Many Blaugrana and Liverpool fans took to Twitter to praise the in-form Uruguayan striker on his birthday. Check out the best tweets.

Today, the 24th of January, marks a special occasion in world football. It is the day that one’s of the beautiful game’s most controversial players Luis Suarez entered this world.

That’s right, the Barcelona superstar, who is enjoying a prolific season in front of goal for the Blaugrana this campaign, turns 29 today.

The Uruguayan forward, having gone through ups and downs in his career (including the three bite offenses and the racial abuse scandal involving Patrice Evra) has now settled down at Camp Nou, striking a deadly partnership with Neymar and Lionel Messi.

Luis Suarez, Barcelona, Eibar, La Liga

The former Liverpool man has been lighting up the Spanish Primera Division since arriving last season, and is now the league’s top scorer with 18 goals and 6 assists in 19 games.

Many took to Twitter to send out warm messages to Suarez on his birthday, and due to his goalscoring form this campaign, several labeled the Barca ace as the world’s best striker.

Even Liverpool fans, who had to witness the hot-shot attacker depart Anfield for Spain, took the time to hail the player who once terrified English Premier League defenders. Check out the best tweets below.