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.
![]() Nández with Uruguay in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nahitan Michel Nández Acosta | ||
Date of birth | (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 26)[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 | 89 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Uruguay U20 | 28 | (1) |
2015– | Uruguay | 49 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:00, 17 August 2022 (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.
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]
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]
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 | ||||
Total | 88 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 4 | ||
Career total | 191 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 239 | 20 |
Uruguay | ||
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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 |
Peñarol
Boca Juniors
Cagliari Calcio – current squad | |
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2018 South American Team of the Year | |
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