Luis Suárez

Luis Suárez of Sporting CP was born in Santa Marta, Colombia on 2 December 1997 (age 28).

Luis Suárez, born on 2 December 1997 (age 28), is a Colombian striker with Sporting CP. He wears the number 97 shirt and remains a regular first-team presence in 2025-26, which is rather the point with him just now.

His most productive league season has come in 2025-26 at Sporting, where he has scored 28 goals in 32 Liga Portugal appearances. Across all competitions for the club, he has made 45 appearances and scored 33 goals, including five in 12 Champions League matches and one outing in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.

Suárez has also been involved with Colombia this season, making one World Cup appearance and one South American qualifying appearance, scoring four times in the qualifier.

At this stage, his career is centred on being a reliable, high-scoring striker for Sporting rather than a name built on noise. In 2025-26, he has been in the side, scoring heavily, and staying relevant for club and country.

📈 Key stats and insights

Luis Suárez scored 28 goals in 32 Liga Portugal appearances for Sporting CP in 2025-26

Luis Suárez started 31 of his 32 league matches in 2025-26

Luis Suárez scored five goals in 12 Champions League appearances

Luis Suárez scored four goals in one South American World Cup qualifier

Luis Suárez's move from Almeria to Sporting CP carried a 19,000,000 fee

Last updated 18 June 2026. Send feedback

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Striker
Primary Position: Forward
Position

Luis Suárez

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1.85m (6ft)
Height: 97
Squad Number: 74kg (11st 9lb)
Weight: 2 December 1997 (age 28)
Date of Birth: Santa Marta
Birthplace: Colombia 🇨🇴
Country of Birth: Sporting CP
Team: Colombia 🇨🇴
National Team

📊 Season stats

Team: Sporting CP
Liga Portugal 2025 - 2026
Games: 32
Starting: 31
Substitute: 1
Unused: 2
Utilisation: 94%
Goals: 28
Yellows: 7
Reds: -

Team: Colombia 🇨🇴
World Cup 2026
Games: 3
Starting: 2
Substitute: 1
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: Colombia 🇨🇴
World Cup Qualifiers South America 2024 - 2026
Games: 1
Starting: 1
Substitute: -
Unused: 17
Utilisation: 6%
Goals: 4
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: Sporting CP
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 2025 - 2026
Games: 1
Starting: -
Substitute: 1
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: 1
Reds: -

Team: Sporting CP
Champions League 2025 - 2026
Games: 12
Starting: 10
Substitute: 2
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: 5
Yellows: 2
Reds: -

In 2025-26, Luis Suárez was a near-automatic starter for Sporting CP, making 32 Liga Portugal appearances, starting 31 and scoring 28 goals. He also added five goals in 12 Champions League appearances and four in one South American World Cup qualifier, pointing to a striker carrying a heavy scoring load across domestic, European and international football. Seven league yellows were the only notable blemish.

📋 Career stats

Team: Sporting CP
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Portugal 🇵🇹
Games: -
Goals: -

Team: Sporting CP
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Portugal 🇵🇹
Games: 32
Goals: 28

Team: Almeria
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Spain 🇪🇸
Games: 41
Goals: 27

Team: Almeria
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: Spain 🇪🇸
Games: 15
Goals: 6

Team: Almeria
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: Spain 🇪🇸
Games: 21
Goals: 4

Team: Marseille
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: France 🇫🇷
Games: 7
Goals: 3

Team: Granada
Season 2021 - 2022
Country: Spain 🇪🇸
Games: 37
Goals: 8

Team: Granada
Season 2020 - 2021
Country: Spain 🇪🇸
Games: 27
Goals: 5

Team: Real Zaragoza
Season 2019 - 2020
Country: Spain 🇪🇸
Games: 38
Goals: 19

Team: Gimnàstic de Tarragona
Season 2018 - 2019
Country: Spain 🇪🇸
Games: 36
Goals: 7

Luis Suárez's recent career traced a clear climb through Watford, Granada, Marseille, Almeria and Sporting CP. His scoring profile rose sharply after returns of five goals in 2020-21, eight in 2021-22, seven across 2022-23 and six in 2023-24, followed by 27 in 2024-25 and 28 in 2025-26.

💰 Transfers

Team: Sporting CP
28 July 2025
From: Almeria
Type: Fee (£19m)

Team: Almeria
1 July 2023
From: Marseille
Type: Fee (£6.9m)

Team: Almeria
1 January 2023
From: Marseille
Type: Loan

Team: Marseille
19 July 2022
From: Granada
Type: Fee (£9m)

Team: Granada
2 October 2020
From: Watford
Type: Fee (£10m)

Team: Real Zaragoza
1 July 2019
From: Watford
Type: Loan

Team: Gimnàstic de Tarragona
9 July 2018
From: Watford
Type: Loan

Team: Real Valladolid
17 July 2017
From: Watford
Type: Loan

Luis Suárez's transfer history was built around paid moves rather than free transfers. Watford sold him to Granada for 10,000,000, Granada sold him to Marseille for 9,000,000, and Marseille later loaned him to Almeria before a 6,900,000 permanent deal. Sporting CP then paid Almeria 19,000,000 in 2025, the largest listed fee of his career.

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