Marcelino Ignacio Nuñez 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.
![]() Núñez with Universidad Católica in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcelino Ignacio Núñez Espinoza | ||
Date of birth | (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Recoleta, Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club 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 | 11 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Chile | 10 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:18, 14 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2022 |
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 March 3rd, 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]
In 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 2022.[7]
Núñez was called up to the Chile squad for the 2021 Copa América,[8] 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.[9]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 25 | 4 | ||
2021 | Primera División | 28 | 6 | — | — | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 36 | 6 | |||
2022 | Primera División | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
Total | 64 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 84 | 12 | ||
Norwich City | 2022–23 | Championship | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Career total | 69 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 90 | 13 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Chile | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
2022 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 10 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 1 February 2022 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | ![]() | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Norwich City F.C. – current squad | |
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Chile squad – 2021 Copa América | ||
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a Diego Valencia replaced Guillermo Maripán after Chile's fourth match. |
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