Nahitan Nández

Footballer

Birthday December 28, 1995

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Punta del Este, Uruguay

Age 28 years old

Nationality Uruguay

Height 1.72 m

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1975

He was replaced by Eduardo Salvio in the 75th minute.

1995

Nahitan Michel Nández Acosta (born 28 December 1995) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for club Cagliari and the Uruguay national team.

A versatile player, Nández can play as a central midfielder, right-back, attacking midfielder or winger.

After starting his career at Peñarol, he later played in Argentina for Boca Juniors and in Italy for Cagliari.

2014

On 1 March 2014, he made his first team debut in a Uruguayan Primera División game against Danubio, replacing Antonio Pacheco D'Agosti after 57 minutes in a 0–2 away win.

2015

A full international for Uruguay since 2015, he played at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 and 2021 Copa América.

Born in Punta del Este, Nández is a youth exponent from Peñarol.

Nández was the captain and a key member of the Uruguayan team at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup played in New Zealand, where he was in the starting eleven for all four of their games.

Nández made his senior international debut on 8 September 2015, in a 1–0 friendly loss away to Costa Rica at the Estadio Nacional; he replaced Diego Rolan in the 37th minute.

2017

On 23 August 2017, Nández moved to Argentina's Boca Juniors on a four-year deal, with the club paying US$4 million for 60% of his economic rights.

2018

In June 2018 he was named in Uruguay's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

He played in all five of their games as they reached the quarter-finals, starting all but one.

2019

He made his last appearance for Boca Juniors on 31 July 2019 against Club Athletico Paranaense in a 2–0 home win.

On 9 August 2019, Nández joined Italian club Cagliari Calcio on a five-year deal, for a fee of US$20 million.

Nández was also called up by manager Óscar Tabárez for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil.

Peñarol

Boca Juniors