Nahitan Nández
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Full name | Nahitan Michel Nández Acosta | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 28 December 1995||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Punta del Este, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder, right-back, winger | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al-Qadsiah | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Peñarol | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Peñarol | 75 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Boca Juniors | 36 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2024 | Cagliari | 158 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Al-Qadsiah | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Uruguay U20 | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2015– | Uruguay | 65 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024 |
Nahitan Michel Nández Acosta (born 28 December 1995) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Saudi Pro League club Al-Qadsiah 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, Nández 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 three editions of the Copa América (2019, 2021 and 2024).
Club career
[edit]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]
On 24 May 2024, it was reported that Nández would join the recently promoted Saudi Pro League side Al Qadsiah as a free agent.[8]
International career
[edit]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.[9]
In June 2018 he was named in Uruguay's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[10] He played in all five of their games as they reached the quarter-finals, starting all but one.[11]
Nández was also called up by manager Óscar Tabárez for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 23 May 2024[13]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | Serie A | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
Total | 158 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 6 | ||
Al-Qadsiah | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 261 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 310 | 22 |
International
[edit]- As of match played 15 November 2024[14]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Uruguay | 2015 | 3 | 0 |
2016 | 0 | 0 | |
2017 | 6 | 0 | |
2018 | 11 | 0 | |
2019 | 11 | 0 | |
2020 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 14 | 0 | |
2022 | 0 | 0 | |
2023 | 4 | 0 | |
2024 | 12[a] | 0 | |
Total | 65 | 0 |
- ^ Includes a Non-FIFA friendly played against Basque Country, which is counted as an official match by Uruguayan Football Association.
Honours
[edit]Peñarol
Boca Juniors
Uruguay
- Copa América third place: 2024[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "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. August 2019. 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.
- ^ "Nahitan Nandez completes surprise move to Saudi Pro League, joins Al-Qadsiah". OneFootball. 24 May 2024.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Uruguay beats Canada on penalties to finish CONMEBOL Copa América™ in 3rd Place". 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 1995 births
- People from Punta del Este
- Footballers from Maldonado Department
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Men's association football utility players
- Peñarol players
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Cagliari Calcio players
- Al Qadsiah FC players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- 2019 Copa América players
- 2021 Copa América players
- 2024 Copa América players
- Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers
- Uruguay men's international footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia