Skip to content
Diego Forlán

Diego Forlán

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age47
CitizenshipUruguay Spain
Height1.80 m
FootN/A
BornMay 19, 1979
👟Golden Shoe 👕500+ Apps 200+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 2016 10.0 World class
Centre-Forward Attack

Honors & awards

European Golden Shoe
2009
view →
Pichichi Trophy
2004
view →

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
01/02
debut season
0.39
goals / match
Atlético de Madrid
top club · 198 apps

Position rank · 2016

#175
goals rank
#4
assists rank
273
season goals
79
season assists

Among 600 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€30.00m
peak value · 2009
€21.00m
top transfer fee · 07/08
35
best season · 08/09
123 / 38
int'l caps / goals
695Appearances
273Goals
79Assists
55Yellow cards
1Red cards
118Full matches (90′)
Full nameDiego Forlán
Name in home countryDiego Forlán Corazo
Date of birth1979-05-19 (47 yrs)
Place of birthMontevideo, Uruguay, Uruguay
CitizenshipUruguay Spain
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
FootN/A
Height180.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2019-08-06
Contract expires
Aug 2019
Transfer: Without Club → Retired
19/20 · Transfer
Jun 2018
Transfer: Kitchee → Without Club
17/18 · Transfer
Apr 2018
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2018
Transfer: Without Club → Kitchee
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Kitchee
14 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: Mumbai City → Without Club
16/17 · Transfer
Oct 2016
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2016
Transfer: Peñarol → Mumbai City
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
2016 — CA Peñarol
34 matches · 8 G · 13 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2015
Transfer: Cerezo Osaka → Peñarol
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Mumbai City FC
12 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Cerezo Osaka
16 matches · 10 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
2014 — Cerezo Osaka
29 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2014
Transfer: Internacional → Cerezo Osaka
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Cerezo Osaka
6 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
2013 — Sport Club Internacional
36 matches · 17 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Inter → Internacional
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
2012 — Sport Club Internacional
19 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
May 2012
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2012
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jan 2012
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2011
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Aug 2011
Transfer: Atlético Madrid → Inter
11/12 · Transfer · €5.00m
Jul 2011
11/12 — Inter Milan, Atlético de Madrid
22 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Atlético de Madrid
42 matches · 10 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Atlético de Madrid
56 matches · 28 G · 10 A · across 5 competitions
Sep 2008
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Atlético de Madrid
45 matches · 35 G · 11 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Atlético de Madrid
53 matches · 23 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Villarreal → Atlético Madrid
07/08 · Transfer · €21.00m
Jul 2006
06/07 — Villarreal CF
42 matches · 21 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Villarreal CF
47 matches · 13 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2004
Transfer: Man Utd → Villarreal
04/05 · Transfer · €3.20m
Jul 2004
04/05 — Manchester United, Villarreal CF
41 matches · 25 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Manchester United
32 matches · 8 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Manchester United
45 matches · 9 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2002
2002 — CA Independiente
18 matches · 11 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2002
Transfer: Independiente → Man Utd
01/02 · Transfer · €11.00m
Jul 2001
01/02 — Manchester United
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
2001 — CA Independiente
43 matches · 20 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
2000 — CA Independiente
25 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 1998
Transfer: Indep'te U20 → Independiente
97/98 · Transfer
Aug 1994
Transfer: Danubio U19 → Indep'te U20
94/95 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €30.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 242 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 2016. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals8 total · 1.16/90
68
Assists13 total · 1.89/90
98
G+A21 total · 3.05/90
90
Yellow cards3 total · 0.44/90
43
10,654 min
Minutes played by club
CA Peñarol 5.8%
Cerezo Osaka 5.4%
Sport Club Internacional 9.8%
CA Independiente 10.7%
Kitchee 1.5%
Mumbai City FC 1.8%
Atlético de Madrid 31.6%
Inter Milan 4.7%
Villarreal CF 15.9%
Manchester United 12.7%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
CA Peñarol 1 2016 2016 34 8 13 620
Cerezo Osaka 3 13/14 2015 51 19 5 573
Sport Club Internacional 2 2012 2013 55 22 4 1,039
CA Independiente 3 2000 2002 86 39 5 1,144
Kitchee 1 17/18 17/18 14 6 3 159
Mumbai City FC 1 15/16 15/16 12 5 3 192
Atlético de Madrid 5 07/08 11/12 198 96 31 3,369
Inter Milan 1 11/12 11/12 20 2 3 505
Villarreal CF 3 04/05 06/07 127 59 4 1,695
Manchester United 4 01/02 04/05 98 17 8 1,358

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

12€7.5M23€15M35€22.5M46€30M02/03 — 9 goals (Manchester United)02/03 — 3 assists1202/0303/04 — 8 goals (Manchester United)03/04 — 5 assists1303/0404/05 — 25 goals (Villarreal CF)04/05 — 1 assists2604/0505/06 — 13 goals (Villarreal CF)05/06 — 1 assists1405/0606/07 — 21 goals (Villarreal CF)06/07 — 2 assists2306/0707/08 — 23 goals (Atlético de Madrid)07/08 — 4 assists2707/0808/09 — 35 goals (Atlético de Madrid)08/09 — 11 assists4608/0909/10 — 28 goals (Atlético de Madrid)09/10 — 10 assists3809/1010/11 — 10 goals (Atlético de Madrid)10/11 — 5 assists1510/1111/12 — 2 goals (Inter Milan)11/12 — 4 assists611/1213/14 — 2 goals (Cerezo Osaka)13/14 — 1 assists313/1415/16 — 5 goals (Mumbai City FC)15/16 — 3 assists815/1617/18 — 6 goals (Kitchee)17/18 — 3 assists917/182000 — 8 goals (CA Independiente)2000 — 1 assists920002001 — 20 goals (CA Independiente)2001 — 2 assists2220012002 — 11 goals (CA Independiente)2002 — 2 assists1320022012 — 5 goals (Sport Club Internacional)2012 — 1 assists620122013 — 17 goals (Sport Club Internacional)2013 — 3 assists2020132014 — 7 goals (Cerezo Osaka)2014 — 1 assists820142015 — 10 goals (Cerezo Osaka)2015 — 3 assists1320152016 — 8 goals (CA Peñarol)2016 — 13 assists21201604/05 — €5M05/06 — €9M07/08 — €21M08/09 — €20M09/10 — €30M10/11 — €22M11/12 — €15M15/16 — €350KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

01/02: 0001/0202/03: 9902/0303/04: 8803/0404/05: 252504/0505/06: 131305/0606/07: 212106/0707/08: 232307/0808/09: 353508/0909/10: 282809/1010/11: 101010/1111/12: 2211/1213/14: 2213/1415/16: 5515/1617/18: 6617/182000: 8820002001: 202020012002: 111120022012: 5520122013: 171720132014: 7720142015: 101020152016: 882016

Assists by season

01/02: 0001/0202/03: 3302/0303/04: 5503/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 111108/0909/10: 101009/1010/11: 5510/1111/12: 4411/1213/14: 1113/1415/16: 3315/1617/18: 3317/182000: 1120002001: 2220012002: 2220022012: 1120122013: 3320132014: 1120142015: 3320152016: 13132016
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2016 Libertadores CA Peñarol 3 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Liga AUF Apertura CA Peñarol 15 4 8 2 0 338
2016 Liga AUF Clausura CA Peñarol 15 4 4 1 0 282
2016 Playoffs Liga AUF CA Peñarol 1 0 1 0 0 0
2015 J2 League Cerezo Osaka 16 10 3 2 0 138
2014 Emperor's Cup Cerezo Osaka 2 0 0 0 0 0
2014 J. League Cup Cerezo Osaka 1 0 0 1 0 0
2014 J.League Div.1 Cerezo Osaka 26 7 1 3 0 239
2013 Campeonato Gaúcho Sport Club Internacional 4 3 0 0 0 109
2013 Copa do Brasil Sport Club Internacional 8 3 1 2 0 201
2013 Gauchão - 2º Turno Sport Club Internacional 3 3 0 0 0 81
2013 Gauchão - Fase Final Sport Club Internacional 6 3 0 0 0 177
2013 Série A Sport Club Internacional 15 5 2 0 0 199
2012 Série A Sport Club Internacional 19 5 1 3 0 272
2002 Apertura CA Independiente 18 11 2 2 0 144
2001 Apertura CA Independiente 18 9 2 2 0 167
2001 Clausura CA Independiente 18 9 0 1 0 179
2001 Copa Mercosur CA Independiente 7 2 0 0 1 302
2000 Apertura CA Independiente 3 1 0 2 0 60
2000 Clausura CA Independiente 18 6 1 2 0 124
2000 Copa Mercosur CA Independiente 4 1 0 0 0 168
17/18 AFC Champions League Kitchee 5 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 Hong Kong FA Cup Kitchee 2 1 1 0 0 90
17/18 Hong Kong Premier League Kitchee 7 5 1 0 0 69
15/16 Indian Super League Mumbai City FC 11 5 2 0 0 192
15/16 ISL Play-Offs Mumbai City FC 1 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 AFC Champions League Cerezo Osaka 6 2 1 1 0 196
11/12 Champions League Inter Milan 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Atlético de Madrid 2 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 Serie A Inter Milan 18 2 3 1 0 505
10/11 Copa del Rey Atlético de Madrid 3 1 0 0 0 180
10/11 Europa League Atlético de Madrid 6 1 0 0 0 386
10/11 LaLiga Atlético de Madrid 32 8 5 3 0 271
10/11 UEFA Super Cup Atlético de Madrid 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Champions League Atlético de Madrid 6 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Champions League Qu. Atlético de Madrid 2 1 2 0 0 172
09/10 Copa del Rey Atlético de Madrid 6 3 1 0 0 162
09/10 Europa League Atlético de Madrid 9 6 0 2 0 115
09/10 LaLiga Atlético de Madrid 33 18 7 2 0 142
08/09 Champions League Atlético de Madrid 7 1 1 0 0 443
08/09 Champions League Qu. Atlético de Madrid 2 1 0 1 0 162
08/09 Copa del Rey Atlético de Madrid 3 1 0 0 0 268
08/09 LaLiga Atlético de Madrid 33 32 10 2 0 88
07/08 Copa del Rey Atlético de Madrid 6 1 1 0 0 386
07/08 LaLiga Atlético de Madrid 36 16 2 1 0 188
07/08 UEFA Cup Atlético de Madrid 8 4 0 0 0 159
07/08 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Atlético de Madrid 2 1 1 0 0 157
07/08 UI Cup Atlético de Madrid 1 1 0 0 0 90
06/07 Copa del Rey Villarreal CF 4 1 0 1 0 321
06/07 LaLiga Villarreal CF 36 19 1 3 0 159
06/07 UI Cup Villarreal CF 2 1 1 1 0 180
05/06 Champions League Villarreal CF 11 2 1 1 0 470
05/06 Champions League Qu. Villarreal CF 2 1 0 1 0 175
05/06 Copa del Rey Villarreal CF 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 LaLiga Villarreal CF 32 10 0 3 0 270
04/05 Champions League Qu. Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Community Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 LaLiga Villarreal CF 38 25 1 4 0 120
04/05 Premier League Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Champions League Manchester United 4 2 1 0 0 93
03/04 Community Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 FA Cup Manchester United 2 1 0 0 0 145
03/04 League Cup Manchester United 1 1 0 0 0 120
03/04 Premier League Manchester United 24 4 4 2 0 268
02/03 Champions League Manchester United 11 1 0 0 0 458
02/03 Champions League Qu. Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 FA Cup Manchester United 2 0 1 0 0 0
02/03 League Cup Manchester United 5 2 0 0 0 135
02/03 Premier League Manchester United 25 6 2 2 0 139
01/02 Champions League Manchester United 5 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Premier League Manchester United 13 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
94/95 1994-08-01 Danubio U19 Indep'te U20 Transfer 0
97/98 1998-01-01 Indep'te U20 Independiente Transfer 0
01/02 2002-01-20 Independiente Man Utd Transfer 0 €11.00m
04/05 2004-08-21 Man Utd Villarreal Transfer 0 €3.20m
07/08 2007-07-01 Villarreal Atlético Madrid Transfer 9000000 €21.00m
11/12 2011-08-31 Atlético Madrid Inter Transfer 10000000 €5.00m
12/13 2012-07-06 Inter Internacional Transfer 2000000
13/14 2014-01-22 Internacional Cerezo Osaka Transfer 1000000
15/16 2015-07-10 Cerezo Osaka Peñarol Transfer 1000000
16/17 2016-08-12 Peñarol Mumbai City Transfer 100000
16/17 2017-01-01 Mumbai City Without Club Transfer 100000
17/18 2018-01-04 Without Club Kitchee Transfer 100000
17/18 2018-06-01 Kitchee Without Club Transfer 0
19/20 2019-08-06 Without Club Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
08/09 Torn muscle fiber 2008-09-16 2008-10-16 31 8
11/12 unknown injury 2011-10-12 2011-12-11 61 14
11/12 Ankle sprain 2012-01-04 2012-01-09 6 1
11/12 Overstretching 2012-01-18 2012-02-08 22 6
11/12 Ankle injury 2012-05-05 2012-05-20 16 2
15/16 Muscle injury 2016-03-07 2016-03-17 11 2
16/17 Knock 2016-10-08 2016-10-20 13 3
17/18 Thigh problems 2018-04-14 2018-04-30 17 3
Current
Peak€30.00m
Low
Δ since start−€5.00m
€7.50m€15.00m€22.50m€30.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €22.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €24.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €21.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #22989 #14 11 2 former national player
Team #3449 #10 112 36 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
David de Gea 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
08/09 LaLiga Atlético de Madrid 32 33
04/05 LaLiga Villarreal CF 25 38
06/07 LaLiga Villarreal CF 19 36

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
08/09 LaLiga Atlético de Madrid 10 33
2016 Liga AUF Apertura CA Peñarol 8 15
09/10 LaLiga Atlético de Madrid 7 33

Teams faced most often by Diego Forlán's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Manchester City 28 11 5 12 33 44 -11 39%
Chelsea FC 26 7 9 10 29 32 -3 27%
Tottenham Hotspur 26 17 6 3 43 18 +25 65%
Liverpool FC 26 16 3 7 36 26 +10 62%
Arsenal FC 26 14 7 5 44 26 +18 54%
Everton FC 26 17 5 4 50 25 +25 65%
Aston Villa 24 19 4 1 52 12 +40 79%
Newcastle United 24 14 7 3 55 23 +32 58%
Fulham FC 22 14 5 3 48 22 +26 64%
Bolton Wanderers 20 15 3 2 47 12 +35 75%
West Ham United 20 13 3 4 40 13 +27 65%
Blackburn Rovers 20 10 5 5 36 19 +17 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
01/02 Senior debut season
02/03 First senior goal
05/06 Goal #50 (career)
08/09 Goal #100 (career)
09/10 Goal #150 (career)
2001 Goal #200 (career)
2014 Goal #250 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2016 34 620 3 0 0 0.44
2015 16 138 2 0 0 1.3
2014 29 239 4 0 0 1.51
2013 36 767 2 0 0 0.23
2012 19 272 3 0 0 0.99
2002 18 144 2 0 0 1.25
2001 43 648 3 0 1 0.56
2000 25 352 4 0 0 1.02
15/16 12 192 0 1 0 0.47
13/14 6 196 1 0 0 0.46
11/12 22 505 1 0 0 0.18
10/11 42 837 3 0 0 0.32
09/10 56 591 5 0 0 0.76
08/09 45 961 3 0 0 0.28
07/08 53 980 1 0 0 0.09
06/07 42 660 5 1 0 0.82
05/06 47 915 5 0 0 0.49
04/05 41 120 4 0 0 3
03/04 32 626 2 0 0 0.29
02/03 45 732 2 0 0 0.25

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

LaLiga
240 apps
128 G
26 A
Apertura
39 apps
21 G
4 A
Clausura
36 apps
15 G
1 A
Premier League
63 apps
10 G
6 A
J2 League
16 apps
10 G
3 A
Série A
34 apps
10 G
3 A
Copa del Rey
24 apps
7 G
2 A
J.League Div.1
26 apps
7 G
1 A
Europa League
15 apps
7 G
0 A
Champions League
46 apps
6 G
3 A

Frequently asked about Diego Forlán

Who is Diego Forlán?

Diego Forlán is an Uruguay professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Diego Forlán?

Diego Forlán is 47 years old. He was born on May 19, 1979 in Montevideo, Uruguay.

What position does Diego Forlán play?

Diego Forlán plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Diego Forlán play for?

Diego Forlán currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Diego Forlán scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Diego Forlán has scored 273 goals in 695 appearances.