Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Ariel Núñez Portelli | ||
Date of birth | 12 September 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Brøndby IF | ||
Number | — | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Libertad | 19 | (2) |
2008 | Presidente Hayes | 0 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Tacuary | 60 | (13) |
2010–2014 | Libertad | 102 | (33) |
2013 | → Osasuna (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2014– | Brøndby IF | 27 | (9) |
2015–2016 | → Olimpia Asunción (loan) | 33 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
2011– | Paraguay | 10 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2014 |
José Ariel Núñez Portelli (born 12 September 1988) is a Paraguayan international footballer who plays for Olimpia Asunción as a striker, on loan from Danish club Brøndby.
Núñez ranked number 6 in a list of the most expensive players in Paraguayan football for 2015 published by Diario Extra.
Born in Asunción, Núñez spent his early career in his native Paraguay, playing for Libertad, Presidente Hayes and Tacuary.
In July 2013 he went on loan to Spanish club Osasuna.
On 31 January 2014 he signed a four-year contract with Danish side Brøndby. He made his debut for the club on 24 February 2014, appearing as a substitute for the final seven minutes of the game. He scored his first goal for the club on 30 March 2014, in the 1–0 away victory against Viborg. The goal was also the first goal by a Paraguayan player in the league.
He made his international debut for Paraguay in 2011.