Top Contenders for the LaLiga Golden Boot: January 2019

Modified Jan 02, 2019 18:47 GMT

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#3 Luis Suarez (Uruguay, Barcelona)

Goals Scored - 11

The Uruguayan had a decent month of December, where he scored 2 goals in 3 games and climbed up from 4th last month. Suarez has been in good form recently and has helped Barcelona return to the top of La Liga in December.

Suarez missed the first game of the month, a 2-0 victory over Villareal at home, with a knee injury. He returned in the following game, away at Espanyol and scored as his team won 4-0. The Uruguayan scored again in the next game against Levante as Barcelona won 5-0. Even though he played the entire 90 minutes in the last game of 2018, at home to Celta de Vigo, Suarez could not add to his tally.

With 11 goals from 16 games, Luis Suarez has been in fine form this season and should continue his goalscoring heroics in the new year as well. The Uruguayan has attempted 44 shots so far, 26 of which have been on target. He is currently 3rd among the top contenders for the La Liga Golden Boot.

Edited by Sripad