Diego Hernández (Uruguayan footballer)

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.