Roberto Núñez (footballer)

Roberto Núñez Mañas (born 3 January 1996), simply known as Roberto, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Águilas FC as a forward.

Roberto
Personal information
Full name Roberto Núñez Mañas
Date of birth (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Águilas
Youth career
2006–2015 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Atlético Madrid C 19 (1)
2014–2017 Atlético Madrid B 56 (9)
2016 Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
2017–2018 Royal Antwerp 0 (0)
2018–2020 Las Palmas B 48 (5)
2020– Águilas 6 (0)
International career
2012 Spain U16 1 (0)
2012–2013 Spain U17 9 (1)
2014 Spain U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2020

Club career

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Born in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Roberto joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2006, aged ten.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 11 May 2014, coming on as a second half substitute for Xu Xin in a 1–2 away loss against Barakaldo CF in the Segunda División B.

In the 2014 summer, Roberto was definitely promoted to the C-team in Tercera División. The following year, after the reserves' relegation, he upgraded to the B-side.

Roberto made his first team debut on 30 November 2016, replacing fellow debutant Caio Henrique and scoring the last in a 6–0 away routing of CD Guijuelo, in the season's Copa del Rey.[2] In a test match against Sevilla FC Roberto was employed as a defender. After this rather unsuccessful experiment he performed as a forward again. The following 31 August, he moved abroad after agreeing to a contract with Belgian side Royal Antwerp FC.[3]

On 10 July 2018, after featuring in only two cup matches, Roberto returned to Spain and its third division after agreeing to a deal with UD Las Palmas Atlético. On 20 November 2020, he signed for Águilas FC in the fourth tier.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Roberto Núñez: "Le debo a mi madre jugar en el Atlético"" [Roberto Núñez: "I owe to my mother to play at Atlético"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Un Atlético de pata negra" [An Atlético of black paw] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Roberto Núñez ficha por el Royal Antwerp belga" [Roberto Núñez signs for Belgian Royal Antwerp] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Roberto Nuñez, nueva incorporación del Águilas F.C." [Roberto Nuñez, new signing of Águilas F.C.] (in Spanish). Águilas FC. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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