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Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 24 January 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Uruguay national team. Nicknamed "El Pistolero" ('The Gunman'), he is regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation. He has won two European Golden Shoes, an Eredivisie Golden Boot, a Premier League Golden Boot and a Pichichi Trophy, and has scored over 500 career goals for club and country.
Suárez began his senior club career at Nacional in 2005. At age 19, he signed for Groningen, before transferring to Ajax in 2007. There, he won the KNVB Cup and the Eredivisie. In 2011, Suárez signed for Premier League club Liverpool, and won the League Cup in his first full season. Having established a strike partnership with Daniel Sturridge, he equalled the goalscoring record for a 38-game Premier League season and won his first European Golden Shoe in 2014. That summer, Suárez moved to Barcelona in a transfer worth £64.98 million (€82.3 million adjusted for inflation), making him one of the most expensive players of all time.
Dubbed MSN, Suárez was part of a dominant trio alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar, winning the treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League in his first season. In his second season, he won the Pichichi Trophy and his second European Golden Shoe, becoming the first player since 2009 to win both awards other than Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. He also led La Liga in assists, becoming the first player to do so in both goals and assists in league history. With Barcelona, Suárez won ten additional trophies, including three La Liga titles and three Copas del Rey. He signed for Atlético Madrid in 2020, winning his fifth La Liga title in his second season.
At international level, Suárez is Uruguay's all-time leading goalscorer, and formerly held the title of highest scorer in CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualifiers before being surpassed by former teammate Lionel Messi. He has represented his nation at four editions of the FIFA World Cup and four editions of the Copa América, as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. He was named in the 2010 World Cup All-Star Team and won the 2011 Copa América, where he was awarded Best Player. Outside of his football credentials, Suárez has been a source of controversy throughout his career, including a goal-line handball against Ghana at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, biting opponents on three occasions, accusations of diving, and racial incidents.

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| Uruguay | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2020 | 3 |
| Uruguay | Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2020 | 4 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2020 | 250 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2019-2020 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2019-2020 | 7 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2019-2020 | 28 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Supercopa de Espana | 2019-2020 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2019-2020 | 3 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2019-2020 | 8 |
| Barcelona | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2019-2020 | 5 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2019-2020 | 16 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2019-2020 | 568 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2019-2020 | 90 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2019-2020 | 2,000 |
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| Uruguay | Appearances | Copa America | 2019 | 4 |
| Uruguay | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2019 | 3 |
| Uruguay | Assists | International Friendlies | 2019 | 2 |
| Uruguay | Assists | Copa America | 2019 | 1 |
| Uruguay | Goals | Copa America | 2019 | 2 |
| Uruguay | Goals | International Friendlies | 2019 | 2 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | Copa America | 2019 | 360 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2019 | 162 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2018-2019 | 5 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2018-2019 | 10 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2018-2019 | 33 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2018-2019 | 8 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Copa del Rey | 2018-2019 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2018-2019 | 6 |
| Barcelona | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2018-2019 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Copa del Rey | 2018-2019 | 3 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2018-2019 | 19 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2018-2019 | 313 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2018-2019 | 900 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2018-2019 | 2,829 |
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| Uruguay | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2018 | 6 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2018 | 1 |
| Uruguay | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2018 | 5 |
| Uruguay | Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2018 | 1 |
| Uruguay | Assists | International Friendlies | 2018 | 2 |
| Uruguay | Goals | International Friendlies | 2018 | 4 |
| Uruguay | Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2018 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2018 | 90 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2018 | 500 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2018 | 450 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2017-2018 | 10 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2017-2018 | 33 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2017-2018 | 6 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2017-2018 | 13 |
| Barcelona | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2017-2018 | 4 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Copa del Rey | 2017-2018 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Copa del Rey | 2017-2018 | 5 |
| Barcelona | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2017-2018 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2017-2018 | 25 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2017-2018 | 884 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2017-2018 | 481 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2017-2018 | 2,902 |
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| Uruguay | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2017 | 5 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2017 | 2 |
| Uruguay | Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2017 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Supercopa de Espana | 2017 | 1 |
| Uruguay | Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2017 | 2 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2017 | 443 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2017 | 180 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2016-2017 | 35 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2016-2017 | 6 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 9 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Copa del Rey | 2016-2017 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2016-2017 | 15 |
| Barcelona | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 3 |
| Barcelona | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 3 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2016-2017 | 28 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Copa del Rey | 2016-2017 | 4 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2016-2017 | 2,862 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 810 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2016-2017 | 540 |
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| Uruguay | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2016 | 8 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2016 | 1 |
| Uruguay | Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2016 | 6 |
| Uruguay | Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2016 | 3 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Supercopa de Espana | 2016 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2016 | 90 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2016 | 706 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | FIFA Club World Cup | 2015-2016 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2015-2016 | 4 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2015-2016 | 35 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Super Cup | 2015-2016 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2015-2016 | 9 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2015-2016 | 18 |
| Barcelona | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2015-2016 | 3 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Copa del Rey | 2015-2016 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Assists | UEFA Super Cup | 2015-2016 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2015-2016 | 8 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Copa del Rey | 2015-2016 | 5 |
| Barcelona | Goals | FIFA Club World Cup | 2015-2016 | 5 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2015-2016 | 40 |
| Barcelona | Goals | UEFA Super Cup | 2015-2016 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | FIFA Club World Cup | 2015-2016 | 180 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2015-2016 | 326 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2015-2016 | 810 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Super Cup | 2015-2016 | 120 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2015-2016 | 3,150 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2015 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Supercopa de Espana | 2015 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2015 | 180 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2014-2015 | 27 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 10 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2014-2015 | 6 |
| Barcelona | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 3 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Copa del Rey | 2014-2015 | 4 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2014-2015 | 16 |
| Barcelona | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 7 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2014-2015 | 16 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Copa del Rey | 2014-2015 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2014-2015 | 2,178 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 827 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2014-2015 | 527 |
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| Uruguay | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2014 | 2 |
| Uruguay | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2014 | 4 |
| Uruguay | Assists | International Friendlies | 2014 | 1 |
| Uruguay | Goals | International Friendlies | 2014 | 3 |
| Uruguay | Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2014 | 2 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2014 | 178 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2014 | 328 |
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| Liverpool | Appearances | FA Cup | 2013-2014 | 3 |
| Liverpool | Appearances | EFL Cup | 2013-2014 | 1 |
| Liverpool | Appearances | English Premier League | 2013-2014 | 33 |
| Liverpool | Assists | FA Cup | 2013-2014 | 2 |
| Liverpool | Assists | English Premier League | 2013-2014 | 17 |
| Liverpool | Goals | English Premier League | 2013-2014 | 31 |
| Liverpool | Mins Played | English Premier League | 2013-2014 | 2,965 |
| Liverpool | Mins Played | EFL Cup | 2013-2014 | 90 |
| Liverpool | Mins Played | FA Cup | 2013-2014 | 194 |
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| Uruguay | Appearances | Confederations Cup | 2013 | 5 |
| Uruguay | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2013 | 3 |
| Uruguay | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2013 | 8 |
| Uruguay | Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2013 | 1 |
| Uruguay | Assists | International Friendlies | 2013 | 1 |
| Uruguay | Goals | International Friendlies | 2013 | 2 |
| Uruguay | Goals | Confederations Cup | 2013 | 3 |
| Uruguay | Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2013 | 4 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | Confederations Cup | 2013 | 403 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2013 | 711 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2013 | 225 |
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| Liverpool | Appearances | UEFA Europa League | 2012-2013 | 8 |
| Liverpool | Appearances | English Premier League | 2012-2013 | 33 |
| Liverpool | Appearances | FA Cup | 2012-2013 | 2 |
| Liverpool | Appearances | EFL Cup | 2012-2013 | 1 |
| Liverpool | Assists | UEFA Europa League | 2012-2013 | 2 |
| Liverpool | Assists | English Premier League | 2012-2013 | 11 |
| Liverpool | Goals | EFL Cup | 2012-2013 | 1 |
| Liverpool | Goals | FA Cup | 2012-2013 | 2 |
| Liverpool | Goals | UEFA Europa League | 2012-2013 | 4 |
| Liverpool | Goals | English Premier League | 2012-2013 | 23 |
| Liverpool | Mins Played | EFL Cup | 2012-2013 | 44 |
| Liverpool | Mins Played | FA Cup | 2012-2013 | 126 |
| Liverpool | Mins Played | UEFA Europa League | 2012-2013 | 595 |
| Liverpool | Mins Played | English Premier League | 2012-2013 | 2,955 |
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| Uruguay | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2012 | 5 |
| Uruguay | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2012 | 3 |
| Uruguay | Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2012 | 1 |
| Uruguay | Assists | International Friendlies | 2012 | 2 |
| Uruguay | Goals | International Friendlies | 2012 | 2 |
| Uruguay | Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2012 | 2 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2012 | 450 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2012 | 264 |
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| Liverpool | Appearances | EFL Cup | 2011-2012 | 4 |
| Liverpool | Appearances | FA Cup | 2011-2012 | 4 |
| Liverpool | Appearances | English Premier League | 2011-2012 | 31 |
| Liverpool | Assists | EFL Cup | 2011-2012 | 4 |
| Liverpool | Assists | English Premier League | 2011-2012 | 6 |
| Liverpool | Goals | EFL Cup | 2011-2012 | 3 |
| Liverpool | Goals | FA Cup | 2011-2012 | 3 |
| Liverpool | Goals | English Premier League | 2011-2012 | 11 |
| Liverpool | Mins Played | English Premier League | 2011-2012 | 2,553 |
| Liverpool | Mins Played | EFL Cup | 2011-2012 | 342 |
| Liverpool | Mins Played | FA Cup | 2011-2012 | 359 |
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| Uruguay | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2011 | 3 |
| Uruguay | Appearances | Copa America | 2011 | 6 |
| Uruguay | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2011 | 4 |
| Uruguay | Assists | International Friendlies | 2011 | 2 |
| Uruguay | Assists | Copa America | 2011 | 2 |
| Uruguay | Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2011 | 1 |
| Uruguay | Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2011 | 5 |
| Uruguay | Goals | International Friendlies | 2011 | 1 |
| Uruguay | Goals | Copa America | 2011 | 4 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | Copa America | 2011 | 550 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2011 | 256 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2011 | 341 |
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| Liverpool | Appearances | English Premier League | 2010-2011 | 13 |
| Ajax | Appearances | Dutch Eredivisie | 2010-2011 | 13 |
| Ajax | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2010-2011 | 9 |
| Liverpool | Assists | English Premier League | 2010-2011 | 5 |
| Ajax | Assists | Dutch Eredivisie | 2010-2011 | 7 |
| Ajax | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2010-2011 | 4 |
| Ajax | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2010-2011 | 4 |
| Liverpool | Goals | English Premier League | 2010-2011 | 4 |
| Ajax | Goals | Dutch Eredivisie | 2010-2011 | 7 |
| Ajax | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2010-2011 | 810 |
| Ajax | Mins Played | Dutch Eredivisie | 2010-2011 | 1,170 |
| Liverpool | Mins Played | English Premier League | 2010-2011 | 1,101 |
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| Uruguay | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2010 | 6 |
| Uruguay | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2010 | 5 |
| Uruguay | Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2010 | 3 |
| Uruguay | Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2010 | 3 |
| Uruguay | Goals | International Friendlies | 2010 | 4 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2010 | 543 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2010 | 350 |
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| Ajax | Appearances | UEFA Europa League | 2009-2010 | 9 |
| Ajax | Appearances | Dutch Eredivisie | 2009-2010 | 33 |
| Ajax | Assists | Dutch Eredivisie | 2009-2010 | 17 |
| Ajax | Assists | UEFA Europa League | 2009-2010 | 4 |
| Ajax | Goals | UEFA Europa League | 2009-2010 | 6 |
| Ajax | Goals | Dutch Eredivisie | 2009-2010 | 35 |
| Ajax | Mins Played | UEFA Europa League | 2009-2010 | 685 |
| Ajax | Mins Played | Dutch Eredivisie | 2009-2010 | 2,970 |
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| Uruguay | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2009 | 10 |
| Uruguay | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2009 | 1 |
| Uruguay | Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2009 | 2 |
| Uruguay | Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2009 | 3 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2009 | 164 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2009 | 822 |
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| Ajax | Appearances | Dutch Eredivisie | 2008-2009 | 31 |
| Ajax | Appearances | UEFA Cup | 2008-2009 | 10 |
| Ajax | Assists | UEFA Cup | 2008-2009 | 3 |
| Ajax | Assists | Dutch Eredivisie | 2008-2009 | 15 |
| Ajax | Goals | Dutch Eredivisie | 2008-2009 | 22 |
| Ajax | Goals | UEFA Cup | 2008-2009 | 5 |
| Ajax | Mins Played | UEFA Cup | 2008-2009 | 893 |
| Ajax | Mins Played | Dutch Eredivisie | 2008-2009 | 2,703 |
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| Uruguay | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2008 | 4 |
| Uruguay | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2008 | 5 |
| Uruguay | Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2008 | 1 |
| Uruguay | Goals | International Friendlies | 2008 | 3 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2008 | 333 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2008 | 269 |
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| Ajax | Appearances | Dutch Eredivisie | 2007-2008 | 33 |
| Ajax | Appearances | UEFA Cup | 2007-2008 | 2 |
| Ajax | Appearances | UEFA Europa League | 2007-2008 | 4 |
| Ajax | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2007-2008 | 2 |
| Ajax | Assists | Dutch Eredivisie | 2007-2008 | 14 |
| Ajax | Goals | UEFA Europa League | 2007-2008 | 2 |
| Ajax | Goals | Dutch Eredivisie | 2007-2008 | 17 |
| Ajax | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2007-2008 | 1 |
| Ajax | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2007-2008 | 162 |
| Ajax | Mins Played | UEFA Europa League | 2007-2008 | 306 |
| Ajax | Mins Played | Dutch Eredivisie | 2007-2008 | 2,445 |
| Ajax | Mins Played | UEFA Cup | 2007-2008 | 132 |
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| Uruguay | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2007 | 4 |
| Uruguay | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2007 | 1 |
| Uruguay | Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2007 | 1 |
| Uruguay | Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2007 | 2 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2007 | 290 |
| Uruguay | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2007 | 90 |
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| FC Groningen | Appearances | UEFA Cup | 2006-2007 | 2 |
| FC Groningen | Appearances | UEFA Europa League | 2006-2007 | 4 |
| FC Groningen | Appearances | Dutch Eredivisie | 2006-2007 | 29 |
| FC Groningen | Assists | Dutch Eredivisie | 2006-2007 | 6 |
| FC Groningen | Assists | UEFA Europa League | 2006-2007 | 1 |
| FC Groningen | Goals | UEFA Cup | 2006-2007 | 1 |
| FC Groningen | Goals | UEFA Europa League | 2006-2007 | 3 |
| FC Groningen | Goals | Dutch Eredivisie | 2006-2007 | 10 |
| FC Groningen | Mins Played | UEFA Cup | 2006-2007 | 79 |
| FC Groningen | Mins Played | UEFA Europa League | 2006-2007 | 360 |
| FC Groningen | Mins Played | Dutch Eredivisie | 2006-2007 | 2,310 |
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| Nacional Montevideo | Appearances | Copa Libertadores | 2006 | 3 |
| Nacional Montevideo | Mins Played | Copa Libertadores | 2006 | 116 |
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