Suso · Biography

On 16 August 2020 in Cologne, Suso scored Sevilla’s equaliser against Manchester United in the Europa League semi-final, and Julen Lopetegui’s side went on to win 2-1. Five days later he played in the final against Inter, which Sevilla won 3-2. Jesús Joaquín Fernández Sáez de la Torre was born on 19 November 1993 in the province of Cádiz. A left-footed right winger who could also play as an attacking midfielder, he played for Liverpool, Almería, AC Milan, Genoa, Sevilla and Cádiz before retiring in August 2026.

From Cádiz to Anfield

He came through the youth system at Cádiz between 2004 and 2010. At sixteen he moved to England to join Liverpool’s academy, and on 19 November 2010, his seventeenth birthday, he signed his first professional contract. He made his first-team debut on 20 September 2012 in a Europa League game against Young Boys. Three days later he made his Premier League debut against Manchester United, who won 2-1 at Anfield. He spent the 2013-14 season on loan at Almería, playing 33 Spanish top-flight games and scoring three goals. When he returned, he scored his first Liverpool goal in a 2014 League Cup tie against Middlesbrough. He played 14 league games for the English club in all.

Milan and a loan at Genoa

He joined AC Milan in January 2015. A year later, in January 2016, he was loaned to Genoa to get more minutes. He scored six goals in 19 Serie A games there, including a hat-trick against Frosinone on 3 April 2016. Back at Milan, he made the right flank his own. In 2016-17 he scored seven league goals and was among the division’s leading providers of assists. On 23 December 2016 in Doha, Milan beat Juventus on penalties to win the Supercoppa Italiana after a 1-1 draw, and Suso scored his kick in the shootout. Over five seasons he made 126 Serie A appearances and scored 21 goals.

Sevilla: two Europa League titles

He joined Sevilla on loan on 29 January 2020, and on 20 July that year the club announced his permanent signing on a five-year deal. In August 2020, at the single-match final tournament held in Germany, he scored against Manchester United in the semi-final and played in the final against Inter in Cologne: his first Europa League title. In December 2021 an injury ruled him out for the rest of the season. On 31 May 2023 in Budapest he came on at half-time in the final against Roma. The game ended 1-1 after extra time and Sevilla won 4-1 on penalties, giving him a second Europa League title. He stayed at the club until June 2025, with 129 league games and seven goals for Sevilla, the loan spell included.

Spain national team

He played for Spain at every youth level: under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21. In 2012 he won the European Under-19 Championship and was named in the team of the tournament. A year later he captained Spain at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Julen Lopetegui first called him up to the senior side in August 2017, and he made his debut on 14 November that year in a 3-3 friendly against Russia. He won five senior caps between 2017 and 2019 without scoring.

Playing style

He liked to start on the right and cut inside to shoot or pass with his left foot, a move that drew comparisons with Arjen Robben in Italy. He could also play centrally, as a number ten or as an advanced central midfielder. His game was built on close dribbling, an eye for the final pass and his set-piece delivery. Dejan Savićević, the former Milan player, once compared Suso to himself because of the way he struck the ball.

Return to Cádiz and retirement

On 6 June 2025 Cádiz, then in the Spanish second division, announced his return to the club where he grew up, on a four-year deal. He played 27 league games and scored once in 2025-26. On 28 August 2026 the club announced that he was retiring as a player and would become its institutional representative from October that year. He finished his club career with 348 league games and 38 league goals.