Diego Godín
Uruguayan association football player
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.
![]() Godin warming up with Uruguay | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diego Roberto Godín Leal | ||
Date of birth | February 16, 1986 | ||
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 |
Career statistics
changeClub
changeClub | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
- ↑ Ten appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, six appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
- ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Four appearances and one goal in Campeonato Mineiro, one appearance in Supercopa do Brasil
International
changeNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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
changeAtlético Madrid
- La Liga: 2013–14[5]
- Copa del Rey: 2012–13[6]
- Supercopa de España: 2014[7]
- UEFA Europa League: 2011–12,[8] 2017–18[9]
- UEFA Super Cup: 2010,[10] 2012,[11] 2018[12]
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2013–14,[13] 2015–16[14]
Inter Milan
Atlético Mineiro
Uruguay
Individual
- La Liga Player of the Month: April 2014, May 2014[20][21]
- La Liga Team of the Season: 2013–14, 2015–16[22][23]
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2013–14,[24] 2015–16,[25] 2016–17[26]
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2014[27]
- UEFA Champions League Team of the group stage: 2015[28]
- La Liga Best Defender: 2015–16[23]
- UEFA La Liga Team of the Season: 2015–16[29]
- European Sports Media Team of the Year: 2015–16[30]
- UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2017–18[31]
- FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2018[32]
- IFFHS Men's World Team: 2018[33]
- IFFHS Uruguayan Men's Dream Team[34]
References
change- ↑ "Godín: Diego Roberto Godín Leal". BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ "D. Godín". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ↑ "Diego Godín". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando. "Diego Roberto Godín – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ↑ "Atletico Madrid win La Liga". Sport 24. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Falcao at double as Atlético march to title". UEFA. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ Hafez, Shamoon (16 May 2018). "Marseille 0–0 Atlético Madrid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ↑ "Atletico beat Inter, take first Super Cup". Sportsnet. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ↑ "Chelsea 1–4 Atletico Madrid". BBC Sport. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ Sanders, Emma (15 August 2018). "Real Madrid 2–4 Atlético Madrid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ "Madrid finally fulfil Décima dream". UEFA. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ Johnston, Neil (29 May 2016). "Real Madrid 1–1 Atlético Madrid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ↑ Begley, Emlyn (21 August 2020). "Sevilla 3–2 Inter Milan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Uruguay celebrates well into early Monday its record winning 15th Copa America". Merco Press. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ Pritchard, Dafydd (26 March 2018). "Wales 0–1 Uruguay". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "The Liga BBVA team of the season". La Liga. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Griezmann named La Liga player of year, Diego Simeone top coach". ESPN FC. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League squad of the season". UEFA. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". UEFA. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". UEFA. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ↑ "UEFA.com Team of the Year 2014 announced". UEFA. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ↑ "Champions League team of the group stage". UEFA. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Atletico dominate UEFA's La Liga team of the season". Marca. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ↑ "Das ist das ESM-Team der Saison" [Meet the ESM-Team of the Season] (in German). Kicker. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ↑ "UEFA Europa League Squad of the 2017/18 Season". UEFA. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup™ Fan Dream Team". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "IFFHS Men's All Time Uruguay Dream Team". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2023.