Nahitan Michel Nández Acosta (born 28 December 1995) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club

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and the Uruguay national team. After starting his career at Peñarol, he later played in Argentina for

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and in Italy for

. A full international for Uruguay since 2015, he played at the

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and the

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and

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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

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, replacing Antonio Pacheco D'Agosti after 57 minutes in a 0–2 away win. On 23 August 2017, Nández moved to Argentina's

on a four-year deal, with the club paying US$4 million for 60% of his economic rights. 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. On 9 August 2019, Nández joined Italian club Cagliari Calcio on a five-year deal, for a fee of US$20 million.

International career

Nández was the captain and a key member of the Uruguayan team at the

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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

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at the Estadio Nacional; he replaced Diego Rolan in the 37th minute. In June 2018 he was named in Uruguay's 23-man squad for the

in Russia. He played in all five of their games as they reached the quarter-finals, starting all but one. Nández was also called up by manager

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for the

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in Brazil.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Peñarol * Uruguayan Primera División: 2015–16 Boca Juniors *

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: 2017–18 * Supercopa Argentina:

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References

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