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Diego Lugano

Diego Lugano

Defender - Centre-Back  at Retired
Age45
CitizenshipUruguay Italy
Height1.88 m
Footright
BornNovember 2, 1980
👕200+ Apps 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
06/07
debut season
0.1
goals / match
Fenerbahce
top club · 188 apps

Career highs

€14.00m
peak value · 2011
€7.50m
top transfer fee · 06/07
9
best season · 10/11
95 / 9
int'l caps / goals
420Appearances
41Goals
11Assists
147Yellow cards
4Red cards
148Full matches (90′)
Full nameDiego Lugano
Name in home countryDiego Alfredo Lugano Moreno
Date of birth1980-11-02 (45 yrs)
Place of birthCanelones, Uruguay
CitizenshipUruguay Italy
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height188.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2018-01-30
Contract expires
Jan 2018
Transfer: São Paulo → Retired
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
2017 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
25 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2016
Transfer: Cerro Porteño → São Paulo
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
Transfer: Häcken → Cerro Porteño
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
2015 — BK Häcken, BK Häcken U21
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2015
Transfer: Without Club → Häcken
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
Transfer: West Brom → Without Club
14/15 · Transfer
Jun 2014
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Mar 2014
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2013
Transfer: Paris SG → West Brom
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — West Bromwich Albion
12 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2013
Transfer: Málaga CF → Paris SG
12/13 · Return from loan
Jan 2013
Transfer: Paris SG → Málaga CF
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Málaga CF, Paris Saint-Germain
11 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2011
Transfer: Fenerbahce → Paris SG
11/12 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jul 2011
11/12 — Paris Saint-Germain
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — Fenerbahce
32 matches · 9 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2010
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Feb 2010
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — Fenerbahce
42 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
May 2009
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2008
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Fenerbahce
41 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2008
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2007
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2007
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2007
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2007
07/08 — Fenerbahce
37 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2007
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Aug 2006
Transfer: São Paulo → Fenerbahce
06/07 · Transfer · €7.50m
Jul 2006
06/07 — Fenerbahce
36 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
2006 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
2005 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
42 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
2004 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
42 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
2003 — São Paulo Futebol Clube, Club Nacional
31 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Nacional → São Paulo
03/04 · Transfer · €1.00m
Dec 2002
Transfer: Plaza Colonia → Nacional
02/03 · Return from loan
Jan 2002
Transfer: Nacional → Plaza Colonia
01/02 · Loan
Jul 1998
Transfer: Nacional U19 → Nacional
98/99 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €14.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
13,335 min
Minutes played by club
São Paulo Futebol Clube 57.2%
BK Häcken 0.0%
BK Häcken U21 0.0%
Club Nacional 0.0%
West Bromwich Albion 4.9%
Paris Saint-Germain 2.0%
Málaga CF 0.0%
Fenerbahce 35.8%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
São Paulo Futebol Clube 6 2003 2017 175 12 5 7,633
BK Häcken 1 2015 2015 11 0 0 0
BK Häcken U21 1 2015 2015 1 0 0 0
Club Nacional 1 2003 2003 1 0 0 0
West Bromwich Albion 1 13/14 13/14 12 1 0 658
Paris Saint-Germain 2 11/12 12/13 21 1 0 270
Málaga CF 1 12/13 12/13 11 0 1 0
Fenerbahce 5 06/07 10/11 188 27 5 4,774

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€3.5M5€7M8€10.5M10€14M06/07 — 5 goals (Fenerbahce)06/07 — 3 assists806/0707/08 — 1 goals (Fenerbahce)107/0808/09 — 7 goals (Fenerbahce)08/09 — 1 assists808/0909/10 — 5 goals (Fenerbahce)509/1010/11 — 9 goals (Fenerbahce)10/11 — 1 assists1010/1111/12 — 1 goals (Paris Saint-Germain)111/1212/13 — 1 assists112/1313/14 — 1 goals (West Bromwich Albion)113/142003 — 2 goals (São Paulo Futebol Clube)2003 — 2 assists420032004 — 1 goals (São Paulo Futebol Clube)120042005 — 7 goals (São Paulo Futebol Clube)2005 — 2 assists920052016 — 2 goals (São Paulo Futebol Clube)2016 — 1 assists3201606/07 — €3.8M07/08 — €6M08/09 — €9M09/10 — €10.5M10/11 — €13.5M11/12 — €14M12/13 — €7M13/14 — €1.5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

06/07: 5506/0707/08: 1107/0808/09: 7708/0909/10: 5509/1010/11: 9910/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/142003: 2220032004: 1120042005: 7720052006: 0020062015: 0020152016: 2220162017: 002017

Assists by season

06/07: 3306/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 0013/142003: 2220032004: 0020042005: 2220052006: 0020062015: 0020152016: 1120162017: 002017
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2017 Campeonato Paulista São Paulo Futebol Clube 5 0 0 2 0 0
2017 Copa do Brasil São Paulo Futebol Clube 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017 Paulistão A1 - Fase Final São Paulo Futebol Clube 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 5 0 0 4 0 0
2016 Campeonato Paulista São Paulo Futebol Clube 6 0 0 1 0 0
2016 Copa do Brasil São Paulo Futebol Clube 1 0 0 2 0 0
2016 Libertadores São Paulo Futebol Clube 4 0 1 1 1 0
2016 Paulistão A1 - Fase Final São Paulo Futebol Clube 1 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 13 2 0 6 0 585
2015 Allsvenskan BK Häcken 11 0 0 3 0 0
2015 U21 Allsvenskan Södra BK Häcken U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
2006 Club World Cup São Paulo Futebol Clube 2 0 0 2 0 0
2006 Libertadores São Paulo Futebol Clube 12 0 0 4 0 0
2006 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 11 0 0 5 0 0
2005 Copa Sudamericana São Paulo Futebol Clube 2 0 0 1 0 0
2005 Libertadores São Paulo Futebol Clube 13 1 0 6 0 1,170
2005 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 27 6 2 9 0 405
2004 Copa Sudamericana São Paulo Futebol Clube 4 0 0 3 0 0
2004 Libertadores São Paulo Futebol Clube 4 0 0 0 0 0
2004 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 34 1 0 13 0 2,967
2003 Copa do Brasil São Paulo Futebol Clube 1 0 0 0 0 0
2003 Copa Sudamericana São Paulo Futebol Clube 6 1 0 3 0 570
2003 Libertadores Club Nacional 1 0 0 0 0 0
2003 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 23 1 2 5 0 1,936
13/14 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 League Cup West Bromwich Albion 2 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 9 1 0 2 0 658
12/13 Champions League Málaga CF 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Coupe de France Paris Saint-Germain 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 LaLiga Málaga CF 11 0 1 3 0 0
12/13 Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Coupe de France Paris Saint-Germain 3 1 0 0 0 270
11/12 Coupe de la Ligue Paris Saint-Germain 1 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Europa League Paris Saint-Germain 5 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain 12 0 0 7 0 0
10/11 Europa League Qualifying Fenerbahce 2 0 0 2 0 0
10/11 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 28 7 1 10 1 354
10/11 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 2 2 0 1 0 90
09/10 Europa League Fenerbahce 7 1 0 2 0 550
09/10 Europa League Qualifying Fenerbahce 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 25 3 0 6 0 748
09/10 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 8 1 0 3 0 720
08/09 Champions League Fenerbahce 5 0 0 3 0 0
08/09 Champions League Qu. Fenerbahce 4 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 25 7 1 8 1 321
08/09 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 7 0 0 4 0 0
07/08 Champions League Fenerbahce 9 1 0 4 0 827
07/08 Champions League Qu. Fenerbahce 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 23 0 0 6 0 0
07/08 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 3 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 24 4 3 8 1 534
06/07 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 5 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 UEFA Cup Fenerbahce 7 1 0 1 0 630
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
98/99 1998-07-01 Nacional U19 Nacional Transfer 0
01/02 2002-01-01 Nacional Plaza Colonia Loan 0
02/03 2002-12-31 Plaza Colonia Nacional Return from loan 0
03/04 2003-07-01 Nacional São Paulo Transfer 0 €1.00m
06/07 2006-08-21 São Paulo Fenerbahce Transfer 2000000 €7.50m
11/12 2011-08-27 Fenerbahce Paris SG Transfer 14000000 €3.00m
12/13 2013-01-23 Paris SG Málaga CF Loan 1500000
12/13 2013-06-30 Málaga CF Paris SG Return from loan 1200000
13/14 2013-08-02 Paris SG West Brom Transfer 1000000
14/15 2014-07-01 West Brom Without Club Transfer 1000000
14/15 2015-03-26 Without Club Häcken Transfer 1000000
15/16 2015-07-13 Häcken Cerro Porteño Transfer 900000
15/16 2016-01-11 Cerro Porteño São Paulo Transfer 900000
17/18 2018-01-30 São Paulo Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
06/07 Knee problems 2007-01-07 2007-02-15 40 7
07/08 Rest 2007-08-04 2007-08-12 9 2
07/08 Rest 2007-08-17 2007-08-19 3 1
07/08 Rest 2007-11-22 2007-11-25 4 1
07/08 Thigh problems 2008-04-28 2008-05-16 19 2
08/09 unknown injury 2008-10-01 2008-10-07 7 1
08/09 Groin problems 2009-05-25 2009-06-15 22 3
09/10 Torn muscle fiber 2010-02-07 2010-02-28 22 7
09/10 Torn muscle fiber 2010-02-22 2010-03-06 13 4
10/11 Knee problems 2010-07-03 2010-07-08 6 1
13/14 Knee injury 2014-03-05 2014-03-20 16 2
13/14 Knee problems 2014-06-18 2014-06-26 9 2
Current€500k
Peak€14.00m
Low
Δ since start−€1.00m
€3.50m€7.00m€10.50m€14.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3449 #2 95 9 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Dani Güiza 2 1 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
08/09 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 7 25
10/11 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 7 28
2005 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 6 27

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
06/07 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 3 24
2003 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 2 23
2005 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 2 27

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
12/13 2013-06-30 Málaga CF Paris SG Return from loan €1.20m
12/13 2013-01-23 Paris SG Málaga CF Loan €1.50m
02/03 2002-12-31 Plaza Colonia Nacional Return from loan
01/02 2002-01-01 Nacional Plaza Colonia Loan

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Chelsea FC 12 3 2 7 12 25 -13 25%
Stoke City 12 1 3 8 7 19 -12 8%
Newcastle United 10 3 3 4 18 19 -1 30%
Sunderland AFC 10 5 1 4 17 14 +3 50%
Arsenal FC 8 1 2 5 9 16 -7 13%
Tottenham Hotspur 8 1 4 3 10 12 -2 13%
Crystal Palace 8 2 3 3 10 10 0 25%
Everton FC 8 2 2 4 7 9 -2 25%
Aston Villa 8 2 2 4 12 14 -2 25%
Liverpool FC 8 2 1 5 5 14 -9 25%
Manchester City 8 1 1 6 7 20 -13 13%
Manchester United 8 1 1 6 6 21 -15 13%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
06/07 Senior debut season
06/07 First senior goal

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2017 11 0 6 0 0 0
2016 25 585 10 1 1 1.85
2015 12 0 3 0 0 0
2006 25 0 11 1 0 0
2005 42 1,575 16 0 0 0.91
2004 42 2,967 16 0 0 0.49
2003 31 2,506 8 0 0 0.29
13/14 12 658 4 0 0 0.55
12/13 11 0 3 0 0 0
11/12 21 270 9 0 0 3
10/11 32 444 13 0 1 2.84
09/10 42 2,018 12 0 0 0.54
08/09 41 321 16 0 1 4.77
07/08 37 827 10 2 0 1.31
06/07 36 1,164 10 1 1 0.93

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Süper Lig
125 apps
21 G
5 A
Série A
113 apps
10 G
4 A
Türkiye Kupasi
25 apps
3 G
0 A
Libertadores
34 apps
1 G
1 A
Premier League
9 apps
1 G
0 A
Champions League
14 apps
1 G
0 A
Coupe de France
3 apps
1 G
0 A
Europa League
12 apps
1 G
0 A
UEFA Cup
7 apps
1 G
0 A
Copa Sudamericana
12 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Diego Lugano

Who is Diego Lugano?

Diego Lugano is an Uruguay professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.

How old is Diego Lugano?

Diego Lugano is 45 years old. He was born on November 2, 1980 in Canelones.

What position does Diego Lugano play?

Diego Lugano plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Diego Lugano play for?

Diego Lugano currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Diego Lugano scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Diego Lugano has scored 41 goals in 420 appearances.