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Luis Suárez enjoyed a remarkable debut with his new club, Atlético de Madrid, on Sunday.
The revered Uruguayan striker, who joined Atlético for just 6 million euros last week after newly appointed Barcelona head coach Ronald Koeman deemed him above the requirements, scored two goals and set another. in the 6-1 win over Granada.
That Suarez only played the last 20 minutes of the game makes this feat even more impressive.
Suárez’s performance made us think of other soccer stars who have enjoyed spectacular debuts over the years.
Here are 12 of the best …
1. Erling Haaland
Erling Haaland made the headlines in January after scoring a sensational hat-trick on his debut for Borussia Dortmund.
The Norwegian forward, 19 at the time, scored three goals after coming off the bench in the 23rd minute.
2. Wayne Rooney
Another rookie hat-trick hero, who may forget Wayne Rooney’s impressive performance in his first United manchester appearance against Fenerbahce in 2004.
Rooney, who was only 18, scored three beautiful goals in the 6-2 victory.
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
Legend of Man Utd Cristiano Ronaldo stole the show on his debut with the Red Devils in 2003.
The Portuguese forward did everything but score against Bolton Wanderers on a sunny August afternoon at Old Trafford. United fans soon realized that they had signed a special, special player.
4. Ronaldo
Another of the best strikers we’ve seen, Ronaldo scored for Real Madrid just 61 seconds after coming off the bench against Alavés in 2002.
Then the Brazilian helped himself to another before leaving the pitch to a standing ovation.
5. Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho marked his debut for Barcelona by scoring an all-time goal against Sevilla in September 2003.
Interestingly, this La Liga match started at 12:05 am Spanish time, which meant that Ronaldinho’s goal was scored at 1:30 am in the morning.
6. Shinji Kagawa
Shinji Kagawa, best known for his spells with Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United, scored with his first touch for Besiktas in February 2019 after coming off the bench.
Just two minutes later, the Japanese midfielder scored his second goal with a long-range free kick.
7. Anthony Martial
Anthony Martial cemented his status in Manchester United folklore on his debut by scoring against fierce rivals Liverpool in 2015.
Martin Tyler’s comment helped make Martial’s first goal particularly memorable.
8. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat-trick against Augsburg in his Bundesliga debut for Borussia Dortmund in August 2013.
The current Arsenal star became the third player in Bundesliga history to score a hat-trick on his German top flight debut.
9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
“[The fans] They yelled ‘We want Zlatan’. I gave them Zlatan. “
The man’s own words following an extraordinary debut with LA Galaxy in March 2018.
The charismatic Swede scored a wonderful goal and then the winner to inspire the Galaxy to a 4-3 win against LAFC in Los Angeles’ first derby.
10. Sergio Agüero
Sergio Agüero has scored more Premier League goals (180 at the time of writing) than all players in history except three (Alan Shearer, Rooney and Andy Cole).
The Argentine scored a double on his debut for Manchester City in August 2011.
11. Marcus Rashford
If Martial weren’t injured in Man Utd’s warm-up against Midtjylland in 2015, who knows where Marcus Rashford would be right now.
He had that stroke of luck and seized his chance with both hands, scoring two goals in his first appearance before scoring another two goals days later against Arsenal.
12. Zinedine Zidane
Back in 1994, Zinedine Zidane announced himself on the international stage by scoring two goals in two minutes against the Czech Republic as a substitute.
Both goals were typically sublime from the French genius.
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