{{short description|Honduran footballer (born 2008)}} {{family name hatnote|Suazo|Secchi|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Luis Suazo |image = |caption = |fullname = Luis Gabriel Suazo Secchi<ref name=wf>{{WorldFootball.net|luis-suazo}}</ref> |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2008|6|30|df=y}} |birth_place = Cagliari, Italy<ref name=wf/> |height = |position = Winger |currentclub = Braga |clubnumber = |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Cagliari |youthyears2 = 2022–2025 |youthclubs2 = Juventus |youthyears3 = 2025– |youthclubs3 = Braga |years1 = |clubs1 = |caps1 = |goals1 = |nationalyears1 = 2025– |nationalteam1 = Honduras U17 |nationalcaps1 = 3 |nationalgoals1 = 3 |club-update = 17 October 2025 |nationalteam-update = }} '''Luis Gabriel Suazo Secchi''' (born 30 June 2008) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Portuguese club Braga. Born in Italy, he is a youth international for Honduras.
==Early life== Suazo was born in Cagliari, Italy to former Honduran international footballer David Suazo and an Italian mother.<ref name=eh>{{cite web|url=https://www.elheraldo.hn/deportes/medio-europa-the-guardian-hondureno-luis-suazo-promesas-futbol-seguir-2025-NK27784966|title=Medio de Europa pone al hondureño Luis Suazo entre las promesas del fútbol a seguir|trans-title=European media names Honduran Luis Suazo among the promising footballers to watch|first=Franklin|last=Martínez|date=16 October 2025|access-date=17 October 2025|website=El Heraldo|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://edicola.unionesarda.it/Articolo.aspx?Data=20050409&Categ=31&Voce=1&IdArticolo=1121269|title=Io, Suazo, tra matrimonio calcio e la morte del Papa|trans-title=I, Suazo, between marriage, football and the death of the Pope|date=4 April 2005|website=L'Unione Sarda|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310185805/http://edicola.unionesarda.it/Articolo.aspx?Data=20050409&Categ=31&Voce=1&IdArticolo=1121269|archive-date=10 March 2012|accessdate=21 October 2025|url-status=dead|language=it}}</ref>
==Club career== As a child, Suazo joined his father's former club, Cagliari, and was already representing the club in international tournaments at the age of nine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calciocasteddu.it/2018/04/03/piccoli-rossoblu-crescono-under-11-ai-quarti-finale-dellelite-neon-cup/|title=Piccoli rossoblù crescono, Under 11 ai quarti di finale dell’Élite Neon Cup|trans-title=The young rossoblù are growing up, with the Under 11s reaching the quarterfinals of the Elite Neon Cup|date=3 April 2018|access-date=17 October 2025|website=Calcio Casteddu|language=it}}</ref> In September 2022, he moved to Serie A club Juventus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11giovani.it/index.php/nazionali/under-15-serie-a-e-b/juventus-due-acquisti-per-l-under-15-uno-e-il-figlio-di-suazo|title=Juventus, due acquisti per l’Under 15: uno è il figlio di Suazo|trans-title=Juventus makes two signings for the Under 15s: one is Suazo's son|first=Matteo|last=Curreri|date=1 September 2022|access-date=17 October 2025|website=Undici Giovani|language=it}}</ref>
In July 2025 he moved to Portuguese club Braga.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://accionconcacaf.com/luis-suazo-hijo-de-la-exestrella-hondurena-david-suazo-ficha-por-el-sporting-braga-de-portugal/|title=Luis Suazo, hijo de la exestrella hondureña, David Suazo, ficha por el Sporting Braga de Portugal|trans-title=Luis Suazo, son of former Honduran star David Suazo, signs for Sporting Braga in Portugal|date=7 July 2025|access-date=17 October 2025|website=Accion CONCACAF|language=es}}</ref> In doing so, he became the first Honduran to sign for the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://as.com/us/futbol/luis-suazo-promesa-de-honduras-cambia-a-la-juve-por-el-sporting-braga-b-n/|title=Luis Suazo, promesa de Honduras, cambia a la Juve por el Sporting Braga B|trans-title=Luis Suazo, a promising Honduran player, switches from Juventus to Sporting Braga B|first=Frida|last=Suari|date=10 July 2025|access-date=17 October 2025|website=AS|language=es}}</ref> In October 2025, he was named by English newspaper ''The Guardian'' as one of the best players born in 2008 worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2025/oct/14/next-generation-2025-60-of-the-best-young-talents-in-world-football|title=Next Generation 2025: 60 of the best young talents in world football|first1=Marcus|last1=Christenson|first2=Steven|last2=Bloor|first3=Garry|last3=Blight|date=14 October 2025|access-date=17 October 2025|website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.diez.hn/legionarios/hondureno-luis-suazo-prestigioso-europa-grandes-promesas-mundial-qatar-guardian-JK27784508|title=Hondureño Luis Suazo despierta interés y prestigioso medio de Europa lo destaca como una de las grandes promesas del 2025|trans-title=Honduran Luis Suazo is attracting interest and a prestigious European media outlet has highlighted him as one of the great promises of 2025|first=Franklin|last=Martínez|date=16 October 2025|access-date=17 October 2025|website=Diez|language=es}}</ref>
==International career== Eligible to represent both Italy and Honduras at international level, Suazo was called up to the Honduran under-17 side in early 2025, ahead of qualification games for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He scored a hat-trick in Honduras' 8–0 win against Bonaire on 12 February 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laprensa.hn/fotogalerias/deportes/premundial-sub-17-luis-suazo-su-gesto-goleada-honduras-david-presente-AH24234859|title=Luis Suazo brilló, su gesto en la goleada de Honduras y David presente|trans-title=Luis Suazo shone, his gesture in the Honduras victory and David present|first=Lesly|last=Gutiérrez|date=12 February 2025|access-date=17 October 2025|website=La Prensa|language=es}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Suazo, Luis}} Category:2008 births Category:Footballers from Cagliari Category:Living people Category:Men's association football wingers Category:Honduran men's footballers Category:Honduras men's youth international footballers Category:Italian men's footballers Category:Honduran people of Italian descent Category:Italian people of Honduran descent Category:Cagliari Calcio players Category:Juventus FC players Category:S.C. Braga players Category:Italian expatriate men's footballers Category:Honduran expatriate men's footballers Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Category:Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen Category:21st-century Honduran sportsmen