Clayvin Julián Zúñiga Bernárdez (born 29 March 1991) is a Honduran professional footballer[1] who plays as an forward for Liga Nacional club Marathón.[2] He has played for the Honduras U-20 team and was part of the Honduras U-23 team as well.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clayvin Julián Zúñiga Berná | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto Cortés, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Marathón | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Real España | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Deportes Savio | 51 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Real Sociedad | 12 | (1) |
| 2016–2020 | Municipal Limeño | 102 | (37) |
| 2021 | Churchill Brothers | 14 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | FAS | 35 | (6) |
| 2022– | Marathón | 15 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2022– | Honduras | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:11, 27 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 | |||
Zuniga began his professional career in Liga Nacional de Honduras side Real C.D. España, where he played from 2011 to 2012 and appeared in 12 league games. With España, he won the 2011–12 Honduran Liga Nacional.
He later joined another Honduran club Deportes Savio F.C. in 2012 and appeared in 51 league matches l, scoring 4 goals before moving to C.D. Real Sociedad in 2014.[4]
His most notable stint in club football was for El Salvador-based side Municipal Limeño, where he played 102 matches, scoring 37 goals. He won the Segunda División de El Salvador in 2016 with the club.[5]
On 20 September 2020, he signed for Indian I-League side Churchill Brothers SC.
"It was a difficult decision. I played for four years in El Salvador and three years in Honduras. After this, I wanted a change in my life. This opportunity came, so I spoke to my family that I want to go (to India). They said 'if you want, okay, go after this,' I took the decision to come here (India). After spending four years in El Salvador I wanted to see football in a different country and different continent and that’s why I took this decision,"
Clayvin Zuniga, on his move to India and joining Churchill Brothers SC.[6]
He made his debut on 10 January 2021 against Indian Arrows in a 5–2 win. He scored the hat-trick in that debut match.[7][8]
With Churchill, he scored a total of eight goals in 14 league matches,[9] as the club finished as runners-up of the 2020–21 I-League, finished behind Gokulam Kerala.[10][11][12]
In June 2021, Zuniga moved to El Salvador and signed with Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador side C.D. FAS.[13]
Zúñiga was called up for the Honduras national under-20 football team in 2010. He has also represented Honduras national under-23 football team.[14]
He represented Honduras at the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where he appeared in 3 matches as Honduras reached the Quarter Finals before losing to Panama U20.
Zúñiga made his debut for the Honduras national football team on 27 September 2022 in a friendly game against Guatemala.[15]
Real C.D. España
Municipal Limeño
Churchill Brothers