Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1997)

Luis Javier Suárez Charris (born 2 December 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Almería and the Colombia national team.

Club career
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.

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. The following 9 July, after scoring 11 goals, he joined Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona also in a temporary deal.

Suárez made his professional debut on 20 August 2018, replacing Tete Morente late into a 1–1 home draw against Tenerife. He scored his first goal on 7 October, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw at Cádiz.

On 21 June 2019, Suárez was loaned to Real Zaragoza, still in the Spanish second division. 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.

On 2 October 2020, Suárez returned to Granada on a five-year contract, for a fee of £10 million.

On 18 July 2022, Marseille in France announced Suárez's transfer. However, on 5 December, he returned to Spain and its top flight after agreeing to a loan deal with Almería, with an obligatory buyout clause if the club avoided relegation.

On 1 October 2023, Suarez scored a hat-trick, with all three goals being assisted by Largie Ramazani in a 3–3 draw against Granada CF.

International career
On 12 November 2020, Suárez debuted for the Colombian senior team against Uruguay.