Sebastián Coates
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Coates with Uruguay in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sebastián Coates Nion | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nacional | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2009 | Nacional | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Nacional | 59 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Liverpool | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Nacional (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Sunderland (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Sunderland | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Sporting CP (loan) | 46 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2024 | Sporting CP | 216 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Nacional | 31 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Uruguay U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Uruguay U20 | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Uruguay U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2023 | Uruguay | 51 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:34, 19 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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Sebastián Coates Nion (Spanish pronunciation: [seβasˈtjaŋ koˈates ˈnjon]; born 7 October 1990) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Uruguayan club Nacional.
Having begun his career at Nacional, where he was a regular from his debut in 2009, Coates joined Liverpool in 2011. He spent time out on loan, back at Nacional, and at Sunderland, and then joined the latter permanently in 2015. In January 2016, he moved to Sporting, initially on loan before signing permanently in February 2017. Following his move, Coates became an important member of the Sporting squad, captaining the side, and leading the club to a number of trophies, including the club's first league title in 19 years during the 2020–21 season.
Coates made his international debut at the 2011 Copa América, and was voted Young Player of the Tournament after Uruguay won the final. He also represented the country at the 2012 Olympics, the FIFA World Cup in 2014, 2018 and 2022, and the Copa América in 2015 and 2019.