CONMEBOL · South America

Uruguay

A statistical overview of Uruguay's football profile, combining major-tournament history with the legends represented in the database.

Explore 50 legends Related All-Time Team

World titles: 2
Continental titles: 15
Tournament entries: 59
Legends tracked: 50

Capital: Montevideo
Population: 3.4M
Coach profiles: None rated
Database OVR: 86 avg.

Database leaders

Highest-rated legends

Ordered by Legends Database OVR. Players with the same rating share the same rank.

Browse all 50

Database profile

What the national pool looks like

Aggregate ratings describe the legends currently represented in Legends Database, not the entire history of the national team.

Legends tracked: 50
Average OVR: 86
Peak OVR: 93
Average height: 178 cm
Average speed: 80
Average first touch: 80

Composition

Position distribution

50 total

Goalkeepers4 · 8%

Defenders20 · 40%

Midfielders8 · 16%

Attackers18 · 36%

Player traits

Preferred foot

Unknown values included

Left: 1224%
Right: 3774%
Unknown: 12%

Percentages use the full rated national pool, so missing foot data remains visible.

Historical distribution

Legends by era

Largest DB generation: 1960s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Era is the primary decade assigned to each player profile; it is not a count of national-team appearances per decade.

Individual records

Leaders inside the database

Every record below is calculated from the rated legends currently available for this nation.

Highest OVRSchiaffino, Juan93 OVRDatabase rating

National-team scorerSuárez, Luis69 goals143 caps

Most national capsGodín, Diego161 capsAmong tracked legends

Best goal ratioMíguez, Óscar0.69 / gameMinimum 10 caps

Highest speed scoreAbbadie, Julio César90 SPDPace + acceleration

Highest strengthDe León, Hugo91 STRDatabase attribute

Best first touchFrancescoli, Enzo97 FTRTechnical attribute

Largest generation1960s11 legendsPrimary player era

National-team record

Major tournament record

Combined World Cup and continental championship final-tournament record. Qualifying matches and friendlies are excluded.

Matches263

Win rate47.9%

Goal difference+114

Won: 12648%
Drawn: 5922%
Lost: 7830%

Goals for: 442
Goals against: 328
World Cup: 14appearances
Continental: 45appearances

Football identity

Defining themes

The database characterises Uruguay's football tradition through these recurring themes.

garra charrúa
defensive solidity
competitive spirit
tactical pragmatism
resilient

Football footprint

National context

Largest stadium: Estadio Centenario
Confederation: CONMEBOL
Capital: Montevideo

Player index

Explore every Uruguay legend

Search and filter the complete national pool without turning this overview into a tactical selection.

Search legendPositionEraSort by

50 legends found