
In the final minute of extra time in Johannesburg on 2 July 2010 he stopped Adiyiah's header on his own goal line with both hands, walked off with a red card, and was gone when Gyan's penalty hit the crossbar. He won the 2011 Copa América, the 2015 Champions League with Barcelona, five Spanish titles including Atlético's in 2021, the Eredivisie with Ajax, two European Golden Shoes, and stands as Uruguay's record scorer on 69 goals. Career record: 143 caps and 69 goals for Uruguay; club career at AFC Ajax, Liverpool, FC Barcelona; honours include European Golden Shoe 2014, Golden Boot 2014, national Player of the Year 2014.
| 2005–2006 | Club Nacional de Football |
| 2006–2007 | FC Groningen |
| 2007–2011 | AFC Ajax |
| 2011–2014 | Liverpool |
| 2014–2020 | FC Barcelona |
| 2020–2022 | Atlético Madrid |
| 2022–2022 | Club Nacional de Football |
| 2023–2023 | Grêmio FBPA |
| 2024–today | Inter Miami CF |
| Uruguay | 143 caps, 69 goals |
Uruguay legends whose careers overlapped Suárez's
One rank above: Juan Alberto Schiaffino at #1.
One rank below: Enzo Francescoli at #3.
Uruguay's editorial top five: Juan Alberto Schiaffino · Luis Suárez · Enzo Francescoli · Héctor Scarone · José Leandro Andrade.