| Luis Suárez | |
| Full Name: | Luis Javier Suárez Charris[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2 December 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Santa Marta, Colombia |
| Height: | 1.85 m[2] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Almería |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthclubs1: | Leones |
| Years1: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Leones |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Granada B (loan) |
| Caps2: | 35 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Watford |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Valladolid B (loan) |
| Caps4: | 34 |
| Goals4: | 11 |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs5: | → Gimnàstic (loan) |
| Caps5: | 36 |
| Goals5: | 7 |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs6: | → Zaragoza (loan) |
| Caps6: | 38 |
| Goals6: | 19 |
| Years7: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs7: | Granada |
| Caps7: | 64 |
| Goals7: | 13 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs8: | Marseille |
| Caps8: | 7 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 2023 |
| Clubs9: | → Almería (loan) |
| Caps9: | 21 |
| Goals9: | 4 |
| Years10: | 2023– |
| Clubs10: | Almería |
| Caps10: | 15 |
| Goals10: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam1: | Colombia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 27 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
Born in Santa Marta, Suárez made his senior debut with Leones on 5 October 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–3 Categoría Primera B away loss against América de Cali. The following 1 March, after eight first-team appearances, he was loaned to Granada CF until 2017 with a buyout clause, and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[3]
On 17 July 2017, after having his federative rights assigned to Watford, Suárez was loaned to Real Valladolid B in the third division for a year.[4] The following 9 July, after scoring 11 goals, he joined Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona also in a temporary deal.[5]
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]
On 12 November 2020, Suárez debuted for the Colombian senior team against Uruguay.[14]
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | 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 | 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 | 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 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | ||