LUIS SUAREZ

Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (born 24 January 1987 in Salto) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool. Since 2007, Suárez has also played for the Uruguayan national team.

Having grown up in Salto alongside six siblings, with a single mother.[3] In 2005, he began professional career at Montevideo side Nacional. His older brother Paolo Suárez is also a professional football player.

He moved to the Netherlands with Eredivisie side Groningen in 2006 at the age of 19, before transferring to Ajax in 2007. He made a major impact at the Amsterdam club as a supporting striker with the main striker initially being Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, then Marko Panteli?, and laterMounir El Hamdaoui. Following the arrival of manager Martin Jol at Ajax in 2009, Suárez was made the club captain following the departure of Thomas Vermaelen to Arsenal.

In 2010, Suárez was named Dutch Footballer of the Year, having ended the season as top scorer in the Eredivisie with 35 goals in 33 league matches (49 goals in all competitions). On 5 August 2010, Suárez became a father, with his wife bearing a baby daughter named Delfina inBarcelona.[4] Also in 2010, Suárez became a member of the select group of players having scored more than 100 goals for Ajax in competitive matches, joining players like Johan Cruyff, Marco van Basten, and Dennis Bergkamp.[5]

On 28 January 2011, Ajax accepted an offer of £22.8 million (?26.5 million) for the player.[6][7] This gave Suárez permission to talk toLiverpool and to undergo a medical. The next day the official website confirmed Suárez signing for the club, with his work permit having been confirmed. He was handed the number 7 shirt after signing a 5 and a half year deal.