Dylan Nandín
Dylan Alexander Nandín Berrutti is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Arouca.
Career
Cerro
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.In Cerro's youth team, Nandín scored twice in a 2–2 comeback draw against [Club Club Nacional de Football|Nacional de Football|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.
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. In 2023, he scored four top-flight goals, including in 1–1 draws at home to Peñarol and Nacional.