Amaury Nunes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amaury Nunes | ||
| Date of birth | January 26, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Flamengo | ||
| 2004 | Oklahoma Baptist Bison | ||
| 2005–2008 | Fresno Pacific Sunbirds | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Bangu Atlético Clube | 26 | (22) |
| 2005–2008 | Fresno Fuego | 44 | (32) |
| 2009 | Charlotte Eagles | 15 | (10) |
| 2009 | → Rochester Rhinos (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2010 | Charleston Battery | 17 | (7) |
| 2010 | Hessen Kassel | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Churchill Brothers | 18 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Citizen | 21 | (11) |
| 2012 | San Antonio Scorpions | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | TOT | ||
| 2013– | Ocala Stampede | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 17, 2012. |
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Amaury Nunes (born January 26, 1983 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former Brazilian footballer who currently works for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the NASL, as a Genernal Manager.
Having been a part of the youth setup at famed Brazilian club Flamengo as a teenager, Nunes relocated from his native Brazil to the United States in 2004 to attend college. He played four years of college soccer, initially at Oklahoma Baptist University,Where as a freshman, Nunes scored an impressive 21 goals in 24 games. At Fresno Pacific University, as a sophomore Nunes scored 17 goals in 16 games, being selected as NAIA All-American Team. In 2007,in his senior year, Nunes scored 22 goals in 22 games, and was named again 1st team NAIA All-American. Nunes scored a total of 70 goals in 4 years of College in USA.
During his college years Nunes also played for Fresno Fuego in the USL Premier Development League, helping the team to the PDL Southwest Division and Western Conference titles in 2007, while scoring 32 goals in 44 games during his four years with the team.
Prior to starting his career in United States, Nunes played professionally in Brazil for 2 years, in Rio de Janeiro for 3rd Division club Bangu A.C.
Nunes was drafted by the Chicago Storm of the Major Indoor Soccer League in the 2008 Major Indoor Soccer League College Draft, but did not take up the opportunity to play for the team, focusing on University, instead.
After finishing his studies, Nunes signed with the Charlotte Eagles of the USL Second Division, and made his debut against Pittsburgh Riverhounds, scoring two goals in a 5-1 Eagles victory.
With the Eagles, Nunes was named player of the week six times and scored 10 goals in 15 games. Nunes was also named USL All-League team.
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