Matías Suárez

Matías Suárez

With Anderlecht in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Matías Ezequiel Suárez
Date of birth	May 9, 1988 (1988-05-09) (age 23)[1]
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Anderlecht
Number	9
Youth career
?–2005	Unión San Vicente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2008	Belgrano	55	(13)
2008–	Anderlecht	91	(24)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Matías Ezequiel Suárez (born May 9, 1988), also known as Oreja, is an Argentine football player, who plays for Anderlecht as a forward. He scored one goal in the Clausura 2007, of the Primera División Argentina,^[2] against Vélez Sarsfield.^[3]

Career

Suárez started his career at Unión San Vicente and he was later transferred to Belgrano in 2005. He was Belgrano's top scorer in the Primera B Nacional Argentina in 2007-2008.^[4] Due to his performances he attracted the attention of R.S.C. Anderlecht of Belgium.^[5]

Although Belgrano's fans didn't want him to leave the club as the team was fighting for promotion to the first division, Suàrez signed a contract with Anderlecht in May 2008. After a struggling first season, he became a regular in Anderlecht's title-winning squad in 2009-2010, scoring 11 goals among which the second goal in the 2–1 win at rivals Club Brugge that won the league title.^[6]

In the 2011/2012 season, the then 23-year-old was the only hat-trick scorer on UEFA Europa League matchday one, inspiring Anderlecht to a 4-1 home win over AEK Athens FC. "It was my first hat-trick for Anderlecht," Suárez said. "I feel better than last season," he added. "I have built up some muscle but, more importantly, have become stronger mentally. My relationship with the coach has also changed. Ariël Jacobs gives me a lot of confidence and also talks with me more".^[7]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup			Europe			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Anderlecht	2008–09	11	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1	-
	2009–10	35	11	-	0	0	0	13	4	-	48	15	-
	2010–11	34	8	-	0	0	0	12	2	-	46	10	-
	2011–12	11	4	-	0	0	0	6	6	-	17	10	-
Belgium		91	24	-	0	0	0	31	12	-	122	36	-
Career total		91	24	-	0	0	0	31	12	-	122	36	-

References

1. ^ "Matías Ezequiel Suárez". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. http://www.soccerway.com/players/matias-suarez/36765/. Retrieved 5 August 2011. 
2. ^ "Tabla de Goleadores - Clausura Primera División Gillette Prestobarba Excel" (in Spanish). Asociación del Fútbol Argentino. http://www.afa.org.ar/index.php?m=news&n=2747&idm=12. Retrieved 2008-01-08. 
3. ^ "Belgrano apabulló al Vélez de La Volpe" (in Spanish). 26 Noticias. http://www.26noticias.com.ar/belgrano-sorprende-a-velez-desde-el-inicio-36924.html. Retrieved 2008-01-08. 
4. ^ "Table of Top Goalscorers", Diario Olé (Spanish)
5. ^ http://www.anderlecht-online.be/ Anderlecht-Online.be
6. ^ "Anderlecht’s Ariel Jacobs Hails Players after Clinching Belgian Title". insidefutbol.com. 19 April 2010. http://www.insidefutbol.com/2010/04/19/anderlecht’s-ariel-jacobs-hails-players-after-clinching-belgian-title/20823/. 
7. ^ "Suárez striking the right note at Anderlecht By Berend Scholten". UEFA.com. 26 September 2011. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=1685440.html. 

External links

• (Spanish) BDFA profile

Persondata
Name	Suarez, Matias
Alternative names
Short description	Argentine footballer
Date of birth	May 9, 1988
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Date of death
Place of death