Matías Ezequiel Suárez (; born 9 May 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for River Plate as a

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Club career

Club Atlético Belgrano

Suárez started his professional career at Club Atlético Belgrano in 2006. He was Club Atlético Belgrano's top scorer in the Primera B Nacional of Argentina in 2007–08. Due to his performances he attracted the attention of

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Anderlecht

In 2008 Suárez moved from

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and completed his transfer to

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. He went on to establish himself as a key member of the Anderlecht side contributing many goals and assists in the process, especially following the departure of the team's star player Romelu Lukaku to Chelsea in the summer of 2011. The 2011–12 season was his best so far, on a personal level and with the team. While Anderlecht were crowned Belgian champions, Suárez was crowned Player of the Year 2011 and elected Player of the Season 2011–12 by his professional colleagues in Belgium. After a highly successful season, Suarez was officially signed by CSKA Moscow. The fee was undisclosed and later cancelled as Suárez failed the medical tests and returned to Anderlecht afterwards.

Return to Belgrano

After the 2016 terrorist attacks on Brussels, Suárez announced his intention to leave Anderlecht at the end of the season, despite Anderlecht and Belgrano not agreeing on a transfer fee. As a consequence, he terminated his contract unilaterally, allegedly fearing for his family's safety. In December 2017, FIFA delivered a decision in favor of Anderlecht, ruling out any alleged threat on Suárez family and ordered Suárez and his club to pay Anderlecht compensation. The club filed a complaint to

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Dispute Resolution Chamber, which ordered the player to pay €540,350 to the club. Both the player and the club filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The court ordered the player and Belgrano jointly liable to pay Anderlecht €1,212,225.23.

River Plate

On 26 January 2019, River Plate paid

$2.8 million for the player's rights. Suárez signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with his new team. He scored his first goal on his debut on 30 January 2019, against Godoy Cruz.

International career

Suárez made his debut for Argentina national team on 22 March 2019 in a friendly against Venezuela, as a half-time substitute for Pity Martínez.

Personal life

He is the uncle of fellow footballers

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and

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. He is married to singer Magalí Olave and has two children.

Career statistics

Honours

Anderlecht * Belgian Pro League: 2009–10, 2011–12,

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, 2013–14 * Belgian Super Cup:

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River Plate *

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* Copa Argentina:

* Supercopa Argentina:

Individual * Footballer of the Year in Jupiler League: 2011–12 * Belgian Golden Shoe: 2011

References

External links

BDFA profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suarez, Matias 1988 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Men's association football forwards Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers R.S.C. Anderlecht players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Belgian Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Belgium 2019 Copa América players