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Sebastián Coates

Sebastián Coates

Defender - Centre-Back  at Club Nacional
Age35
CitizenshipUruguay Spain
Height1.96 m
Footright
BornOctober 7, 1990
at Club Nacional 688 days · joined 2024-07-06
👕500+ Apps 50+ Goals 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value €800k
Rating · 23/24 6.0 Solid
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.09
goals / match
Sporting CP
top club · 369 apps

Position rank · 23/24

#57
goals rank
#212
assists rank
53
season goals
25
season assists

Among 3,307 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€15.00m
peak value · 2019
€12.00m
top transfer fee · 11/12
7
best season · 20/21
72 / 3
int'l caps / goals
569Appearances
53Goals
25Assists
121Yellow cards
1Red cards
227Full matches (90′)
Full nameSebastián Coates
Name in home countrySebastián Coates Nión
Date of birth1990-10-07 (35 yrs)
Place of birthMontevideo, Uruguay
CitizenshipUruguay Spain
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height196.00 m
Current clubClub Nacional
Joined2024-07-06
Contract expires2025-12-31
AgentInterLex Sport
Jul 2025
2025 — Club Nacional
31 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
May 2025
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2024
Transfer: Sporting CP → Nacional
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Club Nacional
17 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2023
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Sporting CP
44 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Sep 2022
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Sporting CP
44 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2022
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2021
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Sporting CP
41 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Sporting CP
40 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Sporting CP
40 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Sporting CP
49 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Sporting CP
54 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 6 competitions
Feb 2017
Transfer: Sunderland → Sporting CP
16/17 · Transfer · €4.72m
Feb 2017
Transfer: Sporting CP → Sunderland
16/17 · Return from loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Sporting CP
43 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2016
Transfer: Sunderland → Sporting CP
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Sporting CP, Sunderland AFC
33 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Liverpool → Sunderland
15/16 · Transfer · €2.80m
May 2015
Transfer: Sunderland → Liverpool
14/15 · Return from loan
Sep 2014
Transfer: Liverpool → Sunderland
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Sunderland AFC, Sunderland AFC U21
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
2014 — Club Nacional
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2014
Transfer: Nacional → Liverpool
13/14 · Return from loan
Jan 2014
Transfer: Liverpool → Nacional
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Liverpool FC
12 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
2012 — Club Nacional
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2011
Transfer: Nacional → Liverpool
11/12 · Transfer · €12.00m
Jul 2011
11/12 — Liverpool FC, Liverpool FC Reserves
14 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
2011 — Club Nacional
33 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — Club Nacional
32 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
2009 — Club Nacional
16 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2009
Transfer: Nacional U19 → Nacional
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Club Nacional
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €15.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 2890 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 23/24. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals6 total · 0.35/90
88
Assists2 total · 0.12/90
84
G+A8 total · 0.46/90
89
Yellow cards8 total · 0.46/90
28
20,425 min
Minutes played by club
Sporting CP 69.2%
Club Nacional 26.2%
Sunderland AFC 0.0%
Sunderland AFC U21 0.0%
Liverpool FC 3.7%
Liverpool FC Reserves 0.9%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Sporting CP 9 15/16 23/24 369 37 14 14,132
Club Nacional 8 08/09 2025 141 13 9 5,359
Sunderland AFC 2 14/15 15/16 32 0 1 0
Sunderland AFC U21 1 14/15 14/15 1 0 0 0
Liverpool FC 2 11/12 12/13 24 2 1 754
Liverpool FC Reserves 1 11/12 11/12 2 1 0 180

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€3.8M5€7.5M8€11.3M10€15M11/12 — 2 goals (Liverpool FC)211/1212/13 — 1 goals (Liverpool FC)12/13 — 1 assists212/1314/1515/16 — 2 assists215/1616/17 — 3 goals (Sporting CP)16/17 — 1 assists416/1717/18 — 5 goals (Sporting CP)17/18 — 5 assists1017/1818/19 — 2 goals (Sporting CP)18/19 — 3 assists518/1919/20 — 6 goals (Sporting CP)19/20 — 1 assists719/2020/21 — 7 goals (Sporting CP)720/212009 — 4 goals (Club Nacional)2009 — 1 assists520092010 — 3 goals (Club Nacional)2010 — 2 assists520102011 — 1 goals (Club Nacional)2011 — 4 assists520112024 — 3 goals (Club Nacional)2024 — 1 assists420242025 — 2 goals (Club Nacional)2025 — 1 assists3202521/22 — 5 goals (Sporting CP)21/22 — 1 assists621/2222/23 — 3 goals (Sporting CP)322/2323/24 — 6 goals (Sporting CP)23/24 — 2 assists823/2411/12 — €2.5M12/13 — €5M14/15 — €2.5M15/16 — €2.5M16/17 — €6M17/18 — €7M18/19 — €10M19/20 — €15M20/21 — €8M21/22 — €14M22/23 — €13M23/24 — €5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

08/09: 0008/0911/12: 2211/1212/13: 1112/1314/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 6619/2020/21: 7720/212009: 4420092010: 3320102011: 1120112012: 0020122014: 0020142024: 3320242025: 22202521/22: 5521/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 6623/24

Assists by season

08/09: 0008/0911/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1314/15: 0014/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/212009: 1120092010: 2220102011: 4420112012: 0020122014: 0020142024: 1120242025: 11202521/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 2223/24
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
23/24 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Europa League Sporting CP 7 1 0 1 0 504
23/24 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 29 4 1 7 0 570
23/24 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 6 1 1 0 0 479
22/23 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 4 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Champions League Sporting CP 5 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Europa League Sporting CP 5 2 0 2 0 225
22/23 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 30 1 0 7 0 2,566
21/22 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 1 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Champions League Sporting CP 6 2 0 1 0 270
21/22 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 30 2 1 7 0 1,318
21/22 Supertaça Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 3 1 0 1 0 270
2025 Libertadores Club Nacional 5 1 0 0 0 398
2025 Liga AUF Apertura Club Nacional 14 1 1 2 0 1,182
2025 Liga AUF Clausura Club Nacional 6 0 0 1 0 0
2025 Liga AUF Intermedio Club Nacional 4 0 0 4 0 0
2025 Playoffs Liga AUF Club Nacional 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025 Supercopa Club Nacional 1 0 0 1 0 0
2024 Copa AUF Uruguay Club Nacional 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Libertadores Club Nacional 2 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Liga AUF Clausura Club Nacional 13 3 1 0 0 390
2024 Playoffs Liga AUF Club Nacional 1 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Libertadores Club Nacional 1 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Liga AUF Clausura Club Nacional 6 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Liga AUF Apertura Club Nacional 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Libertadores Club Nacional 5 0 0 1 0 0
2011 Liga AUF Apertura Club Nacional 13 1 2 4 0 1,131
2011 Liga AUF Clausura Club Nacional 14 0 2 1 0 0
2011 Playoffs Liga AUF Club Nacional 1 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Libertadores Club Nacional 8 1 1 3 0 683
2010 Liga AUF Apertura Club Nacional 8 2 1 3 0 360
2010 Liga AUF Clausura Club Nacional 13 0 0 3 0 0
2010 Playoffs Liga AUF Club Nacional 3 0 0 1 0 0
2009 Libertadores Club Nacional 5 1 1 1 0 450
2009 Liga AUF Clausura Club Nacional 6 1 0 1 0 540
2009 Playoffs Liga AUF Club Nacional 5 2 0 1 0 225
20/21 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 2 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Europa League Qualifying Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 1 0
20/21 Liga NOS Sporting CP 33 5 0 7 0 594
20/21 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 3 2 0 0 0 95
19/20 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 3 0 1 2 0 0
19/20 Europa League Sporting CP 7 2 0 1 0 330
19/20 Liga NOS Sporting CP 29 4 0 6 0 641
19/20 Supertaça Sporting CP 1 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 4 1 1 0 0 360
18/19 Europa League Sporting CP 8 0 0 2 0 0
18/19 Liga NOS Sporting CP 31 1 0 9 0 2,790
18/19 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 6 0 2 3 0 0
17/18 Champions League Sporting CP 5 0 1 3 0 0
17/18 Champions League Qu. Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Europa League Sporting CP 4 0 0 2 0 0
17/18 Liga NOS Sporting CP 34 2 2 4 0 1,530
17/18 Taça CTT Sporting CP 4 1 1 1 0 360
17/18 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 5 2 1 1 0 240
16/17 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 2 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Champions League Sporting CP 6 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Liga NOS Sporting CP 33 3 1 9 0 990
16/17 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Europa League Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Sunderland AFC 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Liga NOS Sporting CP 13 0 1 3 0 0
15/16 Premier League Sunderland AFC 16 0 1 4 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 2 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 League Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premier League Sunderland AFC 10 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 U21 PL Sunderland AFC U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Europa League Liverpool FC 3 1 1 0 0 270
12/13 Europa League Qualifying Liverpool FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 FA Cup Liverpool FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Liverpool FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Premier League Liverpool FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Liverpool FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Liverpool FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Premier League Liverpool FC 7 1 0 1 0 484
11/12 Reserve League Liverpool FC Reserves 2 1 0 0 0 180
08/09 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores Club Nacional 4 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
08/09 2009-01-01 Nacional U19 Nacional Transfer 0
11/12 2011-08-31 Nacional Liverpool Transfer 2500000 €12.00m
13/14 2014-01-31 Liverpool Nacional Loan 2500000
13/14 2014-06-30 Nacional Liverpool Return from loan 2500000
14/15 2014-09-01 Liverpool Sunderland Loan 2500000
14/15 2015-05-31 Sunderland Liverpool Return from loan 1500000
15/16 2015-07-01 Liverpool Sunderland Transfer 2500000 €2.80m
15/16 2016-01-31 Sunderland Sporting CP Loan 2500000
16/17 2017-02-01 Sporting CP Sunderland Return from loan 6000000
16/17 2017-02-02 Sunderland Sporting CP Transfer 6000000 €4.72m
24/25 2024-07-06 Sporting CP Nacional Transfer 3500000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
18/19 Muscle injury 2018-11-12 2018-11-22 11 2
19/20 Thigh problems 2019-11-18 2019-12-02 15 2
19/20 muscular problems 2020-07-23 2020-07-30 8 1
20/21 Adductor injury 2020-11-05 2020-11-19 15 3
21/22 Knee problems 2021-08-26 2021-09-13 19 5
21/22 Knee injury 2021-11-08 2021-11-22 15 3
21/22 Corona virus 2021-11-29 2021-12-13 15 3
21/22 Corona virus 2022-01-31 2022-02-07 8 3
21/22 Knee problems 2022-04-28 2022-05-05 8 1
22/23 Knock 2022-09-15 2022-10-06 22 5
22/23 unknown injury 2022-10-13 2022-10-27 15 3
23/24 unknown injury 2023-12-17 2024-01-06 21 4
23/24 Rest 2024-02-14 2024-02-16 3 1
23/24 Stomach flu 2024-03-28 2024-03-31 4 1
24/25 Muscle injury 2025-05-17 2025-06-03 18 4
Current€800k
Peak€15.00m
Low€400k
Δ since start+€400k
€400k€4.05m€7.70m€11.35m€15.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53830 #4 3 0 former national player
Team #25512 4 0 former national player
Team #22989 14 1 former national player
Team #3449 #19 51 2 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Gelson Martins 2 0 0
Rodrigo Battaglia 2 0 0
Pedro Porro 2 1 0
João Palhinha 2 0 0
Daniel Bragança 3 0 0
Matheus Nunes 2 0 0
Marcus Edwards 2 0 0
William Carvalho 2 1 0
Jovane Cabral 2 0 0
Nuno Santos 2 5 0
Paulinho 2 5 0
Ricardo Esgaio 2 0 0
Matheus Reis 2 0 0
Marcos Acuña 2 3 0
Bruno Fernandes 2 5 0
Antonio Adán 2 0 0
Gonçalo Inácio 2 2 0
Pedro Gonçalves 2 3 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
20/21 Liga NOS Sporting CP 5 33
19/20 Liga NOS Sporting CP 4 29
23/24 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 4 29

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
17/18 Liga NOS Sporting CP 2 34
18/19 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 2 6
2011 Liga AUF Apertura Club Nacional 2 13

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
16/17 2017-02-01 Sporting CP Sunderland Return from loan €6.00m
15/16 2016-01-31 Sunderland Sporting CP Loan €2.50m
14/15 2015-05-31 Sunderland Liverpool Return from loan €1.50m
14/15 2014-09-01 Liverpool Sunderland Loan €2.50m
13/14 2014-06-30 Nacional Liverpool Return from loan €2.50m
13/14 2014-01-31 Liverpool Nacional Loan €2.50m

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Chelsea FC 25 9 12 4 35 24 +11 36%
Arsenal FC 24 12 6 6 58 37 +21 50%
Manchester City 22 8 7 7 30 41 -11 36%
FC Porto 20 8 7 5 37 19 +18 40%
Everton FC 20 10 8 2 30 13 +17 50%
Southampton FC 17 12 3 2 37 12 +25 71%
Tottenham Hotspur 16 9 4 3 24 19 +5 56%
Fulham FC 14 8 3 3 25 14 +11 57%
Burnley FC 14 10 2 2 27 11 +16 71%
Manchester United 14 2 6 6 18 20 -2 14%
Real Madrid 14 0 2 12 10 30 -20 0%
SL Benfica 14 4 5 5 27 28 -1 29%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
08/09 Senior debut season
11/12 First senior goal
23/24 Goal #50 (career)

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 44 1,553 8 0 0 0.46
22/23 44 2,791 10 0 0 0.32
21/22 41 1,858 10 1 0 0.53
2025 31 1,580 8 0 0 0.46
2024 17 390 0 1 0 0.23
2011 33 1,131 6 0 0 0.48
2010 32 1,043 10 1 0 0.95
2009 16 1,215 3 0 0 0.22
20/21 40 689 8 0 1 1.18
19/20 40 971 10 2 0 1.11
18/19 49 3,150 14 1 0 0.43
17/18 54 2,130 11 0 0 0.46
16/17 43 990 10 0 0 0.91
15/16 33 0 8 0 0 0
14/15 14 0 2 0 0 0
11/12 14 664 2 0 0 0.27
08/09 4 0 1 1 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Liga Portugal
262 apps
22 G
6 A
Taça de Portugal
25 apps
6 G
4 A
Europa League
35 apps
6 G
1 A
Liga AUF Apertura
36 apps
4 G
4 A
Liga AUF Clausura
58 apps
4 G
3 A
Libertadores
26 apps
3 G
2 A
Taça CTT
22 apps
2 G
3 A
Champions League
22 apps
2 G
1 A
Playoffs Liga AUF
11 apps
2 G
0 A
Premier League
38 apps
1 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Sebastián Coates

Who is Sebastián Coates?

Sebastián Coates is an Uruguay professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Club Nacional.

How old is Sebastián Coates?

Sebastián Coates is 35 years old. He was born on October 7, 1990 in Montevideo.

What position does Sebastián Coates play?

Sebastián Coates plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Sebastián Coates play for?

Sebastián Coates currently plays for Club Nacional.

How many career goals has Sebastián Coates scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Sebastián Coates has scored 53 goals in 569 appearances.

What is Sebastián Coates's market value?

Sebastián Coates's most recent reported market value is €800k.