Marcelino Núñez

Marcelino Ignacio Núñez Espinoza (born 1 March 2000) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Norwich City and the Chile national team.

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)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 26
Youth career
2014–2019 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Universidad Católica 64 (8)
2022– Norwich City 37 (3)
International career‡
2021– Chile 19 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:26, 30 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:08, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Universidad Catolica

Nuñez made 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.[2][3] His Copa Libertadores debut was a few days later, on 3 March 2020, on a 0-3 away loss against Brazil's Internacional de Porto Alegre.[4] 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.[5]

Norwich City

On 2 August 2022, Núñez joined English side Norwich City for an undisclosed fee.[6] He scored his first goal for Norwich in a loss to Hull City on 13 August.[7] On 21 February 2023, he scored a brace against Birmingham City, including a spectacular volley from 25 yards out. [8]

International career

Núñez was called up to the Chile squad for the 2021 Copa América,[9] but he didn't make any appearances. He made his debut in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Colombia on 9 September 2021.[10] Núñez scored his first international goal for Chile in a qualification match against Bolivia on 1 February 2022.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 29 April 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universidad Católica 2020 Primera División 202——4[lower-alpha 3]11[lower-alpha 4]1254
2021 Primera División 28 6 — — 7[lower-alpha 5] 0 1[lower-alpha 4] 0 36 6
2022 Primera División 16011—5[lower-alpha 6]11[lower-alpha 4]0232
Total 6481100162318412
Norwich City 2022–23[12] Championship 3631010——383
Career total 1001121101623112215
  1. Includes Copa Chile, FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, one in Copa Sudamericana
  4. Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
  5. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  6. Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, two in Copa Sudamericana

International
As of match played 16 October 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Chile 202170
202271
2023 6 3
Total204
Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Núñez goal.
List of international goals scored by Marcelino Núñez
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1.1 February 2022Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia Bolivia2–13–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.16 June 2023Estadio Ester Roa, Concepción, Chile Cuba1–03–0Friendly
3.3–0
4. 12 October 2023 Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile  Peru 2–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Universidad Católica

References
  1. "Marcelino Núñez". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. "Polifuncional, callado y con buena pegada: Marcelino Núñez, la carta juvenil de la UC para el 2020". Publimetro Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. "Marcelino Núñez: "Quiero ser un referente de Universidad Católica" » Prensafútbol". Prensafútbol (in Spanish). 19 March 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. González, Christian (18 October 2021). "Marcelino Núñez, el joven crack cruzado que dormía en un simulador de San Carlos de Apoquindo". La Tercera. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  5. "Marcelino Núñez, el juvenil de la UC que brilló con un golazo mágico | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. "City sign Chile international Marcelino Núñez". Norwich City F.C. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  7. "Hull 2-1 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  8. "Norwich City 3-1 Birmingham". Sky Sports. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  9. "Nómina de La Roja para la Copa América". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  10. Reyes, Luis (7 October 2021). "El gran golpe de Marcelino". AS Chile (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  11. "Marcelino Nuñez". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  12. "Marcelino Nunez | Football Stats | Norwich City | Season 2022/2023 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  13. Marcelino Núñez at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.


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