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Number 9...

Luis Suarez !

• Profile
• Name: Luis Alberto Suarez
• Born: 24 January 1987 (age 28) in Salto, Uraguay
•  Height 5ft 11 inches
• Position: Striker
• Current Team: Barcelona 
• National Team: Uraguay
• Number: 9

Luis Suarez is a Uraguayan professional footballer who plays for Barcelona and his national team Uraguay as a striker. 

In July 2004 Suarez made the move from English club Liverpool to Spanish club Barcelona for a fee of around £75 million. Just before Suarez made the transfer to Barcelona he won the European Golden Shoe award during his last season at Liverpool. In October 2015 he scored his 300th senior career goal for club and county. Some people around the globe Suarez is classed as one of the best strikers in the world.

Suárez began his career as a youth player for Nacional in 2003. He signed for Groningen in the Netherlands in 2006 and transferred to Ajax in 2007. In 2010 he helped Ajax win the KNVB Cup while becoming the league's top scorer with 35 goals in 33 games. He was also named Dutch Footballer of the Year, scoring 49 goals in all competitions.

 In January 2011, Suárez transferred to English Premier League club Liverpool for £22.8 million. In February 2012, Suárez won the Football League Cup with the club. In April 2014, he was named the PFA Players' Player of the Year and the FWA Footballer of the Year. As the Premier League's top scorer with 31 goals he won the Premier League Golden Boot, and shared the European Golden Shoe with Cristiano Ronaldo. In his first season at Barcelona, Suárez starred alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar and helped the club win the continental treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League.

Most football fans remember Suarez for biting his opponents over the years, his most previous victim was Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup causing him to be banned during his first season with Barcelona, meaning he was banned from all football activities, he was also banned from entering any stadium.

However this didn't stop his performance when he came back into the game. With an attack including Messi, Neymar and Suarez, Barcelona were on top form. In 2015/16 Suárez opened the season by scoring and assisting on a goal in Barcelona's 5–4 extra-time victory over Sevilla in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup, on 11 August 2015.  The next day, he was named one of the three finalists for the 2015 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award.

It's clear the Luis Suarez is undoubtedly a great striker, playing for one of the best clubs in the world and having so many great achievements through out his footballing career despite some mistakes he has made he hasn't let his performance go. Suarez is a prime example of what qualities a striker should have although there is still room for a lot of improvements Luis Suarez still deserved his spot in the top 10 footballers countdown.