![]() Nández with
Uruguay in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
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 | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Uruguay U20 | 28 | (1) |
2015– | Uruguay | 59 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 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, 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 three editions of Copa América ( 2019, 2021, and 2024).
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]
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]
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 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
Total | 141 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 5 | ||
Career total | 244 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 293 | 21 |
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 | 6 [a] | 0 | |
Total | 59 | 0 |
Peñarol
Boca Juniors