Vas Nuñez

Vasudeva Das Lilley Nuñez (Chinese: 勞烈斯; born 22 November 1995), commonly known as Vas Nuñez, is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Chinese Super League club Dalian Pro.

Vas Nuñez
勞烈斯
Personal information
Full name Vasudeva Das Lilley Nuñez
Date of birth (1995-11-22) 22 November 1995
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Dalian Pro
Number 4
Youth career
2009–2010 HKFC
2010–2011 Brasil Top Skills Soccer School
2012–2014 Hong Kong Armed Forces
2014–2015 Eastern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Eastern 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Dreams Metro Gallery (loan) 4 (1)
2016–2017 → Biu Chun Glory Sky (loan) 11 (2)
2017–2020 R&F 24 (1)
2021–2022 Meizhou Hakka 36 (0)
2022– Dalian Pro 26 (0)
International career‡
2018 Hong Kong U-23 4 (0)
2022– Hong Kong 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 September 2023

Club career

Núñez joined Eastern in 2015, and was loaned to Metro Gallery for the 2015–16 season.

He scored his first professional goal for Metro Gallery on 6 March 2016, in a 2–3 away loss to Wong Tai Sin.[1]

On 4 July 2017, R&F announced that they had acquired Núñez from Eastern.[2] On 14 October 2020, Núñez left the club after his club's withdrawal from the HKPL in the new season.

In February 2021, it was reported that Núñez would join China League One club Meizhou Hakka.

On 21 August 2022, Núñez joined Dalian Pro. He contributed an assist in his second start for the club, helping his club to secure a 2–2 draw against Beijing Guoan on 24 September 2022.

International career

On 4 May 2018, Núñez was granted the Hong Kong SAR Passport.[3] He was then called up to the U-23 squad for the 2018 Asian Games.

On 11 July 2022, Núñez was named in the preliminary squad in preparation for the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.

On 19 July 2022, Núñez made his international debut for Hong Kong in the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship against Japan.

Personal life

Núñez was born in Hong Kong to a British father and Mexican mother.[4]

Career statistics

Club
As of 17 September 2023[5]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eastern 2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League 000000–0000
2016–17 000000000000
Total 000000000000
Dreams Metro Gallery (loan) 2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League 411[lower-alpha 1]03[lower-alpha 2]0–1[lower-alpha 3]091
Biu Chun Glory Sky (loan) 2016–17 1122[lower-alpha 1]100–2[lower-alpha 4]0153
R&F 2017–18 1301[lower-alpha 1]02[lower-alpha 3]0–1[lower-alpha 4]0170
2018–19 81003[lower-alpha 3]0–00111
2019–20 301[lower-alpha 1]03[lower-alpha 3]0–0070
Total 394511100040595
Meizhou Hakka 2021 China League One 3300000–00330
2022 Chinese Super League 300000–0030
Total 36000800000360
Dalian Pro 2022 Chinese Super League 600000–0060
2023 2001000–00210
Total 26010000000270
Career total 10146111000401225
Notes
  1. Appearances in the Hong Kong FA Cup
  2. Appearances in the Hong Kong League Cup
  3. Appearances in the Hong Kong Sapling Cup
  4. Appearances in the Hong Kong Senior Shield

International
As of 17 September 2023
National team Year Apps Goals
Hong Kong 2022 3 0
2023 2 0
Total 5 0
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 19 July 2022 Kashima Stadium, Kashima, Japan  Japan 0–6 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2 24 July 2022 Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan  South Korea 0–3 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
3 27 July 2022 Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan  China 0–1 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

References
  1. "Wong Tai Sin 3-2 Metro Gallery". goal.com. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. "羅拔圖投富力年薪180萬". Apple Daily (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 4 July 2017.
  3. Atkin, Nicolas. "With his Hong Kong passport papers in hand, desperate young footballer ends a life in limbo". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. "【我有嘢講】6呎4勞烈斯：我要踢香港隊！". Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). 23 December 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2017. (in Chinese)
  5. "Vas Nuñez". HKFA. Retrieved 29 March 2019.


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