# Nahitan Nández

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.
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.
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.
On 24 May 2024, it was reported that Nández would join the recently promoted Saudi Pro League side Al Qadsiah as a free agent.

## 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.
In June 2018 he was named in Uruguay's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup 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 Óscar Tabárez for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Peñarol | 2013–14 | UPD | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Peñarol | 2014–15 | UPD | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Peñarol | 2015–16 | UPD | 28 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 |
| Peñarol | 2016 | UPD | 12 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Peñarol | 2017 | UPD | 20 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 7 |
| Peñarol | Total | 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 |
| Boca Juniors | 2018–19 | APD | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Boca Juniors | Total | Total | 36 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 8 |
| Cagliari | 2019–20 | Serie A | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 2 |
| Cagliari | 2020–21 | Serie A | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 2 |
| Cagliari | 2021–22 | Serie A | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Cagliari | 2022–23 | Serie B | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 0 |
| Cagliari | 2023–24 | Serie A | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 2 |
| Cagliari | Total | Total | 158 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 6 |
| Al-Qadsiah | 2024–25 | SPL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 274 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 326 | 22 |

### International

    As of match played 15 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Uruguay | 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 2018 | 11 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 2021 | 14 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 2024 | 12 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 65 | 0 |
* ↑ 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
* Argentine Primera División: 2017–18
* Supercopa Argentina: 2018
Uruguay
* Copa América third place: 2024