Marcelino Núñez

Marcelino Núñez
Personal information
Full name	Marcelino Ignacio Núñez Espinoza
Date of birth	1 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Recoleta, Chile
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Norwich City
Number	26
Youth career
2014–2019	Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2022	Universidad Católica
2022–	Norwich City
International career‡
2021–	Chile
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:02, 5 January 2025 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:18, 5 September 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.

Club career

Universidad Catolica

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]

Norwich City

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] the goal later winning the EFL Championship Goal of the Month for February 2023.^[9]

International career

Núñez was called up to the Chile squad for the 2021 Copa América,^[10] 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.^[11] Núñez scored his first international goal for Chile in a qualification match against Bolivia on 1 February 2022.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 January 2025^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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^[13]	Championship	37	3	1	0	1	0	—		—		39	3
	2023–24^[13]	Championship	36	2	2	0	2	0	—		2^[g]	0	42	2
	2024–25^[13]	Championship	18	4	0	0	2	0	—		—		20	4
	Total		91	9	3	0	5	0	—		2	0	101	9
Career total			155	17	4	1	5	0	16	2	5	1	185	21

^ Includes Copa Chile, FA Cup
^ Includes EFL Cup
^ Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, one in Copa Sudamericana
^ ^a ^b ^c Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
^ Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, two in Copa Sudamericana
^ Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs

International

As of match played 5 September 2024^[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Chile	2021	7	0
	2022	7	1
	2023	7	3
	2024	7	1
Total		28	5

Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Núñez goal.

List of international goals scored by Marcelino Núñez
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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.	16 June 2023	Estadio Ester Roa, Concepción, Chile	Cuba	3–0	3–0	Friendly
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

Honours

Universidad Católica

Primera División: 2020, 2021
Supercopa de Chile: 2020, 2021

Individual

EFL Championship Goal of the Month: February 2023^[9]

References

^ "Marcelino Núñez". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
^ "Polifuncional, callado y con buena pegada: Marcelino Núñez, la carta juvenil de la UC para el 2020". Publimetro Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ "Marcelino Núñez: "Quiero ser un referente de Universidad Católica" » Prensafútbol". Prensafútbol (in Spanish). 19 March 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ González, Christian (18 October 2021). "Marcelino Núñez, el joven crack cruzado que dormía en un simulador de San Carlos de Apoquindo". La Tercera. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ "Marcelino Núñez, el juvenil de la UC que brilló con un golazo mágico | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ "City sign Chile international Marcelino Núñez". Norwich City F.C. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
^ "Hull 2-1 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ "Norwich City 3-1 Birmingham". Sky Sports. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Núñez wins Championship Goal of the Month". www.canaries.co.uk. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ "Nómina de La Roja para la Copa América". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ Reyes, Luis (7 October 2021). "El gran golpe de Marcelino". AS Chile (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
^ "Marcelino Nuñez". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Marcelino Nunez | Football Stats | Norwich City | Season 2022/2023 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^ Marcelino Núñez at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

External links

Profile at the Norwich City F.C. website
Marcelino Núñez at Soccerway

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[13] Includes Copa Chile, FA Cup

[14] Includes EFL Cup

[15] Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, one in Copa Sudamericana

[SC-16] Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile

[CL-17] Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

[18] Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, two in Copa Sudamericana

[20] Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs

[1] "Marcelino Núñez". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 24 August 2022.

[2] "Polifuncional, callado y con buena pegada: Marcelino Núñez, la carta juvenil de la UC para el 2020". Publimetro Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[3] "Marcelino Núñez: "Quiero ser un referente de Universidad Católica" » Prensafútbol". Prensafútbol (in Spanish). 19 March 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[4] González, Christian (18 October 2021). "Marcelino Núñez, el joven crack cruzado que dormía en un simulador de San Carlos de Apoquindo". La Tercera. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[5] "Marcelino Núñez, el juvenil de la UC que brilló con un golazo mágico | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[6] "City sign Chile international Marcelino Núñez". Norwich City F.C. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

[7] "Hull 2-1 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

[8] "Norwich City 3-1 Birmingham". Sky Sports. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.

[Feb23_GOTM-9] "Núñez wins Championship Goal of the Month". www.canaries.co.uk. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[10] "Nómina de La Roja para la Copa América". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[11] Reyes, Luis (7 October 2021). "El gran golpe de Marcelino". AS Chile (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

[12] "Marcelino Nuñez". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[Soccer_Base-19] "Marcelino Nunez | Football Stats | Norwich City | Season 2022/2023 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

[21] Marcelino Núñez at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

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