Álvaro Núñez (footballer, born 2000)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Núñez Cobo | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Elche | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sondika | |||
| 2010–2018 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Basconia | 53 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Bilbao Athletic | 61 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Barcelona B | 37 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Amorebieta | 39 | (2) |
| 2024– | Elche | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024 | |||
Álvaro Núñez Cobo (born 7 July 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Elche CF.
Club career
[edit]Núñez was born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, and joined Athletic Bilbao's Lezama in 2010, from CD Sondika. On 19 June 2018, after finishing his formation, he was promoted to farm team CD Basconia in Tercera División.[1]
Núñez made his senior debut on 26 August 2018, starting in a 2–2 home draw against SD Deusto. He immediately became a regular starter for Basconia, and being promoted to the reserves in May 2019[2] but only making his first appearance for them on 26 January 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Jesús Areso in a 1–0 Segunda División B home win over Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.
On 8 June 2022, Núñez left the Lions,[3] and signed a one-year deal with FC Barcelona on 6 July, being assigned to the B-team in Primera Federación.[4] Despite being a first-choice during the season, he rejected a contract renewal in June 2023,[5] and agreed to a deal with Segunda División side SD Amorebieta on 14 July of that year.[6]
Núñez made his professional debut on 21 August 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jorge Mier in a 2–2 away draw against Albacete Balompié.[7] He scored his first professional goal on 3 September, but in a 3–2 away loss to RCD Espanyol.
On 27 June 2024, after Amore's relegation, Núñez signed a two-year contract with Elche CF also in the second division.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "CD Basconia's new players". Athletic Bilbao. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Nine Basconia players will play the preseason with Bilbao Athletic". Athletic Bilbao. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Bajas en el Bilbao Athletic y Basconia" [Departures at Bilbao Athletic and Basconia] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Álvaro Núñez, nou jugador blaugrana" [Álvaro Núñez, new blue-and-red player] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Álvaro Núñez vuelve a volar solo" [Álvaro Núñez is flying alone again] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Álvaro Núñez, nuevo futbolista azul" [Álvaro Núñez, new blue footballer] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "La locura se apodera del Belmonte" [Craziness takes over Belmonte] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Álvaro Núñez se convierte en el primer fichaje del Elche CF" [Álvaro Núñez becomes the first signing of Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Álvaro Núñez at BDFutbol
- Álvaro Núñez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Álvaro Núñez at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Bilbao
- Men's association football defenders
- Segunda División players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- CD Basconia footballers
- Athletic Bilbao B footballers
- FC Barcelona Atlètic players
- SD Amorebieta footballers
- Elche CF players
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen