Nahitan Nández

Nahitan Nández
	Nández training with Uruguay in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Nahitan Michel Nández Acosta
Date of birth	28 December 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Punta del Este, Uruguay
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, right-back, winger
Team information
Current team	Al-Qadsiah
Number	8
Youth career
2013–2014	Peñarol
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2017	Peñarol
2017–2019	Boca Juniors
2019–2024	Cagliari
2024–	Al-Qadsiah
International career‡
2014–2015	Uruguay U20
2015–	Uruguay
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Uruguay
Copa América
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2025; ‡ 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

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

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

Club

As of match played 16 January 2025^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Peñarol	2013–14	UPD	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	APD	24	4	2	0	11	2	1	0	38	6
	2018–19	APD	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	SPL	13	0	3	0	—		—		16	0
Career total			274	20	20	0	30	2	2	0	326	22

International

As of match played 15 November 2024^[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Uruguay	2015	3
	2016	0
	2017	6
	2018	11
	2019	11
	2020	4
	2021	14
	2022	0
	2023	4
	2024	12^[a]
Total		65

^ Includes a Non-FIFA friendly played against Basque Country, which is counted as an official match by Uruguayan Football Association.

Honours

Peñarol

Uruguayan Primera División: 2015–16

Boca Juniors

Uruguay

Copa América third place: 2024^[15]

References

^ "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.^{[dead link‍]}
^ 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

Profile at the Cagliari Calcio website
Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)

[15] Includes a Non-FIFA friendly played against Basque Country, which is counted as an official match by Uruguayan Football Association.

[1] "Nahitan Nández". BocaJuniors.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

[2] "Nahitan Nández" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

[soccerway2-3] "Danubio vs. Peñarol – 1 March 2014 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

[4] "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.

[“Infobae”-5] "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.

[6] "Bienvenido, Nández!" [Welcome, Nández!] (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

[7] "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.

[alqadsiah-8] "Nahitan Nandez completes surprise move to Saudi Pro League, joins Al-Qadsiah". OneFootball. 24 May 2024.

[9] "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.

[10] Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

[11] "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.^{[dead link‍]}

[12] Smith, Jamie (31 May 2019). "Suarez included in Uruguay's final Copa America squad despite injury concerns". Goal. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

[SW-13] "N. Nández". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

[14] Nahitan Nández at National-Football-Teams.com

[16] "Uruguay beats Canada on penalties to finish CONMEBOL Copa América™ in 3rd Place". 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

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