| Cristian Núñez | |
| Fullname: | Cristian David Núñez Morales |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Villa Hayes, Paraguay |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Banfield |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthclubs1: | Los Andes |
| Years1: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Juventud Loma Pytá |
| Years2: | 2016–2020 |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Lanús |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Platense (loan) |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Sol de América (loan) |
| Caps5: | 39 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | Godoy Cruz |
| Caps6: | 30 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024 |
| Clubs7: | Tacuary |
| Caps7: | 5 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Banfield |
| Caps8: | 6 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2020 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22:03, 18 April 2024 (UTC) |
Cristian David Núñez Morales (born 20 September 1997) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Banfield.[1]
After moving to Argentina at the age of eight, Núñez spent his whole youth career with Los Andes.[2] Aged sixteen, he returned to Paraguay to join Cuarta División side Juventud Loma Pytá.[2] Having debuted at the senior level with them, Núñez headed back to Argentina with Vélez Sarsfield in 2016.[2] He made the step into their first-team in January 2018, as he appeared on the substitute's bench seven times during 2017–18 but went unused.[1] [3] In the club's Primera División finale in that season, Núñez made his debut by coming on as a late substitute for Santiago Cáseres during a 1–1 draw with Argentinos Juniors on home soil.[1] [4]
In September 2020, Núñez terminated his Vélez contract a year early in order to sign with divisional rivals Lanús.[2] His first appearance arrived on 25 November in a Copa Sudamericana round of sixteen first leg encounter with Bolívar, as he featured for the full duration of a 2–1 defeat on his continental debut.[1] On 11 February 2021, after no further matches for Lanús, Núñez was loaned to Primera B Nacional with Platense.[5] In June 2021, Núñez moved to Paraguayan club Sol de América on a one-year loan deal.[6]
In November 2019, Núñez received a call-up to Paraguay's U23 squad for friendlies with Venezuela.[7] Months later, Núñez made the final squad for the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in Colombia.[8] He made appearances against Uruguay and Bolivia as they were eliminated at the first stage.[1]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2017–18 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Lanús | 2020–21 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[9] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Platense (loan) | 2020–21 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||