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Diego Hernández (Uruguayan footballer)

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Uruguayan footballer (born 2000) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is González.
Diego Hernández
Personal information
Full name Diego Manuel Hernández González
Date of birth (2000-06-22) 22 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team León
(on loan from Botafogo)
Number 19
Youth career
Peñarol
Montevideo Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Montevideo Wanderers 83 (13)
2023– Botafogo 17 (1)
2024–León (loan) 13 (2)
International career
2023 Uruguay U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2024

Diego Manuel Hernández González (born 22 June 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Brazilian club Botafogo.

Club career

Hernández is a former youth academy player of Peñarol. After being released by the club in December 2018, he moved to Montevideo Wanderers. He made his professional debut for Wanderers on 12 September 2020 in a 2–1 league defeat against Plaza Colonia.

In 2023, Hernandez signed a 3-year-deal with Botafogo.

International career

On 20 March 2023, Hernández received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team as a replacement for the injured Giorgian de Arrascaeta. On 28 September 2023, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2023 Pan American Games.

References

  1. https://tntsports.com.br/futebolbrasileiro/Botafogo-anuncia-contratacao-do-meia-uruguaio-Diego-Hernandez-20230526-0007.html
  2. "Diego Hernández, el pibe formado en Peñarol y que hoy disfruta Wanderers: "Yo me inyectaba las mismas hormonas de crecimiento que Messi"". 24 January 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. "Debutantes de la 12a fecha del Torneo Apertura 2020". 17 September 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. https://tntsports.com.br/futebolbrasileiro/Botafogo-anuncia-contratacao-do-meia-uruguaio-Diego-Hernandez-20230526-0007.html
  5. "Cambios en la convocatoria para los amistosos". 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  6. "Lista definida para los Juegos Panamericanos 2023" (in Spanish). AUF. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.

External links

Botafogo – current squad

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