Dylan Nandín

Dylan Nandín
Personal information
Full name Dylan Alexander Nandín Berrutti
Date of birth (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Racing Club de Montevideo
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Cerro 61 (6)
2024– Racing Club de Montevideo 20 (7)
International career‡
2023 Uruguay U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:54, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:54, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Dylan Alexander Nandín Berrutti (born 28 February 2002) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Racing Club de Montevideo as a forward.

Career

Born in Montevideo, Nandín was raised by a fishmonger father and a hospital cleaner mother. He grew up two blocks from Cerro's Estadio Luis Tróccoli and began playing football at age five. He played for the youth team Covicenova and attracted the attention of former Cerro and Peñarol player Néstor Blanco, who recruited him for Cerro's academy and moved his position from defensive midfielder to centre forward.[1]

In Cerro's youth team, Nandín scored twice in a 2–2 comeback draw against Nacional, as well as goals against Peñarol, Liverpool Montevideo and Defensor Sporting. He signed his first professional contract in July 2020 and received his first-team debut on 7 February 2021 in a 2–0 home win over Progreso, playing the final eight minutes as a substitute for Maicol Cabrera. On 29 March, he broke his fifth metatarsal in a 1–1 draw with Montevideo Wanderers on the final day of the season as his team were relegated; he recovered three months later.[1]

On 3 November 2021, Nandín scored the 2–1 winner in added time in a victory at Uruguay Montevideo. After missing the playoffs in the Uruguayan Segunda División that season, the team were promoted in 2022, with Nandín assisting the only goal by Emiliano Sosa in the playoff final against local rivals Rampla Juniors, allowing their team to be back in the Uruguayan Primera División for their centenary.[1] In 2023, he scored four top-flight goals, including in 1–1 draws at home to Peñarol and Nacional.[2][3]

On 9 January 2024, Nandín was released by Cerro, and signed the next day for Racing Club de Montevideo.[4] On his debut on 18 February, he scored twice in a 2–2 home draw with Liverpool Montevideo.[5]

International career

Nandín played for the Uruguay national under-23 football team in the 2023 Pan American Games in Chile.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Benítez, Pablo (23 August 2023). "Dylan Nandín: el 9 de Cerro que admira a Luis Suárez y que le dejó su marca a los grandes" [Dylan Nandín: Cerro's number 9 who admires Luis Suárez and who left his mark on the big teams]. El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ Fernández, Leandro (3 June 2023). "Cerro y Nacional empataron 1-1 en Jardines del Hipódromo" [Cerro and Nacional drew 1-1 in Jardines del Hipódromo]. La Diaria (in Spanish). Tenfield. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Peñarol y Cerro empataron 1 a 1 en el Centenario por la primera fecha del Clausura" [Peñarol and Cerro drew 1-1 in the Centenario on the first matchday of the Clausura]. Subrayado (in Spanish). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Así transcurrió, día a día, el período de pases de verano del fútbol uruguayo en 2024" [How it happened, day by day, the summer transfer window of Uruguayan football in 2024]. El Observador (in Spanish). 16 February 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Dylan Nandín: "Tenemos un plantel que está para hacer cosas buenas"" [Dylan Nandín: "We have a squad that is going to do good things"] (in Spanish). Carve Deportiva. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.