Luis Javier Suárez Charris (born 2 December 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Segunda Division club Almería and the Colombia national team.
 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) | 21 | (4) |
| 2023– | Almería | 15 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Colombia | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn 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
editOn 12 November 2020, Suárez debuted for the Colombian senior team against Uruguay.[14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- 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
edit- As of match played 5 June 2022[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- Luis Suárez – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Luis Suárez – UEFA competition record (archive)
