Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcelino Ignacio Núñez Espinoza | ||
Date of birth | 1 March 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Recoleta, 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 | 70 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Chile | 23 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:31, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
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.
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]
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]
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.
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Universidad Católica | 2020 | Primera División | 20 | 2 | — | — | 4 [c] | 1 | 1 [d] | 1 | 25 | 4 | ||
2021 | Primera División | 28 | 6 | — | — | 7 [e] | 0 | 1 [d] | 0 | 36 | 6 | |||
2022 | Primera División | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 [f] | 1 | 1 [d] | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
Total | 64 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 84 | 12 | ||
Norwich City | 2022–23 [12] | Championship | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 3 | ||
2023–24 [12] | Championship | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | |||
Total | 70 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 76 | 5 | ||||
Career total | 134 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 160 | 17 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Chile | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
2022 | 7 | 1 | |
2023 | 7 | 3 | |
2024 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 23 | 5 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 1 February 2022 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | Bolivia | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 16 June 2023 | Estadio Ester Roa, Concepción, Chile | Cuba | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
3. | 3–0 | |||||
4. | 12 October 2023 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile | Peru | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5. | 26 March 2024 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille. France | France | 1–0 | 2–3 | Friendly |
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