Striker: Luis Suarez
Luis Suarez is player rival fans love to hate; be it the biting incidents that have dogged him throughout his career, the racism row with Manchester United's Patrice Evra, and his handball on the goal line in the 2010 World Cup for Uruguay against Ghana, it seems that Suarez and controversy are inextricably intertwined. However, one thing that cannot be debated is his ability on the football pitch.
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Suarez's first foray into European football came when he made the move to FC Groningen, in Holland, from Nacional in his native Uruguay. He scored 10 goals in the 2006/07 season, prompting Ajax to sign him in the summer. His three and a half seasons with the Dutch giants saw him make 110 appearances, scoring 81 goals. Midway through the 2010/11 season, Suarez became Liverpool's record transfer, until they signed Andy Carroll just a few hours later.
Interestingly, Suarez spent 3 and a half seasons at Liverpool as well, making exactly the same number of appearances he did at Ajax, 110, while scoring 69 goals, and providing 23 assists. He averaged a ridiculous 4.9 shots per game, and a shot conversion rate of 12.52%. Like Bale, his selection in this team is not necessarily based on his longevity in the league in this decade, but his impact on it.
What Suarez is most remembered for is his other-worldly form in the 2013/14 season, where Liverpool narrowly lost out to Manchester City in the race for Premier League title. He scored 31 league goals from an average of 5.5 shots per game, including 7 from outside the penalty area, as well as setting up 12 goals for his teammates. He also averaged 2.4 successful dribbles per game and laid on 2.7 key passes per game, numbers which were, at the time, on par with the likes of Messi and Ronaldo.
Suarez moved to Barcelona in 2014, to form the famed attacking 'MSN' trident, alongside Messi and Neymar. He is still at the club now, at the age of 32, and has already scored 10 goals for the 2019/20 season.
