Luis Suarez is one of the best strikers in modern day football and is Uruguay's all-time leading goal scorer by some distance.
For the national team, it all started with a tumultuous debut appearance against Colombia in 2007, with Suarez receiving a red card in the 85th minute of the game that his team won 1-3.
That was merely an unfortunate start to a fine international career, though, and the forward got his first Uruguay goal at senior level in a 5-0 friendly win against Bolivia later in the same year.
That turned out to be start of an impressive goalscoring run and Suarez has since been able to rise to the top of Uruguayan football heights.
Just how many international strikes does he have to his name, though, and in which competitions did he find the net the most often?
Luis Suarez's total Uruguay goals
Competition | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
World Cup | 16 | 7 |
Copa America | 15 | 7 |
World Cup qualification | 62 | 29 |
Confederations Cup | 5 | 3 |
International friendlies | 39 | 22 |
137 | 68 |
How many goals has Luis Suarez scored at the World Cup?
Edition | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
2010 World Cup | 6 | 3 |
2014 World Cup | 3 | 2 |
2018 World Cup | 5 | 2 |
2022 World Cup | 3 | 0 |
16 | 7 |
Luis Suarez's Copa America record
Edition | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
Copa America 2011 | 6 | 4 |
Copa America 2015 | Suspended | Suspended |
Copa America Centenario 2016 | Injured | Injured |
Copa America 2019 | 4 | 2 |
Copa America 2021 | 6 | 0 |
16 | 6 |
World Cup qualification goals
Edition | Goals |
|---|---|
2010 World Cup qualifiers | 5 |
2014 World Cup qualifiers | 11 |
2018 World Cup qualifiers | 5 |
2022 World Cup qualifiers | 8 |
29 |
Suarez's international friendly goals for Uruguay
Games | Goals |
|---|---|
39 | 21 |
Suarez Uruguay hat-tricks
Match | Goals | Competition | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Uruguay 7-1 Indonesia | 3 | Friendly | October 8, 2010 |
Uruguay 4-0 Chile | 4 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | November 11, 2011 |
*Data accurate as of September 29