101 Facts About Luis Suarez

Luis Alberto Suarez Diaz is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Uruguayan Primera Division club Nacional and the Uruguay national team.

Luis Suarez has won two European Golden Shoes, an Eredivisie Golden Boot, a Premier League Golden Boot, and the Pichichi Trophy.

Luis Suarez has scored over 500 career goals for club and country.

In 2011, Luis Suarez signed for Premier League club Liverpool, and won the League Cup in his first full season.

Luis Suarez led La Liga in assists, becoming the first player to do so in both goals and assists in league history.

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Luis Suarez signed for Atletico Madrid in 2020, winning his fifth La Liga title in his debut season.

At international level, Luis Suarez is Uruguay's all-time leading goalscorer, and has represented his nation at three 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.

Luis Suarez was named in the 2010 World Cup All-Star Team and won the 2011 Copa America, where he was awarded Best Player.

Luis Suarez lived his early years at the Cerro neighbourhood in Salto, where he played youth football at Sportivo Artigas.

At age 16, Luis Suarez headbutted a referee after showing his discontent following a red card, although a sports editor claimed he "accidentally fell into the referee".

In May 2005, at age 18, Luis Suarez made his first-team debut against Atletico Junior in the Copa Libertadores.

Luis Suarez was found by a group of scouts from the Dutch club Groningen when they were in Uruguay to scout another player.

Luis 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.

Luis Suarez worked hard to learn Dutch and his teammates respected him for his efforts with the language.

Luis Suarez scored goals for Groningen, but he had disciplinary problems; in one five-game stretch in January 2007, he scored four goals but received three yellow cards and one red card.

On 9 August 2007 Luis Suarez signed a five-year contract with Ajax, for a transfer fee of €7.

Luis Suarez scored one goal in his Eredivisie debut for the club and two goals in his home debut at the Amsterdam Arena.

Luis Suarez was suspended after a half-time altercation with teammate Albert Luque over a free kick.

Luis Suarez scored 22 goals in 31 league matches and finished second in scoring tables, one goal behind Mounir El Hamdaoui of AZ.

Luis Suarez scored two goals in the second leg of the KNVB Cup final and finished as the tournament's top scorer.

Luis Suarez ended the season as the Eredivisie's top scorer with 35 goals in 33 matches, and had 49 goals in all competitions.

Luis Suarez was named Ajax Player of the Year for the second straight year and Dutch Footballer of the Year.

Luis Suarez apologised for his actions through a video he uploaded to his Facebook page.

Luis Suarez requested the number seven shirt, which had been worn by Liverpool legends Kenny Dalglish, his new manager, Kevin Keegan, and Peter Beardsley.

Luis Suarez wrote on his Twitter and Facebook pages that he was upset by the accusation and denied the claims.

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Liverpool later released a statement announcing Luis Suarez would plead innocent, adding they would "remain fully supportive" of him.

Luis Suarez was banned for one match for making an obscene gesture towards Fulham fans.

On 29 September 2012, Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick in Liverpool's Premier League fixture away at Norwich City for the second consecutive season.

Luis Suarez was named man of the match for his performance after he won the decisive penalty which Steven Gerrard converted.

Luis Suarez finished second in the final ballot behind Gareth Bale of Tottenham and was named in the PFA Team of the Year.

Luis Suarez accepted the violent conduct charge but denied the FA's claim the standard punishment of three matches was clearly insufficient for his offence.

On 31 May 2013, Luis 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.

Luis Suarez returned to first-team training two days later after "offer[ing] contrition" to his teammates but reportedly not apologising to his manager.

Luis Suarez 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.

The following day, Luis Suarez was named the Football Supporters' Federation Player of the Year for 2013.

Luis Suarez equalled 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.

On 5 May 2014, Luis Suarez was named as the Football Association Writers Player of the Year.

Luis Suarez finished the season with 31 goals in 33 matches, winning the Premier League Golden Boot, with Sturridge as runner-up, as Liverpool came second in the league and returned to the UEFA Champions League.

Luis Suarez won the Barclay's Premier League Player of the Season award.

On 21 May 2014, Luis Suarez ranked number one on "Europe's most influential player" list of the year, ahead of Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo, according to a study by Bloomberg of the top five European leagues.

On 11 July 2014, Luis Suarez agreed with Barcelona on a five-year contract for an undisclosed transfer fee.

Luis Suarez missed the first part of the season after being found guilty of biting Italian player Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Luis Suarez was banned from entering any stadium, even as a spectator, during the same period.

Six days later, the CAS confirmed the ban imposed by FIFA against Luis 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.

Luis Suarez nutmegged PSG defender David Luiz twice before scoring both goals.

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Luis Suarez ended his first season at Barcelona with 25 goals and 20 assists in all competitions.

Luis Suarez 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.

Luis Suarez led the league in assists, tied at 16 with Messi, becoming the first player ever to lead La Liga in both goals and assists.

For Uruguay, Luis Suarez previously missed part of the 2014 World Cup and the entire 2015 Copa America through suspension.

On 11 January 2017, Luis Suarez scored his 100th goal for Barcelona in a Copa del Rey round of 16 match against Athletic Bilbao.

Barcelona would go on to win the final despite Luis Suarez's absence, lifting the cup for a third straight season.

Luis 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.

Luis Suarez became only the second Barcelona player after Messi to score a league hat-trick in the Clasico over the last twenty years.

Luis Suarez ended the season with 25 goals and 10 assists in all competitions.

On 12 January 2020, Barcelona confirmed that Luis Suarez would have to undergo a surgery which could see him out for four months, after catching a knee injury during their defeat against Atletico Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana.

On 3 January 2021, Luis 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 in his first twelve La Liga matches surpassed Falcao's nine goals and one assist over the same period in 2011.

Luis Suarez finished his debut season as Atletico's top scorer with 21 goals.

On 26 July 2022, Luis Suarez announced that he had reached a pre-agreement with his boyhood club Nacional ahead of a free transfer to the club.

Luis Suarez 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.

Luis Suarez did play in the tournament finals, and he scored two goals in four appearances.

Luis Suarez was sent off in the 85th minute after receiving a second yellow card for dissent.

Luis Suarez played in 19 of 20 games in 2010 World Cup qualifying and theinter-confederation play-offs and scored five goals.

Luis Suarez's second broke a tie in the 80th minute when he dribbled around a defender and curled a "spectacular shot" in off the far post; Suarez was again named Man of the Match.

Luis Suarez then blocked Dominic Adiyiah's goalbound header with his hands, committing a professional foul to save what would have been the game winner and was sent off.

Luis 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.

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Luis Suarez scored four goals and provided two assists during the tournament and was named MVP of the Tournament.

On 9 July 2012, Luis Suarez was selected for the Uruguay Olympic football team alongside Liverpool teammate Sebastian Coates to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games.

Luis Suarez was selected in the Uruguay squad to play in Brazil at the 2013 Confederations Cup.

Luis Suarez ended the 2014 World Cup qualification campaign as top scorer in the South American section with 11 goals in 14 matches.

Luis Suarez was confined to a wheelchair for a time, leading to rumours he would be unable to participate in the World Cup.

Replays showed that Luis Suarez lunged at Chiellini and bit his shoulder, followed by Luis Suarez falling and clutching his face.

Luis Suarez was banned from taking part in any football-related activity for four months and fined CHF100,000.

Luis Suarez's lawyer said that "we don't have any doubts" of a European-based campaign against Luis Suarez.

Luis Suarez was included in Uruguay's 23-man squad for the Copa America Centenario, although a hamstring injury sustained in the 2016 Copa del Rey final on 22 May put his place in the team in jeopardy.

In March, Uruguay won the 2018 China Cup, and Luis 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.

Luis Suarez 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.

On 8 October 2020, Luis 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 in the competition's history.

Luis Suarez creates goal scoring chances with his powerful shot, and has "remarkable technical ability" according to his FIFA profile.

Luis Suarez has vicious side to his game and I will not call it cheating.

Luis Suarez has been praised for his work rate, movement, and his quickness that allows him to attack from the outside; as such he occasionally played as an inverted winger on the left flank during his time with Ajax.

Additionally, Luis Suarez has a liking for often executing dummies within his style of dribbling.

Luis Suarez gained a reputation for consistently scoring acrobatic goals, often shooting off balance, or in air, or with overhead bicycle kicks.

Luis Suarez 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.

In January 2013, Luis Suarez admitted to diving against Stoke City in an October 2012 match.

Luis Suarez has received infamy for the multiple occasions he has bitten opponents.

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Luis Suarez has been accused of stamping on opponents in the Premier League and the UEFA Europa League.

Luis Suarez had a sponsorship deal with German sportswear and equipment supplier Adidas, before switching to rivals Puma in 2018.

Luis 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.

In Uruguay, Luis Suarez has appeared in advertisements for Abitab, Antel, Cablevision, Garnier, Pepsi and Samsung.

Active on social media, Luis Suarez has over 40 million Instagram followers as of May 2020, the most for a person from Uruguay.

Luis Suarez was born in Salto, Uruguay to Sandra Diaz and Rodolfo Luis Suarez, the fourth of seven boys.

Luis Suarez's older brother, Paolo Suarez, is a retired professional footballer, who last played for Isidro Metapan in El Salvador.

Luis Suarez moved with his family to Montevideo when he was seven, and his parents separated when he was nine.

Luis Suarez is of mixed race, with public records indicating his having a black grandfather.

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 Luis Suarez's repeated use of "negro" over the two-minute altercation; the FA judged his evidence unreliable, issuing him an eight-match ban.

Luis Suarez's mother supported the claim Suarez made that using the word was not racist in Uruguay.

Luis Suarez began dating Sofia Balbi at age 15 in Montevideo; the Balbi family moved to Barcelona in 2003, and Luis Suarez's focus on football strengthened as a result as he wanted to follow them to Europe to join Sofia again.

Luis Suarez's daughter's name is Delfina, which is an anagram of Anfield, the ground of one of his former clubs, Liverpool FC.

Luis Suarez 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".

In 2014, Luis Suarez joined Barcelona, allowing him to live closer to Sofia's family.

Luis 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.