Diego Godín

Diego Godin
Godin warming up with Uruguay
Personal information
Full name Diego Roberto Godín Leal
Date of birth (1986-02-16) February 16, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Rosario, Uruguay
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) 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

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.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1][2][3]
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cerro 2003 Uruguayan Primera División 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2004 Uruguayan Primera División 14 0 1 0 — — 15 0
2005 Uruguayan Primera División 17 1 0 0 — — 17 1
2005–06 Uruguayan Primera División 30 5 0 0 — — 30 5
Total 63 6 1 0 — — 64 6
Nacional 2006–07 Uruguayan Primera División 26 0 4 0 16[a] 2 — 46 2
Villarreal 2007–08 La Liga 24 1 3 0 7[b] 0 — 34 1
2008–09 La Liga 31 0 0 0 7[c] 0 — 38 0
2009–10 La Liga 36 3 2 0 6[d] 0 — 44 3
Total 91 4 5 0 20 0 — 116 4
Atlético Madrid 2010–11 La Liga 25 0 1 1 3[d] 1 1[e] 0 30 2
2011–12 La Liga 27 2 1 0 13[d] 1 — 41 3
2012–13 La Liga 35 1 5 0 1[d] 0 1[e] 0 42 1
2013–14 La Liga 34 4 5 2 10[c] 2 2[f] 0 51 8
2014–15 La Liga 34 3 3 0 9[c] 1 2[f] 0 48 4
2015–16 La Liga 31 1 3 0 12[c] 0 — 46 1
2016–17 La Liga 31 3 5 0 11[c] 0 — 47 3
2017–18 La Liga 30 0 3 1 12[g] 0 — 45 1
2018–19 La Liga 30 3 2 0 6[c] 1 1[e] 0 39 4
Total 277 17 28 4 77 6 7 0 389 27
Inter Milan 2019–20 Serie A 23 1 2 0 11[h] 1 — 36 2
Cagliari 2020–21 Serie A 28 1 0 0 — — 28 1
2021–22 Serie A 11 0 1 0 — — 12 0
Total 39 1 1 0 — — 40 1
Atlético Mineiro 2022 Série A 1 0 1 0 2[i] 0 5[j] 1 9 1
Vélez Sarsfield 2022 Argentine Primera División 6 1 0 0 2[i] 0 — 8 1
2023 Argentine Primera División 13 0 1 0 — — 14 0
Total 19 1 1 0 2 0 — 22 1
Career total 539 30 43 4 128 9 12 1 722 44
  1. ↑ Ten appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, six appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
  7. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  10. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in Campeonato Mineiro, one appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

International

Godín (right) and Austria's Marc Janko in March 2014
Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2005 1 0
2006 9 3
2007 8 0
2008 9 0
2009 9 0
2010 7 0
2011 9 0
2012 9 0
2013 14 0
2014 11 1
2015 11 3
2016 9 1
2017 7 0
2018 11 0
2019 11 0
2020 4 0
2021 14 0
2022 8 0
Total 161 8

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first.[4]

List of international goals scored by Diego Godín
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 May 2006 Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro  Serbia and Montenegro 1–1 1–1 Friendly
2 16 August 2006 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt  Egypt 1–0 2–0
3 18 October 2006 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Venezuela 1–0 4–0
4 24 June 2014 Arena das Dunas, Natal, Brazil  Italy 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup
5 8 October 2015 Estadio Hernando Siles, Paz, Bolivia  Bolivia 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 13 October 2015 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Colombia 1–0 3–0
7 17 November 2015  Chile 1–0 3–0
8 5 June 2016 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, United States  Mexico 1–1 1–3 Copa América Centenario

Honours

Godín (right) and Sebastián Coates celebrate winning the 2011 Copa América

Atlético Madrid

Inter Milan

Atlético Mineiro

Uruguay

Individual

References

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  2. ↑ "D. Godín". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Diego Godín". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando. "Diego Roberto Godín – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Atletico Madrid win La Liga". Sport 24. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Real Madrid – At. Madrid" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Le Miere, Jason (22 August 2014). "VIDEO Atlético Madrid 1–0 Real Madrid (2–1 agg.): Highlights; Mandžukić goal wins Atlético the Spanish Super Cup". International Business Times. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Falcao at double as Atlético march to title". UEFA. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Hafez, Shamoon (16 May 2018). "Marseille 0–0 Atlético Madrid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Atletico beat Inter, take first Super Cup". Sportsnet. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Chelsea 1–4 Atletico Madrid". BBC Sport. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  12. ↑ Sanders, Emma (15 August 2018). "Real Madrid 2–4 Atlético Madrid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Madrid finally fulfil Décima dream". UEFA. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  14. ↑ Johnston, Neil (29 May 2016). "Real Madrid 1–1 Atlético Madrid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  15. ↑ Begley, Emlyn (21 August 2020). "Sevilla 3–2 Inter Milan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  16. ↑ Silveira, Leandro (20 February 2022). "Atlético-MG vence Flamengo nos pênaltis e conquista a Supercopa do Brasil" [Atlético-MG beat Flamengo on penalties and conquer Brazilian Supercup] (in Portuguese). CNN Brazil. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  17. ↑ "Uruguay celebrates well into early Monday its record winning 15th Copa America". Merco Press. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  18. ↑ Pritchard, Dafydd (26 March 2018). "Wales 0–1 Uruguay". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  19. ↑ "Uruguay goleó a Tailandia y Diego Godín hizo historia" [Uruguay thrashed Thailand and Diego Godín made history]. Clarín (in Spanish). 25 March 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  20. ↑ "Premios BBVA a los mejores de abril" [BBVA awards to best in April] (in Spanish). Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  21. ↑ "Premios BBVA a los mejores de mayo" [BBVA awards to best in May] (in Spanish). Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  22. ↑ "The Liga BBVA team of the season". La Liga. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Griezmann named La Liga player of year, Diego Simeone top coach". ESPN FC. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  24. ↑ "UEFA Champions League squad of the season". UEFA. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  25. ↑ "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". UEFA. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  26. ↑ "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". UEFA. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  27. ↑ "UEFA.com Team of the Year 2014 announced". UEFA. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  28. ↑ "Champions League team of the group stage". UEFA. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  29. ↑ "Atletico dominate UEFA's La Liga team of the season". Marca. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  30. ↑ "Das ist das ESM-Team der Saison" [Meet the ESM-Team of the Season] (in German). Kicker. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  31. ↑ "UEFA Europa League Squad of the 2017/18 Season". UEFA. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  32. ↑ "FIFA World Cup™ Fan Dream Team". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  33. ↑ "IFFHS Awards – The men World Team 2018". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 1 December 2018. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  34. ↑ "IFFHS Men's All Time Uruguay Dream Team". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2023.