Suso (footballer)

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the
second or maternal family name is Sáenz de la Torre.

Suso

Suso with Milan in 2016

Personal information

Full name Jesús Joaquín Fernández Sáenz de la Torre[1]

Date of birth 19 November 1993 (age 24)

Place of birth Cádiz, Spain

Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[2]

Playing position Attacking midfielder / Winger

Club information
Current team Milan

Number 8

Youth career

2004–2010 Cádiz

2010–2012 Liverpool

Senior career*

Years Team Apps (Gls)

2012–2015 Liverpool 14 (0)

2013–2014 → Almería (loan) 33 (3)

2015– Milan 86 (17)

2016 → Genoa (loan) 19 (6)

National team‡

2009–2010 Spain U17 7 (5)

2011–2012 Spain U18 5 (0)

2012 Spain U19 9 (1)

2013 Spain U20 8 (1)

2012–2013 Spain U21 5 (0)

2017– Spain 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league
only and correct as of 4 November 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2018
Jesús Joaquín Fernández Sáenz de la Torre (Spanish pronunciation: [xeˈsus xoaˈkim feɾˈnandeθ
ˈsaenθ ðe la ˈtore];[A] born 19 November 1993), known as Suso [ˈsuso], is a Spanish
professional footballer who plays as a right winger and occasionally central attacking midfielder for
Italian club Milan.
Scouted by English club Liverpool as a teenager, he made his professional debut there in 2012,
playing sparingly and spending a season on loan at Almería before joining Milan in January 2015.
He was loaned to fellow Serie A club Genoa in January 2016.
Suso represented Spain at various youth levels up to under-21, winning the 2012 UEFA European
Under-19 Championship.

Contents

 1Club career

o 1.1Liverpool

 1.1.1Almería (loan)

 1.1.2Return to Liverpool

o 1.2Milan

 1.2.12014–15 season

 1.2.22015–16 season: loan to Genoa

 1.2.32016–17 season: Return to Milan

 1.2.42017–18 season

 2International career

 3Style of play

 4Career statistics

o 4.1Club

o 4.2International

 5Honours

o 5.1Club

o 5.2International
 o 5.3Individual

 6Notes

 7References

 8External links

Club career[edit]
Liverpool[edit]
Suso initially joined the Liverpool Academy on loan until he was old enough to obtain a permit to play
for them professionally. On 19 November 2010, he marked his 17th birthday by signing his first
professional contract with the Reds.[3][4] Suso made his first appearance for the first team in a pre-
season friendly against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 1 August 2010, also playing in Jamie
Carragher's testimonial match on 4 September. For competitive fixtures, however, he was
immediately placed in the reserves, foregoing the Academy. In the 2010–11 season, he made the
joint-highest number of appearances for the side with 17, and netted three goals as he adapted well
to life on Merseyside. He followed this up with five goals in 17 games during the 2011–12 season,
and he also made seven appearances in the NextGen Series.

Suso on the ball for Liverpool in a pre-season friendly against Roma in July 2012

On 20 September 2012, Suso made his senior Liverpool debut in a Europa League match
against Young Boys, completing the full 90 minutes and earning a rave review from Brendan
Rodgers. He made his Premier League debut three days later against Manchester United in a 2-1
defeat at Anfield, replacing the injured Fabio Borini at half-time. He performed impressively,
completing all his passes despite Liverpool being a man down. He then played in the next game
against West Bromwich Albion six days later in the League Cup, coming on with ten minutes to play
and making an immediate impact by helping set up Nuri Şahin's second goal in a 2–1 win. He went
on to make his first Premier League start on 29 September in a 5-2 win at Norwich City, where he
assisted Luis Suárez's third goal.[5]
On 19 October 2012, Suso signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool, receiving praise from
manager Brendan Rodgers for his "maturity and commitment."[6]
On 18 December 2012, Suso was fined £10,000 for a remark he made to Liverpool teammate and
compatriot José Enrique on Twitter, which The Football Association (FA) deemed homophobic.
[7]
José Enrique replied to these charges, saying the remark was "banter" and "just a joke." [8]
On 25 February 2013, after being shut-out of the first team due to the signings of Daniel
Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho, Suso put in a performance for the under-21 team against
Manchester United. His performance was not good and he acknowledged that on his Twitter
account, he tweeted "Sorry about tonight.. I was having some stomach problems during all game but
i [sic] didn't want to come off of the game... Again sorry!" The game finished 1–0 to United against a
very strong Liverpool side that included Raheem Sterling, Andre Wisdom and Jonjo Shelvey.[9]
Almería (loan)[edit]

Suso (center) playing for Almería against Atlético Madrid in September 2013

On 12 July 2013, Suso joined La Liga side Almería on a season-long loan deal.[10] He made his debut
for the Andalusians on 19 August, assisting Rodri's goal in an eventual 2–3 home loss
against Villarreal.[11] In the following matchday, he also assisted Rodri in a 2–2 away draw
against Getafe.
On 21 September, Suso scored his first top flight goal in a 2–2 home draw against Levante.[12] On 30
October, he helped his side end a wretched run of five successive defeats, assisting Marco
Torsiglieri in a 1–2 away success over Valencia.[13]
On 2 November, Suso assisted Rodri by putting a cross into the six-yard box that was converted by
the forward, who slid to meet the ball. It was the match's only goal (although highly-controversial) in
a home win over Real Valladolid.[14] Late in the month, Suso scored his second goal for the
Andalusians, his team's only marker in a 3–1 away loss against Celta de Vigo,[15] but was also fined
for missing training due to oversleeping.[16]
Suso was then dropped to the bench in the following matches against Real Betis, Granada, Athletic
Bilbao and Villarreal, only returning to the starting lineup on 26 January of the following year,
assisting Jonathan Zongo in the game's only goal against Getafe.[17]
Return to Liverpool[edit]
Suso was first recalled to a Liverpool matchday squad as they began their Champions
League campaign on 16 September 2014 with a 2–1 win over Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad,
though he went unused.[18] A week later, in a League Cup third round match against Middlesbrough at
Anfield, he replaced Lazar Marković in the 98th minute and scored his first goal for the club 11
minutes later in a 2–2 draw after extra time. He also scored twice in the subsequent penalty shoot-
out, including the winner, as Liverpool won 14–13.[19]
Milan[edit]
2014–15 season[edit]
On 12 January 2015, Suso signed a four-year deal with Italian club Milan, effective upon the
expiration of his contract with Liverpool, which ended in July 2015. [20] It was later agreed, however,
that he would join the Rossoneri immediately after Riccardo Saponara joined Empoli on loan until
the end of the season. Due to the early cancellation of Suso's Liverpool contract, Milan paid a €1.3
million compensatory fee to Liverpool.[21]
Suso made his debut on 27 January in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia, replacing Michelangelo
Albertazzi for the last ten minutes of a 0–1 home defeat against Lazio.[22] Suso's Serie A debut came
on 4 April, coming on alongside Giampaolo Pazzini in place of Alessio Cerci and Mattia Destro in the
77th minute of a 1–2 win away at Palermo.[23] On 15 May, he assisted Alex's goal in a 3–2 defeat
against Sassuolo. Later on in that match, he received a red card after a foul on Francesco
Magnanelli.[24] He ended his first season with 1 assist in 6 appearances in all competition.
2015–16 season: loan to Genoa[edit]
After Siniša Mihajlović replaced Filippo Inzaghi as Milan's coach for 2015–16 season, Suso couldn't
establish himself in Milan's starting line-up and after making only 2 appearances, he was loaned
to Genoa during the January transfer season.[25]
On 4 January 2016, Suso joined Genoa on loan until the end of the season after only appearing
once in the campaign for Milan. Upon his arrival he was given the number 17 jersey. [26] On 3 April,
after only one goal in his previous 12 games, he scored his first hat-trick in a 4–0 win
over Frosinone at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.[27] He became only the second Spaniard to score three
goals in a game in Italy's top flight, after Luis Suárez for Inter Milan against Genoa in 1963.[28]
2016–17 season: Return to Milan[edit]

Suso during AC Milan's pre season against Bayern Munich in 2016

After being loaned out due to lack of confidence in him by Milan coach Siniša Mihajlović, Suso
started getting playing time under new manager Vincenzo Montella. After impressing in the pre-
season and in the first matches of 2016–17 Serie A, Suso was considered to play a pivotal role in
the season.[29] Suso scored his first league goal for Milan in the second matchday of Serie
A against Napoli, an equalizer in the eventual 2-4 defeat.[30] On 16 September 2016, he
assisted Carlos Bacca's goal in a 1–0 win against Sampdoria.[31] He also assisted Manuel
Locatelli goal against Juventus on 22 October.[32] He score Milan's first goal and assisted the second
goal in the 2–1 win against Palermo on 6 November.[33]The following week, scored his first brace in a
2–2 draw against Inter Milan at San Siro.[34] He scored a goal and assisted another two as Milan
beat Empoli 4–1 in the next match.[35]
On 23 December 2016, Suso assisted Giacomo Bonaventura's equalising goal in the Supercoppa
Italiana against Juventus; he later converted his penalty in the resulting shoot-out, leading Milan to a
4–3 victory.[36]
Suso concluded the 2016-17 season scoring 7 goals along with 9 assists finishing as Milan's highest
assist maker.[37]
2017–18 season[edit]
Suso began the 2017–18 season where he left off the season before, in the 2017–18 season
opener against Crotone, Suso assisted Patrick Cutrone before scoring himself in a 3–0 away win.
[38]
On 14 September, he scored a long-range goal against FK Austria Wien, his first European goal
for Milan.[39]
On 25 September 2017, Suso signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2022. [40]

International career[edit]

Suso in action with Spain under-19 in 2012

Suso has represented Spain at U-17, U-18, U-19, U-20 and U-21 level. In 2012, Suso started every
game during the U-19 European Championships, where he won his first international honour.[41] On 9
October 2012, Suso received his first call up to Spain U21 for their game against Italy.
He was also captain of the Spain under-20 side that competed in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
In August 2017, Suso was called up for the first time to the Spain side for a 2018 FIFA World
Cup qualifier against Italy the following month. He was chosen by Julen Lopetegui, his former
manager at under-20 and under-21 level.[42][43] He finally made his debut in a friendly
against Russia on 14 November 2017.[44]

Style of play[edit]
A quick, creative and technically gifted left-footed player, Suso is capable of playing both as
a midfielder and as a forward, on either flank or in the centre of the pitch, although he usually plays
as an attacking midfielder or as a winger; he has also been used as a central midfielder. Regarded
as a promising young player, he is known for his ability to beat opponents on the ball, as well as his
vision and passing accuracy, which enables him to set the tempo of his team's play, play quick
exchanges with other midfielders, and provide assists for his teammates; he also possesses a good
shot from outside the area and is accurate from set pieces.[45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52] Former Milan
midfielder Dejan Savićević compared Suso with himself saying: "He’s like me, he’s also got a great
shot. He’s a player who can invent an assist, invent a shot. He can invent from one moment to the
next, he’s the one who most possesses that quality."[53]

Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
As of match played 8 November 2018.[54]

League Cup[a] Europe Other Total

Club Season
App App App App App
Division Goals Goals Goals Goals Goals
s s s s s

2012–
14 0 2 0 4[b] 0 — 20 0
13
Premier
Liverpool
League
2014–
0 0 1 1 — — 1 1
15

Total 14 0 3 1 4 0 — 21 1

2013–
Almería (loan) La Liga 33 3 2 0 — — 35 3
14

Total 33 3 2 0 — — 35 3

Milan 2014– Serie A

5 0 1 0 — — 6 0
15

2015–
1 0 1 0 — — 2 0
16

2016– 34 7 2 0 — 1[c] 0 37 7
 17

2017–
35 6 5 1 10[b] 1 – 50 8
18

2018–
11 4 0 0 3[b] 1 – 14 5
19

Total 86 17 9 1 13 2 1 0 109 20

2015–
Genoa (loan) Serie A 19 6 0 0 — — 19 6
16

Total 19 6 0 0 — — 19 6

Career total 152 26 14 2 17 2 1 0 184 30

1. Jump up^ Includes FA Cup, English League Cup, Copa del

Rey and Coppa Italia

2. ^ Jump up to:a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League

3. Jump up^ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International[edit]
As of match played 11 October 2018[54]

Spain national football team

Year Apps Goals

2017 1 0

2018 1 0
Total 2 0

Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
Milan[54]

 Supercoppa Italiana: 2016

International[edit]
Spain U19

 UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2012

Individual[edit]

 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the

Tournament: 2012[55]

Notes[edit]
1. Jump up^ In isolation, Joaquín is pronounced [xoa
ˈkin].

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External links[edit]
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 Suso at Soccerbase

 LFC History Profile

 Suso at ESPN FC

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