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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelino Ignacio Núñez Espinoza | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-03-01)1 March 2000 (age 25) | ||
| 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 | 109 | (13) |
| 2025– | Ipswich Town | 10 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Chile | 33 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:12, 16 November 2025 (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 professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forEFL Championship clubIpswich Town and theChile national team.
Nuñez made his professional debut in February 2020, coming on as a sub and playing 25 minutes in a home win againstDeportes Iquique inSan Carlos de Apoquindo.[2][3] HisCopa Libertadores debut was a few days later, on 3 March 2020, in a 3–0 away loss against Brazil'sInternacional.[4] His first professional goal came just a week later, in a 2–1 home loss againstAmérica de Cali, after bending a free-kick right into the goalkeeper's upper right corner.[5]
On 2 August 2022, Núñez joinedEFL Championship clubNorwich City for an undisclosed fee.[6] He scored his first goal for Norwich in a 2–1 away loss toHull City on 13 August.[7] On 21 February 2023, he scored a brace in a 3–1 victory againstBirmingham City, including a volley from 25 yards out,[8] which later won the EFL Championship Goal of the Month award for February 2023.[9]
On 29 August 2025, Núñez signed for fellow Championship side and Norwich City'sEast Anglian rivalsIpswich Town on a four-year deal.[10] On 1 November, he scored his first two goals for Ipswich, both free kicks, in a 4–1 away win overQueens Park Rangers.[11]
Núñez was called up to theChile squad for the2021 Copa América,[12] though he didn't make any appearances. He made his international debut in a2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match againstColombia on 9 September 2021.[13] Núñez scored his first international goal for Chile in a qualification match againstBolivia on 1 February 2022.[14]
His younger brother, Bastián, is a youth player from theUniversidad Católica youth ranks.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad Católica | 2020[17] | Primera División | 20 | 2 | — | — | 4[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 1 | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2021[17] | Primera División | 28 | 6 | — | — | 7[e] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 36 | 6 | |||
| 2022[17] | 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[18] | Championship | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24[19] | Championship | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[g] | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25[20] | Championship | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 6 | |||
| 2025–26[21] | Championship | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | |||
| Total | 109 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 14 | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2025–26[21] | Championship | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 183 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 215 | 28 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 5 | |
| 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 | 3–0 | |||||
| 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 |
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