Luis Javier Suárez Charris (born 2 December 1997) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the Colombia national team.
![]() Suárez playing for Colombia in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luis Javier Suárez Charris[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Santa Marta, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Marseille | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Leones | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Leones | 8 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Granada B (loan) | 35 | (5) |
2017–2020 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Valladolid B (loan) | 34 | (11) |
2018–2019 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 36 | (7) |
2019–2020 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 38 | (19) |
2020–2022 | Granada | 64 | (13) |
2022– | Marseille | 7 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2020– | Colombia | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Santa Marta, Suárez made his senior debut with Leones on 5 October 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–3 Categoría Primera B away loss against América de Cali. The following 1 March, after eight first-team appearances, he was loaned to Granada CF until 2017 with a buyout clause, and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[3]
On 17 July 2017, after having his federative rights assigned to Watford, Suárez was loaned to Real Valladolid B in the third division for a year.[4] The following 9 July, after scoring 11 goals, he joined Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona also in a temporary deal.[5]
Suárez made his professional debut on 20 August 2018, replacing Tete Morente late into a 1–1 home draw against CD Tenerife.[6] He scored his first goal on 7 October, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw at Cádiz CF.
On 21 June 2019, Suárez was loaned to Real Zaragoza, still in the Spanish second division.[7] He ended the regular season with 19 goals, being the team's top goalscorer, but was not allowed to play in the play-offs as his loan ended.[8]
On 2 October 2020, Suárez returned to Granada on a five-year contract,[9] for a fee of £10 million.[10]
On 18 July 2022, Marseille in France announced Suárez's transfer.[11]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leones | 2015 | Categoría Primera B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Granada B (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 35 | 5 | — | — | — | 35 | 5 | |||
Watford | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Valladolid B (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 34 | 11 | — | — | — | 34 | 11 | |||
Gimnàstic (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 7 | ||
Zaragoza (loan) | 2019–20 | 38 | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 19 | |||
Granada | 2020–21 | La Liga | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 37 | 7 | |
2021–22 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 8 | ||||
Total | 64 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 2 | 75 | 15 | |||
Marseille | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
Career total | 223 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 240 | 60 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Colombia | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Olympique de Marseille – current squad | |
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