The Uruguayan and former Barcelona professional football player Luis Suarez has an estimated net worth of $70 Million.
Luis Suarez Biography and Net Worth
Luis Suarez Biography and Early Life
Luis Alberto Suarez Diaz was born on the 24th of January, 1987, in Salto, Uruguay. Luis grew up with a total of seven other siblings.
Luis’s life got messy when his dad left home at age 12. He struggled to finish his schooling and pursue his football career to make ends meet.
Due to the pressures of survival, Luis delved into the juvenile delinquency of smoking and drinking until he net his girlfriend (Sofia Balbi), now wife, that helped him out of the mess.
Luis Suarez Career and Net Worth
His family relocated to Montevideo, Uruguay in his seventh year. It was there Luis Suarez’s mother introduced him to a football club, Urreta located in Montevideo.
Luis’s elder brother Paolo Suarez was also introduced to football, and this later on led to him playing for the National Football League of Guatemala.
While in the Urreta club, he got noticed by Wilson Perez who was impressed at Luis’s performance. This was a stepping stone to Luis’s football career.
He is also recognized for having a very aggressive nature when he is out on the field. Suarez is currently on the Uruguay National team as well as the ‘FC Barcelona team.
Luis gained popularity after his international debut with the Uruguayan team at the 2007 U-20 World Cup. This resulted to him being recognised by the ‘Groningen’ and ‘Ajax’ teams.
Luis however, signed a five-year contract deal worth 7.5 million euros with the Ajax team. Consequently, this earned him ‘Dutch Footballer of the Year.’
Luis was then transferred to ‘Liverpool FC’ at 2.8 million euros. He also won ‘Golden Boot’ award and led his team to victory in the Champions League.
Suarez was also named ‘PFA Players’ Player of the Year’ and ‘FWA Footballer of the Year.’
Luis has bagged a lot of endorsements with top brands like Nike and Adidas, and this has contributed to skyrocketing his net worth.
Luis is no doubt an amazing footballer, who hasn’t and isn’t failing to give his best to his football career.