Uruguayan · Salto, Uruguay · Born 24 January 1987Uruguayan striker who scored 69 goals in 110 Premier League appearances for Liverpool before joining Barcelona, combining prolific finishing with some of the sport's most high-profile controversies.
The MSN trio — Messi, Suárez, Neymar — remains the most prolific attacking partnership football has produced, and Luis Suárez was its predatory heart: a striker who scored 198 goals in 283 Barcelona appearances and set Uruguay's all-time international scoring record with 68 goals in 136 caps. He moved through Nacional, Groningen and Ajax — where he scored 111 goals in 159 appearances — before Liverpool paid £22.8 million in January 2011. His three and a half Anfield seasons produced 82 goals in 133 appearances and back-to-back individual awards — PFA Players' Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year in 2013-14, as Liverpool came within two points of the title. He received bans for biting Branislav Ivanovic (2013) and Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup. Barcelona paid £75 million in 2014 and he scored 198 goals in 283 appearances, winning La Liga four times, the Champions League in 2015 and four Copa del Reys. With Messi and Neymar he formed the MSN trio — the most prolific attacking partnership in football history. He earned 136 Uruguay caps, scoring 68 goals — the national record. He subsequently played for Atletico Madrid and Juventus. His technical gifts — dribbling, finishing with both feet, heading, link play — placed him alongside Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar as the finest forwards of his era.
Third-highest goalscorer in Premier League history for a single season (31 goals in 2013-14)
How They Played
Clinical finisher with excellent movement in the box and creative passing ability
Lasting Impact
One of the most prolific strikers of his generation despite controversies
Career Honours
- Champions League 2015 (Barcelona)
- La Liga 4x (Barcelona)
- Copa del Rey 4x
- Premier League 2019–20 (Liverpool as squad member)
- Copa América 2011
- Champions League 2015
- La Liga 2015
- La Liga 2016
- La Liga 2018
- La Liga 2019
| Club | Period | Fee | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional | 2005–2006 | £22.8m | 27 | 10 |
| Groningen | 2006–2007 | £22.8m | 29 | 10 |
| Ajax | 2007–2011 | £22.8m | 110 | 81 |
| Liverpool | 2011–2014 | £22.8m | 110 | 69 |
| Barcelona | 2014–2020 | £75m | 191 | 147 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2020–2022 | — | 67 | 32 |
| Nacional | 2022–2023 | £22.8m | 14 | 8 |
| Grêmio | 2023–2024 | — | 45 | 24 |
| Inter Miami | 2024–Present | — | 69 | 40 |
 Uruguay | — | — | 143 | 69 |
Uruguayan Athletes