Clayvin Julián Zúñiga Bernárdez (born 29 March 1991) is a Honduran professional

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who plays as an

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for Liga Nacional club Marathón.

Club career

RCD España

Zuniga began his professional career in

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side Real C.D. España, where he played from 2011 to 2012 making 12 league appearances. With España, he won the

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Deportes Savio

He later joined another Honduran club Deportes Savio F.C. in 2012, making 51 league appearances and scoring 4 goals before moving to C.D. Real Sociedad in 2014.

Municipal Limeño

His most notable stint in club football was for

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-based side

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, where he played 102 matches, scoring 37 goals. He won the

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in 2016 with the club.

Churchill Brothers

On 20 September 2020, he signed for Indian

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side

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. He made his debut on 10 January 2021 against

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in a 5–2 win. He scored the hat-trick in that debut match. With Churchill, he scored a total of eight goals in 14 league matches, as the club finished as runners-up of the

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, finished behind Gokulam Kerala.

C.D. FAS

In June 2021, Zuniga moved to El Salvador and signed with

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side C.D. FAS.

International career

Zúñiga was called up for the

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in 2010. He has also represented

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. He represented

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at the

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, where he appeared in 3 matches as Honduras reached the Quarter Finals before losing to Panama U20. Zúñiga made his debut for the

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on 27 September 2022 in a friendly game against

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Honours

Real C.D. España *

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(Regular Season): 2011–12 Municipal Limeño *

(Apertura & Clausura): 2015–16 Churchill Brothers *

: runner-up

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Clayvin Zúñiga
at Ceroacero * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zuniga, Clayvin 1991 births Living people Honduran men's footballers 21st-century Honduran sportsmen Honduras men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Deportes Savio F.C. players C.D. Real Sociedad players Churchill Brothers FC Goa players I-League players Honduran expatriate men's footballers Honduran expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Expatriate men's footballers in India Footballers from Puerto Cortés