Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1997)
 Suárez playing for Colombia in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Javier Suárez Charris[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Marta, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Almería | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leones | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Leones | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Granada B (loan) | 35 | (5) |
| 2017–2020 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Valladolid B (loan) | 34 | (11) |
| 2018–2019 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 36 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 38 | (19) |
| 2020–2022 | Granada | 64 | (13) |
| 2022–2023 | Marseille | 7 | (3) |
| 2023 | → Almería (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| 2023– | Almería | 8 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Colombia | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Luis Javier Suárez Charris (born 2 December 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Almería and the Colombia national team.
Club career
Born in
On 17 July 2017, after having his federative rights assigned to
Suárez made his professional debut on 20 August 2018, replacing Tete Morente late into a 1–1 home draw against Tenerife.[6] He scored his first goal on 7 October, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw at Cádiz.
On 21 June 2019, Suárez was loaned to Real Zaragoza, still in the Spanish second division.[7] He ended the regular season with 19 goals, being the team's top goalscorer, but was not allowed to play in the play-offs as his loan ended.[8]
On 2 October 2020, Suárez returned to Granada on a five-year contract,[9] for a fee of £10 million.[10]
On 18 July 2022, Marseille in France announced Suárez's transfer.[11] However, on 5 December, he returned to Spain and its top flight after agreeing to a loan deal with Almería, with an obligatory buyout clause if the club avoided relegation.[12]
On 1 October 2023, Suarez scored a hat-trick, with all three goals being assisted by Largie Ramazani in a 3–3 draw against Granada CF.[13]
International career
On 12 November 2020, Suárez debuted for the Colombian senior team against Uruguay.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 October 2023[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leones | 2015 | Categoría Primera B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Granada B (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 35 | 5 | — | — | — | 35 | 5 | |||
| Watford | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Valladolid B (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 34 | 11 | — | — | — | 34 | 11 | |||
| Gimnàstic (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 7 | ||
| Zaragoza (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 38 | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 19 | ||
| Granada | 2020–21 | La Liga | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[a] | 2 | 37 | 7 | |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 37 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 8 | |||
| Total | 64 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 2 | 75 | 15 | |||
| Marseille | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| Almería (loan) | 2022–23 | La Liga | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||
| Almería | 2023–24 | La Liga | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 250 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 267 | 68 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 5 June 2022[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Luis Suárez". Olympique de Marseille. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Luis Javier Suárez refuerza el filial del Granada" [Luis Javier Suárez bolsters the reserve team of Granada] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Cuatro refuerzos para el Promesas" [Four additions for Promesas] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Luis J. Suárez, nou jugador grana" [Luis J. Suárez, new grana player] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Aveldaño acude al rescate del Tenerife en el 93'" [Aveldaño comes to the rescue of Tenerife in the 93'] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "El Real Zaragoza llega a un acuerdo con el Watford por la cesión de Luis Suárez" [Real Zaragoza reach an agreement with Watford for the loan of Luis Suárez] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Watford leave Real Zaragoza furious by refusing to allow Luis Suarez to play in playoff matches". Marca. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Luis Suárez, nuevo jugador del Granada CF por las próximas cinco temporadas" [Luis Suárez, new player of Granada CF for the following five seasons] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Luis Suarez: Watford sell striker for £10m to Spanish side Granada". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Communiqué officiel - Luis Suárez" (in French). Marseille. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Top-class Luis Suárez to reinforce UD Almería attacking options". UD Almería. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Zelfs dubbele zuiverheid helpt Almería niet aan de drie punten in La Liga". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ Villamizar, Andrés Felipe (12 November 2020). "El futbolista recibió su primera convocatoria y estuvo llena de emociones". El Tiempo (in Spanish).
- ^ Luis Suárez at Soccerway
- ^ "Luis Suárez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
External links
- Luis Suárez at BDFutbol
- Luis Suárez at Soccerway
- Luis Suárez – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French