s suspension 338 339 On 3 July the AUF appealed Suarez s ban 340 but it was rejected by FIFA on 10 July 341 342 With Suarez s ban not preventing him from transferring to another club 343 it was announced on 11 July that Suarez had agreed to move to Barcelona 344 345 346 Days before the transfer Suarez s apology to Chiellini had been praised by various Barcelona club individuals Barcelona club president Josep Maria Bartomeu said the apology was honorable sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta welcomed Suarez as being humble enough to admit an error while new signing Ivan Rakitic commended Suarez s character and strength 347 348 Copa America Centenario and 2018 FIFA World Cup Edit nbsp Suarez playing against Portugal in the last 16 of the 2018 World CupOn 25 March 2016 after over a year of international absence for Uruguay Suarez scored an equalizer against Brazil in Recife for a 2 2 draw in the qualification process for the 2018 FIFA World Cup 349 Suarez was included in Uruguay s 23 man squad for the Copa America Centenario although a hamstring injury sustained in the Copa del Rey final on 22 May put his place in the team in jeopardy 180 179 Although he remained in the squad he missed both of his national side s opening group losses to Mexico and Venezuela which resulted in a first round elimination from the tournament 350 He was once again left on the substitutes bench in Uruguay s final 3 0 group win over Jamaica on 13 June 351 Suarez scored twice on 10 October 2017 as Uruguay won 4 2 at home to Bolivia in their final World Cup qualifying match thus securing their place for the tournament in Russia as well as becoming the joint all time leading scorer in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers with 21 goals alongside Argentina s Lionel Messi overtaking the previous record which was held by Hernan Crespo 352 353 In March Uruguay won the 2018 China Cup and Suarez scored his 50th international goal with a penalty against the Czech Republic in the semi finals winning it himself when fouled by goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka 354 He won his 100th cap on 20 June 2018 in Uruguay s second group match at the World Cup scoring the only goal against Saudi Arabia at the Rostov Arena in Rostov on Don to advance the nation into the last 16 for which Suarez was given man of the match 355 In the final group game on 25 June Suarez was again named the man of the match as he scored Uruguay s opener with a free kick into the bottom corner in a 3 0 win over hosts Russia 356 In the Round of 16 match against Portugal on 30 June he set up Cavani s opening goal in an eventual 2 1 victory 357 Uruguay were eliminated from the tournament following a 2 0 defeat to France in the quarter finals on 6 July 358 2019 2020 Qualifiers and Copa America upset Edit In March 2019 manager Tabarez included Suarez in the final 23 man Uruguay squad for the 2019 Copa America in Brazil 359 On 16 June he scored the third goal in a 4 0 win over Ecuador in the team s opening group match of the tournament also setting up the opener scored by Nicolas Lodeiro 360 In the quarter finals against Peru on 29 June he had a goal disallowed by VAR for offside and was subsequently the only player to miss his spot kick in the resulting penalty shoot out following a 0 0 draw after regulation time which saw Uruguay eliminated from the competition 361 On 8 October 2020 Suarez scored the first goal of the South American 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification becoming the first player ever to score the opening goal three times after his 2010 and 2014 strikes in the competition s history 362 2021 present Copa America and 2022 World Cup Edit On 22 June 2021 Suarez scored in a 1 1 draw against Chile in Uruguay s second group match of the 2021 Copa America in Brazil 363 However Uruguay lost against Colombia in the quarter finals on penalties after a goalless draw 364 On 2 December 2022 in Uruguay s final group match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar against Ghana Suarez assisted Giorgian de Arrascaeta s second goal of the match to give Uruguay a 2 0 win however group rivals South Korea scored a late goal to win 2 1 against Portugal advancing from the group stage having scored four goals to Uruguay s two both teams were tied at 4 points and a 0 goal difference 365 Style of play Edit nbsp Suarez in action for Liverpool takes on Sylvain Distin of Everton during the Merseyside Derby in 2012Suarez creates goal scoring chances with his powerful shot and has remarkable technical ability according to his FIFA profile 366 Known for his direct running at players Suarez has a particular penchant for nutmegging opponents putting the ball through their legs 367 Liverpool fans accompanied with a banner used to say he was so good he could nutmeg a mermaid 368 Often regarded by many as one of the best strikers of all time note 3 Suarez is a prolific goal scorer having the rare distinction of being the leading scorer in three top flight European leagues a feat only matched by Ruud van Nistelrooy 375 and Cristiano Ronaldo 376 An accurate finisher 377 with either foot 378 despite being naturally right footed 379 he is capable of scoring from both inside 380 and outside the penalty area 381 Harry Redknapp said that Suarez could play anywhere as the target man or behind as a second striker Uruguay head coach oscar Tabarez called Suarez a great forward an elite player among forwards in the world 382 and Liverpool coach Kenny Dalglish said he s intelligent he s had a fantastic education at Ajax 383 Former Liverpool striker John Aldridge said his abilities allow him to get into a position to score and evade defenders 384 385 Meanwhile Thierry Henry called Suarez the best striker in the world stating He has everything He s in your face he s arrogant in a good way he can volley it he can score headers He has vicious side to his game and I will not call it cheating He knows how to score goals 386 Suarez has been praised for his work rate 384 movement 387 and his quickness 383 that allows him to attack from the outside 366 as such he occasionally played as an inverted winger on the left flank during his time with Ajax 388 Additionally Suarez has a liking for often executing dummies going around the defenders with a fake out within his style of dribbling 389 During his time in Barcelona he was known for constantly scoring through volleys or half volleys 390 391 Suarez also gained a reputation for consistently scoring acrobatic goals often shooting off balance or in air or with overhead bicycle kicks 392 393 394 Moreover he is an accurate free kick taker 395 and has also been known to take penalties 396 He also creates many scoring opportunities for his teammates with his vision and great passing abilities as is reflected in his numbers of assists among the very highest within the stat s recorded history 397 Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard lauded Suarez s unselfish playstyle within his autobiography stating how that It s a rare combination to be a miraculous footballer who is willing to use his gifts to selflessly assist and create goals for a teammate as well as further writing He scores goals He creates goals He s hard and horrible to play against You ve got a chance of beating anyone in the world with Luis Suarez in your team 398 399 In addition to being a prolific player Suarez has often been praised for his strong mentality and desire to win Former Liverpool teammate Jordan Henderson dubbed Suarez as a warrior claiming that his attitude inspired confidence among his teammates 400 Meanwhile Gerrard eulogized his drive to succeed stating Luis played to win a five a side training session like he was chasing the Champions League or the World Cup If his team lost a kickaround he went home angry he always needed to win that badly 399 Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone hailed Suarez for the desire and energy he brought to the club 401 Suarez himself has stated that he s the kind of player who would kill himself just to prevent a throw in at the 90th minute in his autobiography 402 Former Ajax coach Marco van Basten criticized Suarez for his tendency to receive yellow cards 35 Van Basten said he had a tense relationship with Suarez 35 although he conceded that Luis is unpredictable he s hard to influence but that makes him special 35 At times Suarez can be dominant but fail to convert his efforts into goals 403 Despite his weaknesses Suarez s leadership stood out to Ajax management 60 Controversies EditSuarez has been widely accused of diving note 4 His manager teammates and various analysts have commented that this reputation for simulation has caused referees not to award him legitimate penalties 407 408 In January 2013 Suarez admitted to diving against Stoke City in an October 2012 match This led his manager Brendan Rodgers to comment his actions were unacceptable and that he would be dealt with internally by the club 409 During the 2018 World Cup game against Portugal after collisions with Portuguese players Suarez twice acted like he had a head injury despite his head having been untouched 410 Suarez is infamous for biting opponents on multiple occasions In a Group D matchup at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Suarez was shown to have bitten Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini resulting in FIFA suspending Suarez from all football activities for 4 months While playing for Liverpool Suarez bit Chelsea player Branislav Ivanovic in a Premier League match and was punished with a ten match ban In an earlier incident while playing for AFC Ajax he was caught biting PSV Eindhoven player Otman Bakkal and was suspended for seven games 100 Suarez has also been accused of stamping on opponents in the Premier League and the UEFA Europa League 411 412 413 414 Due to his diving biting stamping and other antics Suarez has been frequently labelled as a pest and a cheat 415 In December 2013 Spanish football website El Gol Digital ranked Suarez at fifth in its list of the world s dirtiest footballers 416 Media and sponsorship Edit nbsp Previously with Adidas Suarez has been sponsored by Puma since 2018 He wears Puma Future 2 1 Suarez had a sponsorship deal with German sportswear and equipment supplier Adidas before switching to rivals Puma in 2018 417 Suarez starred in a 2014 advert for Beats with other global football stars including Neymar and Thierry Henry with the theme of The Game Before the Game and the players pre game ritual of listening to music 418 In Uruguay Suarez has also appeared in advertisements for Abitab Antel Cablevision Garnier Pepsi and Samsung 419 420 Suarez features in EA Sports FIFA video game series as a result of Suarez s ban for his bite on Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup players in FIFA 15 were unable to select Suarez until his ban ended on 26 October 421 Active on social media Suarez has over 40 million Instagram followers as of May 2020 the most for a person from Uruguay 422 423 Personal life EditSuarez was born in Salto Uruguay to Sandra Diaz and Rodolfo Suarez the fourth of seven boys 27 424 His older brother Paolo Suarez is a retired professional footballer who last played for Isidro Metapan in El Salvador Suarez moved with his family to Montevideo when he was seven and his parents separated when he was nine 424 In Montevideo he developed his football skills on the streets 24 424 while also taking up work as a street sweeper at the age of 15 23 In 1998 aged 11 he appeared as a contestant on children s game show Aventujuegos with his team winning his episode was brought up in a 2011 episode of chat show Noche de Locura and he was surprised the footage had been kept 3 The contrast between his life in Europe and the poverty he left behind has been cited as contributing to his periodic aggression on the field as well as being a possible explanation for the more forgiving attitudes of the Uruguayan public and press towards such cases compared to Europe 23 Besides his native tongue Suarez is able to speak Dutch and English 425 426 nbsp Mural of Suarez on his former school in Montevideo UruguaySuarez is of mixed race and has a black grandfather 427 The matter of ethnicity was raised in reporting on the Patrice Evra incident where use by his grandmother Lila Piriz of mi negrito as a sobriquet has been offered to explain Suarez s repeated use of negro over the two minute altercation the FA judged his evidence unreliable issuing him an eight match ban His mother also supported the claim Suarez made that using the word was not racist in Uruguay She said it was normal and that it was a word people use with their friends It s like calling someone fat thin or whatever 428 Suarez began dating Sofia Balbi at age 15 in Montevideo the Balbi family moved to Barcelona in 2003 and Suarez s focus on football strengthened as a result as he wanted to follow them to Europe to join Sofia again 23 Suarez married her in 2009 and the couple have a daughter named Delfina born 2010 429 and two sons named Benjamin born 2013 and Lauti born 2018 430 27 431 He has a tattoo of his daughter s name Delfina on his wrist which he kisses as part of his goal celebration this celebration routine is featured in EA Sports video game FIFA 15 as Kiss The Wrist 432 433 In 2014 Suarez joined Barcelona allowing him to live closer to Sofia s family On the move Suarez said Liverpool did all they could to get me to stay but playing and living in Spain where my wife s family live is a lifelong dream and ambition I believe now the timing is right 434 In 2014 Suarez released his autobiography Crossing the Line My Story 435 436 Suarez who is married to an Italian citizen was eligible to take a B1 Italian Language exam and flew to Perugia in September 2020 to take the test and gain Italian citizenship Though obtaining the results of the language exam and approval of citizenship takes several months and several years respectively to be processed Suarez reportedly got his language exam results within hours and would have his citizenship approved in several weeks The Italian media had noted that this led to accusations of special treatment against Suarez especially as Italian laws had been changed in 2018 to make obtaining citizenship by marriage more difficult 437 In September 2020 an investigation was launched over accusations that he had cheated his way into gaining Italian citizenship 234 It is known that Suarez has used his experience and knowledge to mentor new Uruguayan footballing talents most notably Darwin Nunez 438 Pandora Papers Edit He is among the 13 sports personalities mentioned in the Pandora Papers published by the International Consortium Of Investigative Journalists ICIJ 439 Career statistics EditClub Edit As of match played 30 September 2023 440 441 Appearances and goals by club season and competition Club Season League State league a National cup b League cup c Continental Other TotalDivision Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsNacional 2005 442 UPD 0 0 1 d 0 0 0 1 02005 06 440 27 10 3 d 0 4 e 2 34 12Total 27 10 4 0 4 2 35 12Groningen 2006 07 441 Eredivisie 29 10 2 1 2 f 1 4 g 3 37 15Ajax 2007 08 441 33 17 3 2 4 h 1 4 g 2 44 222008 09 441 31 22 2 1 10 f 5 43 282009 10 441 33 35 6 8 9 i 6 48 492010 11 441 13 7 1 1 9 j 4 1 k 0 24 12Total 110 81 12 12 32 16 5 2 159 111Liverpool 2010 11 443 Premier League 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 42011 12 444 31 11 4 3 4 3 39 172012 13 445 33 23 2 2 1 1 8 i 4 44 302013 14 446 33 31 3 0 1 0 37 31Total 110 69 9 5 6 4 8 4 133 82Barcelona 2014 15 447 La Liga 27 16 6 2 10 j 7 43 252015 16 448 35 40 4 5 9 j 8 5 l 6 53 592016 17 449 35 29 6 4 9 j 3 1 m 1 51 372017 18 450 33 25 6 5 10 j 1 2 m 0 51 312018 19 451 33 21 5 3 10 j 1 1 m 0 49 252019 20 452 28 16 0 0 7 j 5 1 m 0 36 21Total 191 147 27 19 55 25 10 7 283 198Atletico Madrid 2020 21 453 La Liga 32 21 0 0 6 j 0 38 212021 22 454 35 11 2 1 7 j 1 1 m 0 45 13Total 67 32 2 1 13 1 1 0 83 34Nacional 2022 UPD 14 8 0 0 2 n 0 0 0 16 8Gremio 2023 Serie A 21 8 12 7 8 2 0 0 1 o 3 42 20Career total 569 365 12 7 59 39 6 4 114 47 25 17 788 480 Includes Campeonato Gaucho Includes KNVB Cup FA Cup Copa del Rey and Copa do Brasil Includes Football League Cup a b Appearance s in Copa Libertadores Two appearances and two goals in Primera Division play offs a b Appearance s in UEFA Cup a b Appearance s in Eredivisie play offs Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League two appearances in UEFA Cup a b Appearance s in UEFA Europa League a b c d e f g h i Appearance s in UEFA Champions League Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield One appearance and one goal in UEFA Super Cup two appearances in Supercopa de Espana two appearances and five goals in FIFA Club World Cup a b c d e Appearance s in Supercopa de Espana Appearance s in Copa Sudamericana Appearance in Recopa Gaucha International Edit See also List of international goals scored by Luis Suarez As of match played 2 December 2022 455 Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps GoalsUruguay 2007 6 22008 10 42009 12 32010 11 72011 13 102012 8 42013 16 92014 6 52015 0 02016 8 32017 5 22018 11 62019 7 42020 3 42021 12 22022 9 3Total 137 68Honours EditNacional 456 Uruguayan Primera Division 2005 06 2022 261 Torneo Clausura 2005 06 2022 457 Ajax 456 KNVB Cup 2009 10 Eredivisie 2010 11 25 458 Liverpool 456 Football League Cup 2011 12Barcelona 456 La Liga 2014 15 2015 16 2017 18 2018 19 Copa del Rey 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 Supercopa de Espana 2016 2018 UEFA Champions League 2014 15 UEFA Super Cup 2015 FIFA Club World Cup 2015Atletico Madrid La Liga 2020 21 459 Gremio Campeonato Gaucho 2023 265 Recopa Gaucha 2023 264 Uruguay Copa America 2011 456 Individual Edit FIFA World Cup All Star Team 2010 460 Dutch Footballer of the Year 2009 10 461 Eredivisie Golden Boot 2009 10 462 KNVB Cup Top scorer 2009 10 IFFHS World s Best Top Division Goalscorer 2010 2014 2016 463 Copa America Best Player 2011 464 Copa America Team Of The Tournament 2011 465 FIFA World Cup qualification Top scorer 2014 European Golden Shoe 2013 14 2015 16 466 467 Premier League Player of the Season 2013 14 468 Premier League Golden Boot 2013 14 468 PFA Team of the Year 2012 13 Premier League 469 2013 14 Premier League 470 PFA Fans Player of the Year 2013 14 471 PFA Players Player of the Year 2013 14 472 FWA Footballer of the Year 2013 14 473 FSF Player of the Year 2013 14 474 Trofeo EFE 2014 15 475 2020 21 476 Trofeo Alfredo Di Stefano 2020 21 477 La Liga Top assist provider 2015 16 2017 18 UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season 2014 15 2015 16 478 UEFA Champions League Top assist provider 2018 19 UEFA La Liga Team of The Season 2015 16 2016 17 479 480 ESM Team of the Year 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 481 FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball 2015 168 FIFA Club World Cup Golden Boot 2015 168 FIFA Club World Cup MVP of the Final Match Trophy 2015 482 La Liga Pichichi Trophy 2015 16 467 La Liga Best World Player 2015 16 483 La Liga Player of the Month May 2016 December 2017 484 October 2018 December 2019 485 Copa del Rey Top scorer 2015 16 486 FIFA FIFPro World11 2016 487 Ajax Player of the Year Rinus Michels Award 2008 09 2009 10 488 Liverpool Player of the Season 2012 13 489 2013 14 490 Liverpool Players Player of the Season 2013 14 490 Liverpool Goal of the Season 2013 14 490 Barcelona Player of the Season Trofeo Aldo Rovira 2015 16 491 Uruguayan Primera Division Team of the Season 2022 492 IFFHS Uruguayan Men s Dream Team 493 See also Edit nbsp Biography portal nbsp Association football portalList of top international men s football goalscorers by country List of men s footballers with 100 or more international caps List of men s footballers with 50 or more international goals List of international goals scored by Luis Suarez List of men s footballers with 500 or more goalsNotes Edit 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 369 370 371 372 373 140 374 16 404 405 406 References Edit a b c FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 List of Players Uruguay PDF FIFA 15 November 2022 p 30 Archived PDF from the original on 18 December 2022 Retrieved 5 August 2023 Adios pistolero El Periodico in Spanish 24 September 2020 a b Luis Suarez hits 500th career goal as com 21 March 2021 Archived from the original on 9 July 2021 Retrieved 4 July 2021 Luis Suarez gana su segunda Bota de Oro in Spanish CNN 16 May 2016 Retrieved 16 May 2016 a b Crawford Stephen 14 May 2016 Luis Suarez Barca s highest scoring Uruguayan tops goals AND assist charts Goal com a b Luis Suarez Player Profile ESPN 14 May 2016 Luis Suarez Atletico Madrid vindicated by La Liga title win a crown that means more to Rojiblanco fans in different year ESPN 22 May 2021 Retrieved 22 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