Matías Ezequiel Suárez (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈti.as ˈswaɾes]; born 9 May 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgrano.
 Suárez playing for Anderlecht in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Matías Ezequiel Suárez | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1988[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | La Falda, Córdoba, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Belgrano | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Belgrano | 55 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2016 | Anderlecht | 173 | (50) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Belgrano | 57 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | River Plate | 79 | (33) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Belgrano | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Argentina | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:36, 25 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:32, 19 April 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editClub Atlético Belgrano
editSuárez started his professional career at Club Atlético Belgrano in 2006. He was Club Atlético Belgrano's top scorer in the Primera B Nacional of Argentina in 2007–08.[3] Due to his performances he attracted the attention of Arsenal.[4]
Anderlecht
editIn 2008 Suárez moved from Belgrano and completed his transfer to Anderlecht. He went on to establish himself as a key member of the Anderlecht side contributing many goals and assists in the process, especially following the departure of the team's star player Romelu Lukaku to Chelsea in the summer of 2011.
The 2011–12 season was his best so far, on a personal level and with the team. While Anderlecht were crowned Belgian champions, Suárez was crowned Player of the Year 2011 and elected Player of the Season 2011–12 by his professional colleagues in Belgium.[5] After a highly successful season, Suarez was officially signed by CSKA Moscow. The fee was undisclosed and later cancelled as Suárez failed the medical tests and returned to Anderlecht afterwards.
Return to Belgrano
editAfter the 2016 terrorist attacks on Brussels, Suárez announced his intention to leave Anderlecht at the end of the season, despite Anderlecht and Belgrano not agreeing on a transfer fee. As a consequence, he terminated his contract unilaterally, allegedly fearing for his family's safety.[6] In December 2017, FIFA delivered a decision in favor of Anderlecht, ruling out any alleged threat on Suárez family and ordered Suárez and his club to pay Anderlecht compensation.[7] The club filed a complaint to FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber, which ordered the player to pay €540,350 to the club. Both the player and the club filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The court ordered the player and Belgrano jointly liable to pay Anderlecht €1,212,225.23.[8]
River Plate
editOn 26 January 2019, River Plate paid Belgrano $2.8 million for the player's rights. Suárez signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with his new team.[9] He scored his first goal on his debut on 30 January 2019, against Godoy Cruz.
Belgrano
editIn January 2024, he returned to Belgrano for a third spell on a one-year contract.[10]
International career
editSuárez made his debut for Argentina national team on 22 March 2019 in a friendly against Venezuela, as a half-time substitute for Pity Martínez.[11]
Personal life
editHe is the uncle of fellow footballers Federico Álvarez and Gastón Álvarez Suárez.[12][13] He is married to singer Magalí Olave and has two children.[14]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other[c] | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2008–09 | Belgian First Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | Belgian Pro League | 35 | 11 | 3 | 0 | – | 13[d] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 15 | ||
| 2010–11 | Belgian Pro League | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | 12[d] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | Belgian Pro League | 35 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | 10[e] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 20 | ||
| 2012–13 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | 3[f] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | ||
| 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 3[f] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 7[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | ||
| Total | 173 | 50 | 7 | 2 | – | 50 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 232 | 67 | |||
| Belgrano | 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | |
| 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| Total | 57 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 10 | ||
| River Plate | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2[h] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12[i] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 9 | |
| 2020–21 | Argentine Primera División | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11[i] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[i] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | |
| 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[i] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | |
| 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| Total | 79 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 44 | ||
| Career total | 309 | 97 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 421 | 121 | ||
- ^ Includes Belgian Cup, Copa Argentina
- ^ Includes Copa de la Superliga
- ^ Includes Belgian Super Cup, Supercopa Argentina
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
- ^ a b c d Appearances in Copa Libertadores
Honours
editAnderlecht
River Plate
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2019
- Argentine Primera División: 2021, 2023
- Copa Argentina: 2019
- Supercopa Argentina: 2019
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Matías Ezequiel Suárez". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Matías Ezequiel Suárez's Height". Archived from the original on 2 May 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2012. Anderlecht Official Site
- ^ "Table of Top Goalscorers", Diario Olé Archived 25 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ "Suarez on his way to Anderlecht". Anderlecht-Online.be. 15 December 2007.
- ^ Scholten, Berend (13 May 2012). "Suárez scoops top honour in Belgium". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Ed Malyon (23 March 2016). "Anderlecht striker Matias Suarez "will leave Belgium in June" after Brussels attacks made him fear for his life". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ Taildeman, Yves (7 December 2017). "Suarez doit plus de 500.000€ au RSCA". DHnet.
- ^ "CAS 2018/A/5607 SA Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht (RSCA) v. Matías Ezequiel Suárez & Club Atlético Belgrano de Córdoba (CA Belgrano) & CAS 2018/A/5608 Matías Ezequiel Suárez & CA Belgrano v. RSCA" (PDF). Bulletin. 2019 (2). Lausanne: Court of Arbitration for Sport. 2019.
- ^ Plate, Club Atletico River. "Matías Suárez, nuevo jugador de River Plate". caRiverPlate.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Matías Suárez es jugador de Belgrano" [Matías Suárez is a Belgrano player]. www.belgranocordoba.com (in Spanish). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Argentina v Venezuela game report". ESPN. 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Los Suárez, una historia familiar en la intimidad de Belgrano". Copa Argentina. 3 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Matías Suárez, un tío orgulloso". Mundod Lavoz. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Matías Suárez llega acompañado a River: quién es Magui Olave, su esposa cantante y prima de "El Potro" Rodrigo". infobae.com (in Spanish). 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Argentina - M. Suárez - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Matías Suárez Football Statistics - WhoScored.com". WhoScored.com. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Matías Suárez Player Profile - ESPN FC". ESPN FC. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Matías Suárez - Football Stats - Anderlecht - Age 26". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
External links
edit- (in Spanish) BDFA profile
- Matías Suárez at National-Football-Teams.com