Nahitan Michel Nández Acosta (born 28 December 1995) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Cagliari and the Uruguay national team.
_-_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%8F.jpg) Nández with Uruguay in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nahitan Michel Nández Acosta | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Punta del Este, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cagliari | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Peñarol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Peñarol | 75 | (8) |
| 2017–2019 | Boca Juniors | 36 | (6) |
| 2019– | Cagliari | 109 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Uruguay U20 | 28 | (1) |
| 2015– | Uruguay | 49 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:56, 1 February 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021 | |||
After starting his career at Peñarol, he later played in Argentina for Boca Juniors and in Italy for Cagliari. A full international for Uruguay since 2015, he played at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 and 2021 Copa América.
Club careerEdit
Born in Punta del Este, Nández is a youth exponent from Peñarol. 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.[3]
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.[4]
He made his last appearance for Boca Juniors on 31 July 2019 against Club Athletico Paranaense in a 2–0 home win. He was replaced by Eduardo Salvio in the 75th minute.[5]
On 9 August 2019, Nández joined Italian club Cagliari Calcio on a five-year deal,[6] for a fee of US$20 million.[7]
International careerEdit
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.[8]
In June 2018 he was named in Uruguay's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9] He played in all five of their games as they reached the quarter-finals, starting all but one.[10]
Nández was also called up by manager Óscar Tabárez for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil.[11]
Career statisticsEdit
ClubEdit
- As of match played 27 January 2023[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peñarol | 2013–14 | Uruguayan Primera División | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 28 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 20 | 7 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 75 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 8 | ||
| Boca Juniors | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 6 |
| 2018–19 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Total | 36 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 8 | ||
| Cagliari | 2019–20 | Serie A | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 109 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 212 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 260 | 20 | ||
InternationalEdit
- As of match played 16 November 2021[13]
| Uruguay | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 0 |
HonoursEdit
Peñarol
Boca Juniors
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Nahitan Nández". BocaJuniors.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Nahitan Nández" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Danubio vs. Peñarol – 1 March 2014 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Nahitan Nández se convirtió en jugador de Boca" [Nahitan Nández became a Boca player] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "El último partido de Nahitan Nandez en Boca: sacrificio, un increíble gol errado y lágrimas tras una gran ovación de la Bombonera" [Nahitan Nández's last match for boca: sacrifice, an incredible miss and tears after a great ovation from the Bombonera]. Infobae. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Bienvenido, Nández!" [Welcome, Nández!] (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Nández firmó su contrato con Cagliari por US$ 20.000.000" [Nández signed his contract with Cagliari for US$20,000,000]. República (in Spanish). 10 August 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Uruguay perdió 1–0 con Costa Rica como visitante en un amistoso" [Uruguay lost 1–0 to Costa Rica as visitors in friendly] (in Spanish). Fútbol.uy. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Nahitan Nández podría ir al Napoli: la cifra millonaria que Boca recibiría si se realiza el pase" [Nahitan Nández could go to Napoli: the multi-million figure that Boca would receive if this happens]. Noticias por el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Smith, Jamie (31 May 2019). "Suarez included in Uruguay's final Copa America squad despite injury concerns". Goal. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "N. Nández". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ Nahitan Nández at National-Football-Teams.com