Humberto Suazo: The Chilean Striking Sensation Chased by Tottenham & Newcastle: Arsenal, Man City, Aston Villa, Blackburn & Sunderland Should Take Note!
Having secured the signing of Harry Kewell, Turkish giants Galatasaray have moved to sign one of the most consistent scorers in world football over the past 5 seasons…the Chilean striker Humberto Suazo. However, reports suggest both Tottenham and Newcastle are targeting the South American star whilst a player of Suazo’s reputation should surely be of interest to a number of English Premier League clubs who are also chasing new strikers.
The 27-year-old currently plies his trade for Mexican side Monterrey but looks set to leave the club this summer. He endured a torrid start to his career with the Mexican outfit due to conflicts both with his team-mates and coaching staff after arriving for $8m from Chilean club Colo-Colo. However, 6 months and just 3 goals later the striker called a press conference where he acknowledged his poor form and attitude as well as his intention to knuckle down at the club. Suazo has since been in blistering form scoring 16 goals in his last 19 appearances. This scoring streak included a hat-trick against UAG and 4 goals against Veracruz in a 7-2 win. That 4-goal haul also equalled the club record held by Milton Carlos.
Humberto Andres Suazo Pontivo was born in San Antonio in 1981 and is often known as ‘Chupete’. He began his career with Universidad Catolica before being loaned out to second division side Nublense where he scored his first professional goal. However, a 7-month spell on the sidelines after fracturing his fibula hampered his fledgling career and meant he missed the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championships.
Suazo began to turn heads two clubs later when in 2003 he scored 40 goals for Chilean third division side San Luis Quillota. He then joined Audax Italiano where he continued his impressive scoring streak despite another major injury. The striker’s next move was to Colo-Colo where he scored an incredible 38 goals in 44 League games and won two Apertura (opening) and 1 Clausura (closing) titles. His performances for the club attracted the attention of a number of clubs including Santos Laguna of Mexico and the Italian side Catania. However, he finally clinched a big money move to Monterrey in 2007.
The striker has won his fair share of individual accolades too including being awarded the World’s Top Scorer of 2006 by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics in Salzburg, Austria. He was also awarded the Silver Football for scoring the 2nd highest amount of top division goals in world football. He came 2nd to Klaas Jan Huntelaar (35 goals) after scoring 34 League goals for Colo-Colo.
Chupete is a permanent fixture in the Chilean national side and has scored 10 goals in 26 internationals. This includes two goals in the recent 3-2 World Cup qualifying group win in Venezuela. Despite his relatively small stature (5 ft 7), Suazo is in the Wayne Rooney mould when it comes to physique as defenders seem to bounce off him whilst his sharp acceleration and shooting ability are his main strengths.
Galatasaray may be leading the chase for the exciting striker but don’t be surprised if he’s strongly linked to the Premier League with sides such as Arsenal, Spurs, Newcastle, Man City and Everton all after new forwards. After all, Humberto Suazo is one of the best strikers playing outside of Europe right now. Take note Premier League clubs, this man from Chile is hot stuff!
Check out the vids of the player in action and let us know what you think about the highly-rated South American. Do you think he’d be worth a gamble or would you be wary of signing this Chilean star? Let’s hear your views.
Tags: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn, Galatasaray, Humberto Suazo, Man City, Monterrey, Newcastle, Sunderland, Tottenham
July 17th, 2008 at 23:00
Suazo is magic. I see himm week in week out at the Monterrey games.
Sign him up now. But he must never wear that shirt with Bimbo on it round the EPL!!!!
July 28th, 2008 at 11:28
humberto come to galatasaray! we are waiting for you to make our king of lions!!! you will show on uefa cahmpions league!
September 15th, 2008 at 13:39
amazing skills great striker he should be playing in the MANCHESTER UNITED
September 15th, 2008 at 14:05
IS POWERFUL PLAYER!! SUAZO IS REAL MAGIC.
September 15th, 2008 at 14:19
is a wonderfull player hope to see it in england soon
September 15th, 2008 at 14:30
OMG!!!
GREAT PLAYER I HOPE HE COMES TO THE PREMIER L.
September 15th, 2008 at 15:05
We need him playing into Chelsea next year…
September 15th, 2008 at 15:08
This guy is amazing, great video, great goals great striker
September 15th, 2008 at 15:19
he’s amazing …he should be playing in the best team en england …you decided which team….anyways he should be playing in europe soon cause he’s 27 alreaydy
September 15th, 2008 at 15:25
“Chupete” is a very good player, has given a lot of happiness in our country playing for the national team and also in Colo Colo!!! I would like to see him in MANCHESTER UNITED!!
September 15th, 2008 at 15:54
Undoubtedly one of the best and mas front workforce that I have seen in south - america, his goals have demonstrated that he is a great man of area and of great result in equipment, where it has been it has never failed, not by nothing in chili they call it :
” the man of the planet goal ”
(in your habitat)
September 15th, 2008 at 16:18
… Hey, he is the striker that any football team would like to have. So, the P.League should be the best place to blow out the nets with his goals…
September 15th, 2008 at 17:36
A WORLDCLASS STRIKER REALLY A GENIUS HE DESERVE TO PLAY IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE
September 15th, 2008 at 18:18
Chupete is a fantastic scorer. In any team we’ll be a great contribution. As a Colo colo fan a miss him a lot, but i know he can succed anywhere, and i would love to see him in the premier league
September 15th, 2008 at 18:55
Chupete´s amazing… a little fat, but amazing xD
Suazo in the Premier league pls!!!
Victor
Santiago, Chile
September 15th, 2008 at 21:52
I´ve seen his goals since he played in Colo-Colo, you should look at them because they also show his improvement over the years. It´s a waste to see him at the mexican league, Suazo was and is ready for a higher level of challenge, we could really watch him explode in europe. He must be sign by a good team, and then prepare to be amazed. The only question is which team will be intelligent enough to get him now?
September 16th, 2008 at 03:11
Humberto Suazo es un gran jugador, creo que el futbol inglés sería un gran reto para él, y creo también que lo haría rebien!
September 16th, 2008 at 03:17
chupete grande, aun que sea de colo-colo.
pero bueno, nadie es perfecto.
la verdad es suazo, es un jugador realmene capacitado para jugar en cualquier equipo, aun en la P.league.
suazo is the best chilean striking.
suazo to premier league
September 16th, 2008 at 05:50
Suazo Fenomeno!!
September 16th, 2008 at 06:08
Se me olvidó decir algo….
junto con Suazo, llévense a Gary Medel… ese es otro que va corriendo a ser crack
September 16th, 2008 at 07:47
Suazo is a great player for manchester united
September 16th, 2008 at 07:48
Suazo is a great player for the manchester united
September 16th, 2008 at 15:31
Suazo i want you in my team ARSENAL to play with Adebayor and Van Persie.
It will be magic !!!
Let’s buy this amazing striker!
Go Chile Go!
September 16th, 2008 at 15:46
este weon es la caga!!!
September 16th, 2008 at 16:06
GRANDE CHUPETE SUAZO
EL GRAN GOLEADOR DEL FUTBOL CHILENO
ESPERO LO SIGAN CONOCIENDO MAS A FONDO, TIENE CUALIDADES UNICAS COMO DELANTERO.
VAMOS CHUPETE
September 16th, 2008 at 18:20
Chupete suazo He is an innate scorer, of race, is unamenable, is the man come from the planet goal.
It is a predator of the area.
September 16th, 2008 at 18:22
suazo, is one of the most powerful top scorers in the world.. id like to see him play for arsenal or newcastle united.. its time for a club to start looking at talent and not at the players passport ex: (brazil, or argentina) there is so many players from these two countries that play in the top leagues just because of where they come from and are also overpriced.
September 16th, 2008 at 19:39
wanna see you with my 14th!! shirt
don’t wanna walcok with it, i want you to play for the gunners!!
gguunneerrss gguunneerrss
SUAZO TO ARSENAL IN 2009!
September 16th, 2008 at 19:42
Want to play next to me? jajajaja
Come on! Leave the margarita’s and the taco’s and come to play the REAL football not “el futbol”
TOGO RULES!
September 16th, 2008 at 19:45
Chupete eats a lot of marraqueta’s that’s why he doesn’t play in england.
Amazing scorer but a little fat.
Come to Newcastle mate!
We will fit you in a good physical condition!
Rooney vs Suazo??
Suazo kills!
September 16th, 2008 at 19:51
Suazo the best,he should to be in España.
September 16th, 2008 at 19:54
y por favor si ahy algun veedor por ahy llevense a jorge el mago valdivia de emiratos arabes esta ganando arto dinero pero no le sirve a su carrera futbolistica POR FAVOR!!!!! ademas es un verdadero mago es un excelente jugador brillo en brasil diganme cuantos jugadores brillan en brasil pero jugadores extranjeros? y ademas tiene recien 24 años es un crack
llevenselo de alla!!!!!!!!! ademas ninguna camiseta le queda chica ya lo veo en el MANCHESTER UNITED
el mago 10
September 16th, 2008 at 20:27
Chupete would fit very well in the EPL, is the striker any club would kill to have. Also he’s a nice fellow, disciplinated, well centered.
Suazo & Tevez A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN
September 16th, 2008 at 21:51
Suazo look like Ronaldo of Brazil.
I would like to see him in our Premier League.
You will have to pay only 10 millions euros!
Greetings to Chile and to Southamerican Football
September 16th, 2008 at 22:04
suazo goleador del mundo,, del planeta gool,,grande suazo
ya po gringos paos llevenselo pa alla xd
September 16th, 2008 at 23:34
Grande Chupete!!!
September 17th, 2008 at 11:31
chupete the best killer
come on arsenal
September 18th, 2008 at 00:46
OMG!
Suazo is amazing with the ball…
I watch youtube’s videos… and Humberto is a great football player…
He should be come to english premier league
=)
September 18th, 2008 at 21:25
pongan en youtube venezuela vs chile 2 goles de suazo y chile vs colombia 1 gol de suazo son partidos de hace poco rumbo a sedafrica 2010
September 18th, 2008 at 21:26
colo-colo vs gimnasia 3 goles de suazo
September 19th, 2008 at 00:18
o pongan “los 13 goles de suazo”
November 12th, 2009 at 22:19
just a correction to the note,
suazo in mexico has just played with rayados de monterrey, not with santos laguna
November 13th, 2009 at 06:08
this guy is the real deal!, he’s an amazing scorer , he can score from anywhere on the pitch, i’ve have the honor to watch him play every weekend here in Mexico, he really deserves this chance to play in Europe, he can easily play in Real Madrid, or Man U. or any big team in europe, i know that he’s interested specially in the spanish league! cus he says that he could be comfortable there!, cheers to all of you!