Marcelino Núñez
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 Nunez with Ipswich Town in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelino Ignacio Núñez Espinoza | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Recoleta, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ipswich Town | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2019 | Universidad Católica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Universidad Católica | 64 | (8) |
| 2022–2025 | Norwich City | 107 | (11) |
| 2025– | Ipswich Town | 30 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Chile | 33 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:52, 12 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:27, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Marcelino Ignacio Núñez Espinoza (born 1 March 2000) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Ipswich Town and the Chile national team.
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, in a 3–0 away loss against Brazil's Internacional.[4] His first professional goal came just a week later, in a 2–1 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 EFL Championship club Norwich City for an undisclosed fee.[6] He scored his first goal for Norwich in a 2–1 away loss to Hull City on 13 August.[7] On 21 February 2023, he scored a brace in a 3–1 victory against Birmingham City, including a volley from 25 yards out,[8] which later won the EFL Championship Goal of the Month award for February 2023.[9]
Ipswich Town
On 29 August 2025, Núñez signed for fellow Championship side and Norwich City's East Anglian rivals Ipswich Town on a four-year deal.[10] As a result of moving to a direct rival, he became the first player to make the move since Andy Marshall in 2001.[11] The move also outraged Norwich City supporters.[12]
Núñez made his debut for the club, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute, in a 5-0 win against Sheffield United on 12 September 2025.[13] In his first match against his former club, Norwich City, on 5 October 2025, he was booed by the travelling supporters after coming on as 75th-minute substitute, in a 3-1 win.[14] After the match, Núñez caused controversy when he celebrated with Ipswich Town fans by pulling a corner flag out of the ground and posing with a banner poking fun at a Norwich fan's old tweet.[15] On 1 November 2025, Núñez scored his first two goals for Ipswich Town, both free kicks, in a 4–1 away win over Queens Park Rangers.[16] Three weeks later on 25 November 2025, he scored his third goal for the club, in a 2-0 win against Hull City.[17]
International career
Núñez was called up to the Chile squad for the 2021 Copa América,[18] though he didn't make any appearances. He made his international debut in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Colombia on 9 September 2021.[19] Núñez scored his first international goal for Chile in a qualification match against Bolivia on 1 February 2022.[20]
Personal life
His younger brother, Bastián, is a youth player from the Universidad Católica youth ranks.[21]
