Marcelino Núñez

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nuñez and the second or maternal family name is Espinoza.
Marcelino Núñez
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Personal information
Full name Marcelino Ignacio Núñez Espinoza
Date of birth (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 22)
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 48 (8)
National team‡
2021– Chile 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2022

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

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 1 March 2022[3]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Universidad Católica 2020 Primera División 20 2 — 4[a] 1 1[b] 1 25 4
2021 Primera División 28 6 — 7[c] 0 1[b] 0 36 6
2022 Primera División 4 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 5 0
Total 52 8 — 11 1 3 1 66 10
Career total 52 8 — 11 1 3 1 66 10
  1. ^ 3 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 1 in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ a b c 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 team Year Apps Goals
Chile 2021 7 0
2022 2 1
Total 9 1

International goals[]

List of international goals scored by Marcelino Núñez
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 February 2022 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia  Bolivia 2–1 3–2 2022 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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