Top 10 contenders for the European Golden Shoe - February 2019 watch

#9 Luis Suarez (Barcelona)

Luis Suarez

League - Spanish La Liga (X2)

15 GOALS (30 POINTS)

The Uruguayan international has been so adept at scoring goals throughout his career that he has arguably been the standout striker in the world over the last decade.

A serial winner at both club and international level, the 31-year-old built his legacy as a premier striker during stints with Ajax and Liverpool, but it is with Barcelona where he exploded to another level, helping the Blaugrana to a treble in his debut season with the club.

Suarez is also no stranger to finishing as top scorer, having won the Golden Boot in the Dutch League, La Liga and Premier League (the only man in history to have achieved such feat), while he is also a two-time winner of the European Golden shoe (the only man in the last decade to beat the eternal duo of Messi and Ronaldo to the award).

He has faced a lot of criticism in recent seasons for his tendency to start seasons slowly and laborious play, but players of the calibre of Luis Suarez have seen it all, and he took the criticisms square on the chin, bouncing back in the only way he knows how - scoring goals and silencing the critics.

Despite his slow start, Suarez has bounced back in recent months, and was one of the players who stepped up and helped Barcelona cope with Messi's injury enforced absence earlier in the season.

He has scored 15 goals in 21 La Liga matches this season, while also contributing five assists to help Barca consolidate their spot atop the standings in La Liga.