Diego Godín
Diego Roberto Godín Leal (born 16 February 1986) is an Uruguayan professional footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Cagliari and the Uruguay national football team. He has also played for Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan, Cerro, Nacional and Villarreal.
| 300px Godin warming up with Uruguay | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Roberto Godín Leal | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1986 (aged 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cagliari | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Defensor | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003—2006 | Cerro | 63 | (6) |
| 2006—2007 | Nacional | 26 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Villarreal | 91 | (4) |
| 2010–2019 | Atletico Madrid | 277 | (17) |
| 2019–2020 | Inter Milan | 23 | (1) |
| 2020– | Cagliari | 12 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2005- | Uruguay | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerro | 2003 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| Total | 63 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 6 | ||
| Nacional | 2006–07 | Primera División | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 46 | 2 |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 46 | 2 | ||
| Villarreal | 2007–08 | La Liga | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 2008–09 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| Total | 91 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 116 | 4 | ||
| Atlético Madrid | 2010–11 | La Liga | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 51 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 48 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
| Total | 186 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 50 | 5 | 258 | 19 | ||
| Total | Uruguay | 89 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 110 | 8 | |
| Spain | 277 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 70 | 5 | 374 | 23 | ||
| Career | 366 | 21 | 32 | 3 | 86 | 7 | 484 | 31 | ||
Honours
- As of 28 May 2016
Club
- Atlético Madrid
- La Liga: 2013–14[3]
- Copa del Rey: 2012–13[4]
- Supercopa de España: 2014; Runner-up 2013[5]
- UEFA Europa League: 2011–12[6]
- UEFA Super Cup: 2010, 2012[7]
- UEFA Champions League: Runner-up 2013–14,[8] 2015–16
International
Individual
- La Liga Player of the Month: April 2014,[10] May 2014[11]
- La Liga Team of the Season: 2013–14
- UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2013–14[12]
- UEFA Champions League Team of the Group Stage: 2015[13]
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2014
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Godín playing for Uruguay in 2010
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Godín (right) and Austria's Marc Janko in March 2014
Godín (right) and Sebastián Coates celebrate winning the 2011 Copa América
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References
- ↑ "Godín: Diego Roberto Godín Leal". BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ "Diego Godín". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ "Atletico Madrid win La Liga". Sport 24. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ "Real Madrid – At. Madrid" (in español). RFEF. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ "Barcelona 0–0 Atletico Madrid: Catalans win Spanish Super Cup". BBC Sport. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ "Falcao at double as Atlético march to title". UEFA.com. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ "Chelsea 1–4 Atletico Madrid". BBC Sport. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ "Madrid finally fulfil Décima dream". UEFA.com. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ "Uruguay celebrates well into early Monday its record winning 15th Copa America". Merco Press. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ "Premios BBVA a los mejores de abril" [BBVA awards to best in April] (in español). Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ "Premios BBVA a los mejores de mayo" [BBVA awards to best in May] (in español). Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League squad of the season". UEFA.com. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ "Champions League team of the group stage". UEFA.com. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.