José Manuel Núñez Martín (born 16 June 1997), commonly known as Chema or Chema Núñez, is a Spanish footballer. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as right winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Manuel Núñez Martín | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-06-16) 16 June 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | La Puebla del Río, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Puebla | |||
| Sevilla | |||
| 2009–2011 | Coria | ||
| 2011–2013 | Betis | ||
| 2013–2014 | Puebla | ||
| 2014–2015 | Coria | ||
| 2015–2016 | Almería | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Coria | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Almería B | 76 | (19) |
| 2018–2020 | Almería | 37 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Albacete (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Albacete | 13 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Betis B (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2021 | |||
Chema was born in La Puebla del Río, Seville, Andalusia, and represented Puebla CF (two stints), Sevilla FC, Coria CF (two stints) and Real Betis as a youth. He made his first-team debut for Coria on 28 February 2015, coming on as a late substitute in a 4–0 Tercera División away routing of UD Los Barrios.
On 15 August 2015 Chema joined UD Almería, returning to youth football.[1] He was promoted to the reserves the following August,[2] and scored his first senior goal on 9 October 2016 in a 4–1 home defeat of Dos Hermanas CF.
Chema was definitely promoted to the main squad in Segunda División ahead of the 2018–19 campaign,[3] and made his professional debut on 17 August 2018, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Cádiz CF.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 23 September, netting the last in a 2–0 away defeat of CD Numancia.[5]
On 28 May 2019, Chema extended his contract until 2021.[6] The following 22 January, he was loaned to Albacete Balompié for the remainder of the season.[7]
On 17 September 2020, Chema terminated his contract with Almería,[8] and signed a two-year contract with Alba just hours later.[9] The following 1 February, he moved to Real Betis' B-team on loan for the remainder of the season.[10]