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

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

professional

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who currently plays as a

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for

China League One The Chinese Football League 1 (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (), is the second level of professional football in China, under the Chinese Super League. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association ...

club

Yanbian Longding Yanbian Longding Football Club (; Korean language in China, Korean: ) is a Chinese professional Association football, football club based in Yanji, Jilin, that competes in . Yanbian Longding plays its home matches at the Yanji Stadium, located ...

Club career

Núñez joined

Eastern Eastern or Easterns may refer to: Transportation Airlines *China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai * Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways *Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline that operated from 192 ...

in 2015, and was loaned to Metro Gallery for the 2015–16 season. Núñez scored his first professional goal for Metro Gallery on 6 March 2016, in a 2–3 away loss to

Wong Tai Sin Wong Tai Sin or Huang Daxian () is a Chinese Taoist deity popular in Jinhua, Zhejiang, and Hong Kong with the power of healing. The name, meaning the "Great Immortal Wong (Huang)", is the divine form of Huang Chuping or Wong Cho Ping (; c. 328 ...

. 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

club Meizhou Hakka. On 21 August 2022, Núñez joined Dalian Pro. 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. On 8 January 2024, Núñez joined

Guangxi Pingguo Haliao Guangxi Pingguo Football Club (; ) is a Chinese professional Association football, football club based in Pingguo, Guangxi, that competes in . Guangxi Pingguo plays its home matches at the Pingguo Stadium, located within Pingguo. Founded in 2018 ...

. On 17 June 2025, Núñez joined

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 to the preliminary squad in preparation for the

2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship The 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship was an association football tournament organized by the East Asian Football Federation. It was the 9th edition of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, the football championship of East Asia. The finals were ...

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

in a

match against

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. On 26 December 2023, Núñez was named in Hong Kong's squad for the

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Personal life

The fifth of six children, Núñez was born in

to a British father and a Mexican mother. His parents divorced when he was young, and he and his five siblings grew up on

Lamma Island Lamma Island, also known as Y Island, Pok Liu Chau or simply Pok Liu, is the third largest List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island in Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District, Hong Kong, Islands District. Lam ...

where they lived in poverty. Due to the family's financial situation, they were nearly homeless on three to four occasions, and Nuñez was forced to drop out of school after Secondary 3 as his family could no longer afford it.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nunez, Vas 1995 births Living people Hong Kong men's footballers Hong Kong men's international footballers Hong Kong people of British descent Hong Kong people of Mexican descent Naturalised footballers of Hong Kong Men's association football defenders Hong Kong Premier League players China League One players Chinese Super League players Hong Kong Sapling players 21st-century Hong Kong sportsmen Eastern Sports Club footballers R&F (Hong Kong) players Meizhou Hakka F.C. players Dalian Professional F.C. players Guangxi Pingguo F.C. players Yanbian Longding F.C. players Hong Kong expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in China Hong Kong expatriate sportspeople in China Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for Hong Kong 2023 AFC Asian Cup players