Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1997) explained

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.

Club career

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]

International career

On 12 November 2020, Suárez debuted for the Colombian senior team against Uruguay.[14]

Career statistics

Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leones2015Categoría Primera B8080
Granada B (loan)2016–17Segunda División B355355
Watford2017–18Premier League00000000
2018–19Premier League00000000
2019–20Premier League00000000
2020–21EFL Championship00000000
Total00000000
Valladolid B (loan)2017–18Segunda División B34113411
Gimnàstic (loan)2018–19Segunda División36710377
Zaragoza (loan)2019–20Segunda División3819103919
Granada2020–21La Liga2752082377
2021–22La Liga37810388
Total641330827515
Marseille2022–23Ligue 1730040113
Almería (loan)2022–23La Liga20400204
Almería2023–24La Liga840084
Career total25066500012226768

International

National teamYearAppsGoals
Colombia202010
202230
Total40

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists . Premier League . 26 June 2020 . 12 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Luis Suárez. Olympique de Marseille. 1 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Luis Javier Suárez refuerza el filial del Granada. Luis Javier Suárez bolsters the reserve team of Granada. Marca. es. 1 March 2016. 10 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Cuatro refuerzos para el Promesas. Four additions for Promesas. Real Valladolid. es. 17 July 2017. 10 July 2018.
  5. Web site: Luis J. Suárez, nou jugador grana. Luis J. Suárez, new grana player. Gimnàstic Tarragona. ca. 9 July 2018. 10 July 2018.
  6. Web site: Aveldaño acude al rescate del Tenerife en el 93'. Aveldaño comes to the rescue of Tenerife in the 93'. Marca. es. 20 August 2018. 21 August 2018.
  7. Web site: 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. Real Zaragoza. es. 21 June 2019. 26 June 2019.
  8. Web site: Watford leave Real Zaragoza furious by refusing to allow Luis Suarez to play in playoff matches. Marca. 31 July 2020. 19 August 2020.
  9. Web site: Luis Suárez, nuevo jugador del Granada CF por las próximas cinco temporadas. Luis Suárez, new player of Granada CF for the following five seasons. Granada CF. es. 2 October 2020. 2 October 2020.
  10. Web site: Luis Suarez: Watford sell striker for £10m to Spanish side Granada . BBC Sport. 2 October 2020.
  11. Web site: Marseille. Communiqué officiel - Luis Suárez. 18 July 2022. 19 July 2022. fr.
  12. Web site: Top-class Luis Suárez to reinforce UD Almería attacking options. UD Almería. 5 December 2022. 6 December 2022.
  13. Web site: 1 October 2023. Zelfs dubbele zuiverheid helpt Almería niet aan de drie punten in La Liga . 1 October 2023 . Voetbal International. nl.
  14. News: Andrés Felipe. Villamizar. El futbolista recibió su primera convocatoria y estuvo llena de emociones.. El Tiempo. 12 November 2020. es.