Marcelino Núñez

Marcelino Ignacio Nuñez Espinoza (born 1 March 2000) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean club Universidad Católica.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nuñez and the second or maternal family name is Espinoza.
Marcelino Núñez
Personal information
Full name Marcelino Ignacio Núñez Espinoza
Date of birth (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000
Place of birth Recoleta, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Universidad Católica
Number 26
Youth career
2014–2019 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Universidad Católica 59 (8)
National team‡
2021– Chile 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2022

Club career

Universidad Catolica

Nuñez would make his professional debut in February 2020, coming on as a sub and playing 25 minutes in a home win against Deportes Iquique in San Carlos de Apoquindo. His Copa Libertadores debut was a few days later, on March 3rd, 2020, on a 0-3 away loss against Brazil's Internacional de Porto Alegre. His first professional goal came just a week later, on a 1-2 home loss against América de Cali, after bending a free-kick right into the goalkeeper's upper right corner.

International career

Núñez was called up to the Chile squad for the 2021 Copa América,[1] but he didn'd make any appearance. He made his debut in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Colombia on 9 September 2021.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of 24 April 2022[3]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universidad Católica 2020 Primera División 202—4[lower-alpha 1]11[lower-alpha 2]1254
2021 Primera División 286—7[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 2]0366
2022 Primera División 110002[lower-alpha 3]11[lower-alpha 2]0141
Total 598—132317511
Career total 598—132317511
  1. 3 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 1 in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
  3. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

International
As of 1 February 2022.[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Chile 202170
202221
Total91

International goals
List of international goals scored by Marcelino Núñez
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
11 February 2022Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia Bolivia2–13–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club
Universidad Católica

References
  1. "Nómina de La Roja para la Copa América". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. Reyes, Luis (7 October 2021). "El gran golpe de Marcelino". AS Chile (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. "Marcelino Nuñez". Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. Marcelino Núñez at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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