Luis Suárez facts for kids
 Suarez with Uruguay in 2014 |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Salto, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Barcelona | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003-2005 | Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005-2006 | Nacional | ||
| 2006-2007 | Groningen | ||
| 2007-2011 | Ajax | ||
| 2011-2014 | Liverpool | ||
| 2014 | Barcelona B | ||
| 2014-present | Barcelona | ||
| National team | |||
| 2006-2007 | Uruguay U20 | ||
| 2012 | Uruguay U23 | ||
| 2007–present | Uruguay | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Luis Alberto Suarez Diaz (born 24 January 1987 in Salto) is an Uruguayan footballer. He plays for FC Barcelona and the Uruguay national team as a Striker. In his home country of Uruguay, he is considered to be one of the biggest ever talents of the country. The transfer between Nacional and FC Groningen, which cost 1.5 million Euros, was the biggest purchase ever in the teams' history from the Groningen province. Suarez is known as one of the best strikers in the world.
His brother Paulo Suárez is also a professional footballer.
Suarez has scored the most goals for the Uruguay national football team.
Suarez has caused controversy with his biting incidents, such as when he bit Giorgio Chiellini during their 2014 FIFA World Cup match against Italy.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 13 October 2007 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Bolivia |
1 – 0 | 5 – 5 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
| 2. | 18 November 2007 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Chile |
1 – 0 | 2 – 2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 5. | 25 May 2008 | Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany |  Turkey |
2 – 2 | 3 – 2 | Friendly |
| 6. | 28 May 2008 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Norway |
1 – 1 | 2 – 2 | Friendly |
| 7. | 10 June 2009 | Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela |  Venezuela |
1 – 1 | 2 – 2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
| 8. | 9 September 2009 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Colombia |
1 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
| 9. | 10 October 2009 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador |  Ecuador |
1 – 1 | 2 – 1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
| 10. | 3 March 2010 | AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland |  Switzerland |
2 – 1 | 3 – 1 | Friendly |
Club Career Statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nacional | 2005-06 | 29 | 12 | – | – | 29 | 12 | ||
| Total | 29 | 12 | – | – | 29 | 12 | |||
| Groningen | 2006–07 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 14 |
| Total | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 14 | |
| Ajax | 2007-08 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 20 |
| 2008-09 | 31 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 43 | 28 | |
| 2009-10 | 33 | 35 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 49 | |
| 2010–11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 12 | ||
| Liverpool | Total | 97 | 74 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 132 | 97 |
| Career total | 155 | 96 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 195 | 124 | |
International
- As of 15 November 2016
| Uruguay national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2007 | 6 | 2 |
| 2008 | 10 | 4 |
| 2009 | 12 | 3 |
| 2010 | 11 | 7 |
| 2011 | 13 | 10 |
| 2012 | 8 | 4 |
| 2013 | 16 | 9 |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8 | 3 |
| Total | 90 | 47 |
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Images for kids
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Suárez on the training field of Groningen in 2006
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Suárez (with the Ajax pennant) as Ajax captain in 2010. Suárez was named captain in the 2009–10 season.
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Suárez playing for Ajax in a UEFA Champions League match against Dynamo Kyiv in 2010
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Suárez (left) was signed by Liverpool on the same day as Andy Carroll
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Suárez about to score a 35-yard free kick against Zenit Saint Petersburg, his second goal in a 3–1 win, March 2013
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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.
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Suárez strikes against Sevilla in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup.
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Suárez (left) and Diego Forlán at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa
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Suárez was named most valuable player of the 2011 Copa América
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Suárez (middle) celebrating one of his two goals against England at the 2014 World Cup
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Suárez playing against Portugal in the last 16 of the 2018 World Cup
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Suárez named man of the match on the big screen for his display against Saudi Arabia at the 2018 World Cup
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Suárez in action for Liverpool takes on Sylvain Distin of Everton during the Merseyside Derby in 2012
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Previously with Adidas, Suárez has been sponsored by Puma since 2018. He wears Puma Future 2.1.
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Mural of Suárez on his former school in Montevideo, Uruguay
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