Luis Suárez

Luis Suarez

Personal information
Full name	Luis Alberto Suarez Diaz
Date of birth	24 January 1987 (1987-01-24)
Place of birth	Salto, Uruguay
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Attacker
Club information
Current club	Liverpool
Number	16

Luis Alberto Suarez (born 24 January 1987 in Salto) is an Uruguayan footballer. He plays for Liverpool. In Uruguay he is considered to be one of the biggest talents in the country. The transfer between Nacional and FC Groningen is said to have cost 1.5 million Euro. At that time it was the biggest purchase ever for the team from the Groningen province.

His brother Paulo Suárez is also a professional footballer.

International career

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 October 2007	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	BOL	1 – 0	5 – 0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
2.	18 November 2007	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	CHI	1 – 0	2 – 2	2010 FIFA World Cup
5.	25 May 2008	Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany	TUR	2 – 2	3 – 2	Friendly
6.	28 May 2008	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	NOR	1 – 1	2 – 2	Friendly
7.	10 June 2009	Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela	VEN	1 – 1	2 – 2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
8.	9 September 2009	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	COL	1 – 0	3 – 1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
9.	10 October 2009	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	ECU	1 – 1	2 – 1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
10.	3 March 2010	AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland	SUI	2 – 1	3 – 1	Friendly

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
	Total	97	74	12	11	23	12	132	97
Career total		155	96	15	14	25	13	195	124