Sebastián Coates
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Coates in 2015
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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) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Sporting | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||
| 2001–2009 | Nacional | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Nacional | 60 | (8) | ||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Liverpool | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Sunderland | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Sporting (loan) | 30 | (3) | ||||||||||||
| 2017– | Sporting | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Uruguay U20 | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | Uruguay Olympic | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2011– | Uruguay | 26 | (1) | ||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:24, 30 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2015 |
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Sebastián Coates Nion (Spanish pronunciation: [seβasˈtjan koˈates ˈnjon]; born 7 October 1990) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Primeira Liga side Sporting CP, and the Uruguay national team.
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.
Coates made his international debut at the 2011 Copa América, and was voted Young Player of the Tournament after Uruguay won it. He also represented the country at the 2012 Olympics, 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the 2015 Copa América.
Coates was born in Montevideo. On his paternal side, he is of Scottish ancestry, although his family does not speak English.
Coates joined Nacional at 11, and worked his way up through the age groups, appearing as captain at every level. In 2009, aged 18, he signed a contract and began playing for the first team. His first appearance came against Bella Vista, a performance for which he was named man of the match by Uruguay's El País. He subsequently started every game for Nacional, notwithstanding suspension and national duty.
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