Fresh honour confirms Luis Suárez's standing at Sporting | OneFootball

Luis Suárez has once again seen the extraordinary season he produced in the service of Sporting recognized. The Colombian striker was selected for the Liga Portugal Betclic Team of the Year, completing the ideal XI of the competition and further strengthening Sporting’s presence among the championship’s standout performers.

The distinction comes after a memorable season from the number 97, who finished as the league’s top scorer and won the Record Golden Boot thanks to the 28 goals he scored in the competition. The numbers achieved by the Colombian international made him one of the biggest figures in Portuguese football in 2025/26 and were naturally reflected in the votes of coaches and captains.

With this selection, Luis Suárez joins Maxi Araújo, Morten Hjulmand and Francisco Trincão among Sporting’s representatives in the Team of the Season. The Lions therefore place four players among the best in the championship, a reflection of the individual quality shown by several members of the squad throughout the season.

Even so, the most represented club in the ideal team was national champion Porto, which managed to place five players among those selected: Diogo Costa, Alberto Costa, Jan Bednarek, Jakub Kiwior and Victor Froholdt. Braga, meanwhile, is represented by Ricardo Horta and Rodrigo Zalazar, who has since been signed by Sporting.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Luis Suárez – valued at 30 million euros – featured in 53 matches: 32 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 12 in the Champions League, seven in the Portuguese Cup, one in the League Cup and another in the Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup. In the 4,367 minutes he was on the pitch, the centre-forward scored 38 goals and provided seven assists.

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