Darwin Núñez

Darwin Gabriel Núñez Rivera (born 24 June 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club UD Almería and the Uruguay national team.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Núñez and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.
Darwin Núñez
Personal information
Full name Darwin Gabriel Núñez Rivera
Date of birth (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999
Place of birth Artigas, Uruguay
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Almería
Number 21
Youth career
La Luz
San Miguel de Artigas
Peñarol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Peñarol 14 (4)
2019– Almería 30 (16)
National team‡
2018–2019 Uruguay U20 14 (4)
2019 Uruguay U22 4 (1)
2019– Uruguay 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2019

Club career

Peñarol

Núñez was born in Artigas, Núñez joined Peñarol's youth setup in 2013, aged 14. His first stay lasted only months, but he subsequently rejoined the club in 2014, and finished his formation.[1]

Núñez spent the first months of 2017 nursing a knee injury.[2] He made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 22 November 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Maxi Rodríguez in a 2–1 away loss against River Plate Montevideo,[3] but had another knee surgery the following month.[2]

Núñez scored his first professional goal on 13 October 2018, netting the opener in a 2–0 home defeat of Fénix.[4] On 14 July 2019, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 routing of Boston River.[5]

Almería

On 29 August 2019, Spanish Segunda División side UD Almería announced the signing of Núñez on a five-year deal,[6] for a rumoured fee of US$ 4.5 million plus U$ 1.5 million in variables.[7] He made his debut for Andalusian side on 3 October 2019, coming on as a 46th minute substitute for Lucien Owona in 4–2 league defeat against Sporting de Gijón.[8]

On 27 October 2019, Núñez scored first goal for his new club in a 3–2 league win against Extremadura UD.[9]

International career

Núñez is a former Uruguay youth international and was part of under-20 team squad which finished third in 2019 South American U-20 Championship and reached pre-quarters of 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He was also part of under-22 team squad which finished fourth at 2019 Pan American Games.

His performance with youth teams earned him a call-up to senior team for friendlies against Costa Rica and the United States in September 2019. He made his international debut following month on 16 October in a 1–1 draw against Peru. He replaced Brian Lozano on 75th minute of the game and scored his team's only goal five minutes later.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 August 2020
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peñarol2017Primera División10—000010
2018101—201[lower-alpha 1]0131
201933—500083
Total144007010224
Almería2019–20Segunda División301600—1[lower-alpha 2]03116
Total 30160000103116
Career total44200070205320
Reference:[11]
  1. Appearance in championship play-off.
  2. Appearance in Segunda División play-off.

International
As of 16 October 2019
Uruguay
YearAppsGoals
201911
Total11

International goals
Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first.[12]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1.16 October 2019Estadio Nacional del Perú, Lima, Peru Peru1–11–1Friendly[13]

References
  1. "Darwin Núñez se fue al Almería: "voy a poder comprarle la casa a mis padres en Artigas"" [Darwin Núñez moved to Almería: "I will be able to buy a house for my parents in Artigas"] (in Spanish). Subrayado. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. "Darwin Núñez: De estar a punto de "dejar de jugar" a un presente que promete en Peñarol" [Darwin Núñez: from being close to "quit football" to a present who promises at Peñarol] (in Spanish). Fútbol.com.uy. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. "Clausura: River Plate derrotó 2–1 a Peñarol en el Saroldi y le quitó el invicto" [Clausura: River Plate defeated Peñarol by 2–1 and removed their unbeaten status] (in Spanish). Fútbol.com.uy. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. "Clausura: Peñarol le ganó 2–0 a Fénix con goles de Darwin Núñez y Giovanni González" [Clausura: Peñarol defeated Fénix by 2–0 with goals from Darwin Núñez and Giovanni González] (in Spanish). Fútbol.com.uy. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  5. "Peñarol le ganó 4–0 a Boston River por la primera fecha del Torneo Intermedio 2019" [Peñarol thrashed Boston River by 4–0 for the first round of the 2019 Torneo Intermedio] (in Spanish). Teledoce. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. "Darwin Núñez, un delantero de garantías para el nuevo proyecto" [Darwin Núñez, a guarantee forward for the new project] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  7. "Última hora: la directiva de Peñarol aprueba la venta de Darwin al Almería" [Breaking news: Peñarol's board approves the sale of Darwin to Almería] (in Spanish). La Voz de Almería. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  8. "Sporting Gijón vs. Almería - 3 October 2019". Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  9. "Almería vs. Extremadura UD - 27 October 2019". Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  10. "Peru vs. Uruguay - 16 October 2019". Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  11. "Darwin Núñez » Club matches". Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  12. "Darwin Núñez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  13. Sánchez, Guillermo (16 October 2019). "El debut soñado de Darwin Núñez con Uruguay". Marca (in Spanish). Almería: Unidad Editorial Información Deportiva, S.L.U. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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