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Diego Hernández (Uruguayan footballer)

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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) 0 (0)
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. [1]

Club career

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Hernández is a former youth academy player of Peñarol. After being released by the club in December 2018, he moved to Montevideo Wanderers.[2] He made his professional debut for Wanderers on 12 September 2020 in a 2–1 league defeat against Plaza Colonia.[3]

In 2023, Hernandez signed a 3-year-deal with Botafogo. [4]

International career

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On 20 March 2023, Hernández received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team as a replacement for the injured Giorgian de Arrascaeta.[5] On 28 September 2023, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2023 Pan American Games.[6]

References

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  1. ^ https://tntsports.com.br/futebolbrasileiro/Botafogo-anuncia-contratacao-do-meia-uruguaio-Diego-Hernandez-20230526-0007.html [bare URL]
  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 [bare URL]
  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.
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