| Facundo Núñez | |
| Full Name: | Facundo Mariano Núñez Techera |
| Birth Date: | 24 February 2006 |
| Birth Place: | Canelones, Uruguay |
| Height: | 1.72m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Colorado Rapids 2 (on loan from Cerro Largo) |
| Clubnumber: | 46 |
| Youthclubs1: | Liverpool de Canelones |
| Youthclubs2: | Cerro Largo |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Clubs1: | Cerro Largo |
| Caps1: | 24 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | → Colorado Rapids 2 (loan) |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Uruguay U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 27 July 2024 |
Facundo Mariano Núñez Techera (born 24 February 2006) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for MLS Next Pro club Colorado Rapids 2, on loan from Uruguayan Primera División club Cerro Largo.
A former youth academy player of Liverpool de Canelones, Núñez joined Cerro Largo in 2021.[1] He made his professional debut on 14 April 2021 in a 4–1 Copa Sudamericana defeat to Peñarol.[2] Aged 15 years and 49 days, this made him the youngest player in tournament's history.[3] On 31 October 2021, he made his league debut in a 4–1 win against Fénix.[4]
On 1 April 2024, Núñez joined Colorado Rapids 2 on a six-month loan deal.[5]
Núñez has represented Uruguay at youth level.[5] He was part of Uruguay's under-17 team in 2022.[6]
Núñez is the younger brother of footballer Carlos Núñez.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cerro Largo | 2021 | Uruguayan Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | 1[8] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||