Marcelino Núñez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nuñez and the second or maternal family name is Espinoza.

Marcelino Núñez

File:Universidad Catolica, Marcelino Nuñez (cropped).png
Personal information
Full name	Marcelino Ignacio Núñez Espinoza
Date of birth	(2000-03-01) 1 March 2000
Place of birth	Recoleta, Santiago, Chile
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Universidad Católica
Number	26
Youth career
2014–2019	Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Universidad Católica	45	(8)
International career‡
2021–	Chile	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2021

Marcelino Ignacio Nuñez Espinoza (born 1 March 2000) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean club Universidad Católica.

Club career

Universidad Catolica

Nuñez would make 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. 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. 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.

International career

He was called up to the Chile squad for the 2021 Copa América, but he didn'd make any appearance. He made his debut in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Colombia on September 9, 2021.

Honours

Club

Universidad Católica

• Primera División (1): 2020
• Supercopa de Chile (2): 2020, 2021

External links

• Marcelino Núñez at Soccerway