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This is a Spanish name; the first family name is Suárez and the second is Díaz.
Luis Suárez
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Personal information
Full name Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz
Date of birth 24 January 1987 (1987-01-24) (age 23)
Place of birth Salto, Uruguay
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Ajax
Number 16
Youth career
2003–2005 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2006 Nacional 29 (12)
2006–2007 Groningen 29 (10)
2007– Ajax 105 (93)
National team‡
2007– Uruguay 36[2] (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:35, 12 July 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:30, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (born 24 January 1987 in Salto) is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays as a striker for AFC Ajax, where he is captain, and for the Uruguayan national team.
Suárez began his career at Nacional. He moved to Groningen in 2006, before transferring to Ajax in 2007. At Ajax he mainly played as a supporting striker with the main striker initially being Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and later Marko Pantelić. Following the arrival of manager Martin Jol at Ajax in 2009, Suárez was made the club captain following the departure of Thomas Vermaelen. In 2010, Suárez was named Dutch Footballer of the Year, having ended the season as top scorer in the league with 35 goals (49 goals in all competitions).

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

In Uruguay, Suárez played for Nacional. During his time with the Uruguayan club, he won the national championship with the club in 2006, scoring 12 goals in 29 appearances.[3]
Suárez with Groningen.

[edit] Groningen

After that successful season, Groningen purchased him for approximately € 800,000. During his first season in Europe, Suárez performed well at Groningen, scoring 10 goals in 29 appearances.[3] His impressive play attracted the attention of other European clubs and, following the season, he was sold to Ajax for €7.5 million on 9 August 2007.[4]

[edit] Ajax

The transfer initially seemed doomed when Suárez lost his case before the Dutch Football Association's arbitration committee.[5] That same day, however, Ajax informed Groningen that they would be willing to pay more for him.[5] Without Suárez in the line-up, Ajax won the Johan Cruijff Shield prior to the start of the 2007–08 season.[6]
Suárez made his official debut for the team in the Champions League qualifier against Slavia Prague.[7] In the match he won a penalty kick for Ajax, though it was missed by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. In his Eredivisie debut for the club, he scored one goal, made three assists and won another penalty, helping Ajax beat newly promoted De Graafschap 8–1.[8] In his home debut at the Amsterdam Arena, he scored another two goals against Heerenveen to continue the excellent start to his Ajax career.[9] He then scored a hat-trick for the club in the league match against Willem II, to take his tally for Ajax to 14 goals in 27 appearances.[10][11] He ended his first season with Ajax with 20 goals in 40 appearances.[12]
Suárez with Ajax in 2008.
Suárez received a lot of negative attention in the 2008–09 season, due to the high number of yellow cards he received.[13] He was given a seventh yellow card against Utrecht in a 2–0 win for Ajax, which earned him a suspension against Den Haag.[14] He ended the 2008–09 season with 22 goals from 31 games in the league,[3] finishing second in the top-scorers table, a goal behind Mounir El Hamdaoui of AZ.[15]
In the 2009–10 season he scored his first league goals in the second match against RKC Waalwijk on 8 August 2009, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory, with the second goal being a 25-meter scorcher.[16] He added more goals by scoring two goals against arch-rivals PSV Eindhoven, despite finishing on the losing side as Ajax were defeated 4–3.[17] In the play-off round first-leg of the newly-incepted UEFA Europa League, Suárez netted four goals in a 5–0 win over Slovan Bratislava on 20 August 2009.[18] A month later, on 20 September 2009, Suárez scored four goals in a 4–0 win against VVV, taking his tally this season to 10 goals in seven league games.[19] He scored one goal and missed two penalties as Ajax beat Timişoara 2–1 to reach the knockout stage of the Europa League.[20] On 23 December 2009, he scored six goals in a single match against the amateur team of WHC in the Dutch cup helping Ajax to win by a record margin of 14–1.[21] On 11 April 2010, Suárez scored three goals during the first half as VVV this time were defeated 7–0. Suárez ended the 2009–10 season as top scorer in the league with 35 goals (49 goals in all competitions) and was named Dutch Footballer of the Year.[22]
On July 28, 2010, he scored his 100th goal for Ajax, in a match against PAOK F.C. in the Champions League Qualifiers.[23]

[edit] International career

Suárez (left) with Diego Forlán at the 2010 World Cup.
Suárez made his debut for the Uruguay on 8 February 2007, in a 3–1 win against Colombia. He was sent-off in the 85th minute after receiving a second yellow card. Suárez has since continued participating with the Uruguayan national team, becoming a starter in the first four games of the 2010 World Cup qualifier. He has scored two goals in four games, against Bolivia and Chile, forming a lethal striking force with compatriot Diego Forlán.

[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup

On 1 June 2010, Óscar Tabárez announced that Suárez would be part of the final squad of 23 participating in the 2010 World Cup.[24] Suárez was a starter in all three Uruguay's group matches at the World Cup. On 22 June, he scored his first goal against Mexico and helped Uruguay win their group.[25] On 26 June 2010, during the Round of 16, he scored both goals against South Korea in a 2–1 win and put Uruguay through to the quarter-finals for the first time since 1970. During the 2010 World Cup Suarez scored three goals, made six appearances, played for 543 minutes and received one red card.[26]

[edit] 2010 World Cup handball

Main article: List of 2010 FIFA World Cup controversies#Gamesmanship
On 2 July 2010, during the quarter final match against Ghana, Suárez handled the ball on the line in the last minute of extra-time and prevented a goal by Ghana that would have won them the game.[27] He was subsequently given a direct red card and sent off the field. The resulting penalty was however missed by Asamoah Gyan and Uruguay went on to win 4–2 in the shootout and progressed to the semi-final.

[edit] Personal life

Suárez grew up alongside six siblings, with a single mother. He was a troublesome teenager, involved in drinking and partying, instead of focusing on football. At the age of 14, however, he was given an ultimatum by his youth team coach, and started to work hard in practice.[28] He married his childhood girlfriend, Sofia Balbi, in 2009, and they are expecting their first daughter, Delphine.[28] His older brother Paolo Suárez is also a professional football player.

[edit] Career statistics

As of 28 July 2010.[29][30][31]
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
2010–11 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
Total 97 74 12 11 25 14 134 101
Career total 155 96 15 14 26 14 197 128

[edit] International goals

As of 26 June 2010.[32]
#↓ Date↓ Venue↓ Opponent↓ Score↓ Result↓ Competition↓
1. 13 October 2007 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Bolivia 1–0 5–0 2010 WCQ
2. 18 November 2007 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Chile 1–0 2–2 2010 WCQ
3. 6 February 2008 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Colombia 2–2 2–2 Friendly
4. 25 May 2008 Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany  Turkey 1–0 3–2 Friendly
5. 25 May 2008 Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany  Turkey 2–2 3–2 Friendly
6. 28 May 2008 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway 1–1 2–2 Friendly
7. 10 June 2009 Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela  Venezuela 1–1 2–2 2010 WCQ
8. 9 September 2009 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Colombia 1–0 3–1 2010 WCQ
9. 10 October 2009 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador  Ecuador 1–1 2–1 2010 WCQ
10. 3 March 2010 AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland  Switzerland 2–1 3–1 Friendly
11. 22 June 2010 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa  Mexico 1–0 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup
12. 26 June 2010 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa  Korea Republic 1–0 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup
13. 26 June 2010 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa  Korea Republic 2–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

Nacional
Ajax

[edit] Individual

Eredivisie Top Scorer
2010

[edit] References

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  2. ^ "Ficha de jugador del selección: Luis Suárez". Tenfield. http://www.tenfieldigital.com.uy/servlet/hprfchsj?2,1378,2%2F1378%2F1535%2F,1,7732. Retrieved 2009-05-11. 
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  4. ^ Soccer: Ajax signs Uruguayan international Luis Suarez.
  5. ^ a b "Ajax made to pay for Suárez". Uefa.com. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=569404.html. Retrieved 2010-04-13. 
  6. ^ "Ajax wint opnieuw Johan Cruijff Schaal (in Dutch)". Gelderlander.nl. 2010-03-18. http://www.gelderlander.nl/sport/article1743474.ece. Retrieved 2010-04-13. 
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  8. ^ "Huntelaar nets four as Ajax pound De Graafschap: 1-8". Ajax-usa.com. http://www.ajax-usa.com/matches/2007-2008/huntelaar-nets-four-as-ajax-pound-de-graafschap-1-8.html. Retrieved 2010-04-13. 
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  14. ^ Ajax wint bekerduel van FC Utrecht: 2-0 (in Dutch)[dead link]
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  16. ^ Associated Press 2009-08-09 03:58 AM (2009-08-09). "Ajax beats RKC Waalwijk 4-1 in Dutch league". Etaiwannews.com. http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1026496&lang=eng_news. Retrieved 2010-04-13. 
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  18. ^ Europa League (2009-08-20). "Ajax 5–0 Slovan Bratislava: Superb Suarez Scores Four To Down Brave Slovakians". Goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en/news/166/europa-league/2009/08/20/1451727/ajax-5-0-slovan-bratislava-superb-suarez-scores-four-to-down. Retrieved 2010-04-13. 
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  29. ^ "Luis Suárez Statistics". ESPN Soccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=125088&league=NED.1&season=2009&cc=5739. Retrieved April 13, 2010. 
  30. ^ "Luis Suárez Statistics". Voetbal International. http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/Luis-Surez.htm. Retrieved April 13, 2010. 
  31. ^ "Luis Suárez Statistics". Transfermark. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/luis-suarez/leistungsdaten/spieler_44352.html. Retrieved April 13, 2010. 
  32. ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Luis SUAREZ". FIFA.com. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=270775/index.html. Retrieved 2010-04-13. 

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