Cristian David Núñez Vázquez (born 12 August 2000) is a Paraguayan professional

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who plays as an

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for Tristán Suárez, on loan from

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Career

Núñez moved from Paraguay to Argentina in 2015 to join

, though couldn't play matches for their academy for two years due to paperwork issues. Núñez made a breakthrough into first-team football in 2020, with the attacking midfielder making his senior debut on 31 October in a

Copa de la Liga Profesional The Copa de la Liga Profesional (English: ''Professional League Cup''; officially named "Copa Diego Armando Maradona" in its first edition) was an official Argentine football cup competition. The cup was planned and organised by the "Liga Profes ...

match with Vélez Sarsfield. A day prior, he had signed a new contract lasting until the end of 2023. In June 2022, Núñez was loaned out to

Primera Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, (English "National B Division"), and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 38 teams ...

side Tristán Suárez until the end of 2022.Mercado de pases: así fueron las altas y bajas de los 28 equipos de la Liga Profesional; quiénes incorporaron más y quiénes menos
lanacion.com.ar, 3 August 2022

Personal life

Born in

Itapé Itapé is a town in the Guairá Department of Paraguay located by shores of the Tebicuarymi River. It was founded in 1682 as a Catholic mission for indigenous people by Buenaventura de Villasboa, a mestizo priest from the extinct convent of Santa ...

with five brothers, Núñez headed to Villarrica at the age of seven in order to further his footballing career; living with an unrelated man due to his family not having suitable transport to take him to training from his hometown.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nunez, Cristian 2000 births Living people Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Sportspeople from Guairá Department Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético Huracán footballers CSyD Tristán Suárez footballers Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen