Diego Hernández (Uruguayan footballer)
Uruguayan footballer (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Manuel Hernández González | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 2000 | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
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]
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