Luis Suarez scores a hat-trick on Gremio debut: Key stats
What's the story
Former Barcelona ace Luis Suarez scored a superb hat-trick on his debut for Brazilian club Gremio. Suarez scored a hat trick in 38 minutes on to lead his new team to a 4-1 victory over Sao Luiz. Gremio went on to win the Recopa Gaucha Super Cup title with this superb performance. 35-year-old Suarez joined Gremio this month after leaving boyhood club Nacional.
Hat-tricks
Second career first-half hat-trick for Suarez
Suarez netted a first-half hat-trick and this is the first time since 2013 when he did the same with Liverpool against Norwich City in the Premier League. Suarez has also clocked most goals in a debut. He scored two goals in his first match with Atletico Madrid in 2020 after joining them from rivals Barcelona.
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30th hat-trick for Suarez
As per Squawka, Suarez now has 30 hat-tricks in his senior professional career. He scored 12 hat-tricks for Barcelona, nine for Ajax, six for Liverpool, two for Uruguay, and now one for Gremio.
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Suzrez's club career goals
Across two spells with Nacional, Suarez managed 20 goals across 51 games. He scored 15 goals in 37 games for Groningen back in 2006-07. He moved to Ajax next, scoring 111 goals in 159 games. Suarez joined Liverpool in 2011 and ended up with 82 goals in 133 games. He managed a staggering 198 goals for Barcelona before finishing with 34 goals for Atletico.