Sebastián Coates Nion is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Portuguese club Sporting CP, which he captains, 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. Wikipedia