Vasudeva Das Lilley Nuñez (; born 22 November 1995), commonly known as Vas Nuñez, is a

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professional

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who currently plays as a centre back for

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club

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Club career

Núñez joined Eastern in 2015, and was loaned to Metro Gallery for the 2015–16 season. He scored his first professional goal for Metro Gallery on 6 March 2016, in a 2–3 away loss to Wong Tai Sin. On 4 July 2017, R&F announced that they had acquired Núñez from Eastern. On 14 October 2020, Núñez left the club after his club's withdrawal from the HKPL in the new season. In February 2021, it was reported that Núñez would join

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club Meizhou Hakka. On 21 August 2022, Núñez joined

. He contributed an assist in his second start for the club, helping his club to secure a 2-2 draw against Beijing Guoan on 24 September 2022.

International career

On 4 May 2018, Núñez was granted the Hong Kong SAR Passport. He was then called up to the U-23 squad for the

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. On 11 July 2022, Núñez was named in the preliminary squad in preparation for the

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. On 19 July 2022, Núñez made his international debut for

in the

against

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Personal life

Núñez was born in

to a British father and Mexican mother.

Career statistics

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International

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* * 1995 births Living people Hong Kong people of British descent Hong Kong people of Mexican descent Hong Kong footballers Hong Kong international footballers Association football defenders Hong Kong Premier League players China League One players Chinese Super League players Dreams Sports Club players Eastern Sports Club footballers R&F (Hong Kong) players Meizhou Hakka F.C. players Dalian Professional F.C. players Hong Kong expatriates in China Hong Kong expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in China Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong {{HongKong-footy-bio-stub