Roberto Núñez (footballer)

Roberto Núñez Mañas (born 3 January 1996), simply known as Roberto, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Águilas FC as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Núñez and the second or maternal family name is Mañas.
Roberto
Personal information
Full name Roberto Núñez Mañas
Date of birth (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996
Place of birth Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Águilas
Youth career
2006–2015 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Atlético Madrid C 19 (1)
2014–2017 Atlético Madrid B 56 (9)
2016 Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
2017–2018 Royal Antwerp 0 (0)
2018–2020 Las Palmas B 48 (5)
2020– Águilas 6 (0)
International career
2012 Spain U16 1 (0)
2012–2013 Spain U17 9 (1)
2014 Spain U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2020

Club career

Born in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Roberto joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2006, aged ten.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 11 May 2014, coming on as a second half substitute for Xu Xin in a 1–2 away loss against Barakaldo CF in the Segunda División B.

In the 2014 summer, Roberto was definitely promoted to the C-team in Tercera División. The following year, after the reserves' relegation, he upgraded to the B-side.

Roberto made his first team debut on 30 November 2016, replacing fellow debutant Caio Henrique and scoring the last in a 6–0 away routing of CD Guijuelo, in the season's Copa del Rey.[2] In a test match against Sevilla FC Roberto was employed as a defender. After this rather unsuccessful experiment he performed as a forward again. The following 31 August, he moved abroad after agreeing to a contract with Belgian side Royal Antwerp FC.[3]

On 10 July 2018, after featuring in only two cup matches, Roberto returned to Spain and its third division after agreeing to a deal with UD Las Palmas Atlético. On 20 November 2020, he signed for Águilas FC in the fourth tier.[4]

References
  1. "Roberto Núñez: "Le debo a mi madre jugar en el Atlético"" [Roberto Núñez: "I owe to my mother to play at Atlético"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. "Un Atlético de pata negra" [An Atlético of black paw] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. "Roberto Núñez ficha por el Royal Antwerp belga" [Roberto Núñez signs for Belgian Royal Antwerp] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  4. "Roberto Nuñez, nueva incorporación del Águilas F.C." [Roberto Nuñez, new signing of Águilas F.C.] (in Spanish). Águilas FC. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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