Darwin Núñez

Darwin Gabriel Núñez Ribeiro (Spanish pronunciation:  [ˈdaɾwĩn ˈnuɲes]; born

24 June 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Darwin Núñez
Premier League club Liverpool and the Uruguay national team.

Núñez came through Peñarol's youth academy, being promoted to the first team
in 2017. In August 2019, he joined Spanish Segunda División side Almería for
a club record fee. Benfica signed him in 2020 for a club-record transfer worth
€24  million, the most expensive signing in Portuguese football history. In his
second season, he won the Bola de Prata for top scorer in the Primeira Liga with
26 goals in 28 games, being named in the Primeira Liga Team of the Year and
Primeira Liga Player of the Year. Liverpool then signed him in June 2022 for a
transfer worth €75 million (£64 million).

After representing Uruguay at various youth levels, Núñez was called up to the
full international side for the first time in October 2019. He scored on his
international debut against Peru.

Contents Núñez with Benfica in 2020

Personal information
Early life
Full name Darwin Gabriel Núñez
Club career Ribeiro[1]
Peñarol Date of birth 24 June 1999[2]
Almería
Place of birth Artigas, Uruguay[3]
Benfica
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[4]
2020–21: Adaptation to Portugal
Position(s) Striker
2021–22: Breakthrough and Bola de Prata
Club information
Liverpool
Current team Liverpool
International career
Number 27
Youth
Senior Youth career
La Luz
Style of play
San Miguel de Artigas
Personal life Peñarol
Career statistics Senior career*
Club
Years Team Apps (Gls)
International
2017–2019 Peñarol 14 (4)
Honours 2019–2020 Almería 30 (16)
References 2020–2022 Benfica 57 (32)
External links 2022– Liverpool 0 (0)
National team‡
2018–2019 Uruguay U20 14 (4)
Early life 2019 Uruguay U22 4 (1)
2019– Uruguay 11 (2)
Núñez was born in Artigas into an impoverished family in which his father *Club domestic league appearances and goals,
Bibiano Núñez was a builder and his mother Silvia Ribeiro was a hawker of correct as of 14 June 2022

milk bottles. He played for local clubs La Luz and San Miguel before being ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of
scouted at the age of 14 by former Uruguay international José Perdomo, and 5 June 2022
then moving by himself to the capital city Montevideo to join the ranks of
Peñarol.[5][6]
Struggling with homesickness, Núñez returned to his hometown to spend time with his family and went back to Peñarol a year
later. At the age of 17, he suffered a cruciate ligament injury that ruled him out for over a year and required two operations.[7]
While he was injured, his older brother Junior quit the club and gave up football in order to provide for the family, telling him
"you're better suited than me".[5][6]

Club career

Peñarol

He made his first team debut in the Primera División on 22 November 2017, when he came on for Peñarol as a second-half
substitute for Maxi Rodríguez in a 2–1 away loss against River Plate Montevideo.[8] The following month, he had knee surgery
for a second time.[7]

Núñez scored his first professional goal on 13 October 2018, netting the opener in a 2–0 home defeat of Fénix.[9] On 14 July
2019, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 routing of Boston River.[10]

Almería

On 29 August 2019, Spanish Segunda División side Almería announced the signing of Núñez on a five-year deal,[11] for a
rumoured club record fee of US$4.5 million plus $1.5 million in variables.[12] He made his debut on 3 October as a half-time
substitute in 4–2 league defeat against Sporting de Gijón.[13]

On 27 October 2019, starting for the first time, Núñez scored first goal for his new club in a 3–2 home win against Extremadura
with a penalty.[14] He finished his only season at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos as the league's joint fourth top scorer
with 16 goals, led by compatriot Cristhian Stuani.[15]

Benfica

2020–21: Adaptation to Portugal

On 4 September 2020, Núñez signed a five-year contract with Portuguese club Benfica, who paid a club record fee of
€24 million for the player. This was also Almeria's and the Segunda División's biggest transfer, with the club also receiving 20%
of a future transfer.[16] Eleven days later, he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 loss against PAOK for the 2020–21 UEFA
Champions League third qualifying round replacing Pedrinho in the 65th minute of the game.[17]

With his assist in a 3–0 win over Rio Ave on 18 October, he reached five assists in his first four league games, best in the
league.[18] On 22 October, he scored his first goals for the club with a hat-trick against Lech Poznań in a 4–2 away victory in a
2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage match.[19] Four days later, he scored his first Primeira Liga goal in a 2–0 home
victory over B SAD.[20]

On 3 December, after three weeks off from COVID-19,[21] he returned to action against Lech Poznań in the Europa League
group stage, scoring Benfica's second goal in a 4–0 home victory.[22] He struggled over the course of the season with the effects
of the virus and various injuries, and did not score for four months.[23] He scored six league goals and provided ten assists –
second-best in the league – helping Benfica to a third-place finish and qualification for the Champions League third qualifying
round.[24]

2021–22: Breakthrough and Bola de Prata

In May 2021, Núñez underwent surgery due to an injury on his right knee, forcing him to miss Benfica's first months of the new
season.[25] He made his return from injury on 21 August, replacing Everton in the 72nd minute, in a 2–0 away victory over Gil
Vicente, being booked in the process.[26] Following back-to-back braces against Santa Clara and Boavista in the Primeira Liga,
he was named the league's Player of the Month and Forward of the Month for September.[27] On 29 September, he scored his
first two UEFA Champions League goals in a 3–0 home victory over Barcelona, and was named man of the match.[28]

On 27 November, he scored his first hat-trick in the league as his team finished the first half at B-SAD 7–0 up, though the game
was abandoned early in the second half due to insufficient players on the COVID-affected host team;[29] on 12 December he
added another treble against Famalicão in a 4–1 away win, becoming the seventh player in the league to score back-to-back hat-
tricks.[30] Three days later, he scored two goals in a 3–0 home win over Sporting da Covilhã
to send his team into the semi-finals of the 2021–22 Taça da Liga,[31] though, while he was
away on international duty for Uruguay, Benfica were defeated 2–1 by crosstown rivals
Sporting CP in the final.[32]

On 27 February, Núñez scored his 20th league goal for Benfica in as many matches, in a 3–0
home victory against Vitória de Guimarães.[33] On 15 March, in the second leg of Champions
League round-of-16, he scored the only goal of an away win over Ajax, securing a 3–2
aggregate win in the process.[34] On 9 April, he scored his third hat-trick of the season in a 3–
1 victory against B-SAD, bringing his total goal count for the season to 31 goals.[35] He
scored two goals against Liverpool in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals:
one in the first leg and the other in the second leg, while his team were eliminated 6–4 on
aggregate. His sixth goal of the campaign made him Benfica's all-time top scorer in modern
Champions League history, surpassing Nuno Gomes' record of five goals set in the 1998–99
season.[36]
Núñez playing for Benfica in
On 17 April, he scored a goal and provided an assist to help defeat the hosts Sporting 2–0 in
2021
the Derby de Lisboa, being named man of the match.[37] In his last match for the club, on 7
May, Núñez scored a goal that was ruled out by VAR in a 1–0 home loss of O Clássico
against rivals Porto, as they sealed the league title.[38] He finished the season with 26 goals in 28 league games, being awarded
the Bola de Prata award as top scorer of the Primeira Liga, being named in the Team of the Year and Player of the Year.[39][40]

Liverpool

On 13 June 2022, Benfica reached an agreement with Premier League team Liverpool for the transfer of Núñez for a €75
million fee plus €25 million in add-ons.[41] The following day, the club confirmed the deal, for £64 million, with add-ons
potentially increasing the fee to £85 million at a later date, which could make him Liverpool's record transfer.[42]

International career

Youth

Núñez is a former Uruguay youth international, and was part of under-20 team squad which finished third in 2019 South
American U-20 Championship.[43]

Núñez also took part of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, scoring in the opening match in a 3–1 over Norway and the opening
goal in a 2–0 over New Zealand in the final group match, to help Uruguay finish top of Group C. His country was eliminated
from the tournament following a 1–3 loss against Ecuador in the round of 16.[44]

Núñez was also in the under-22 team squad that finished in fourth place at 2019 Pan American Games in Peru, scoring in a 2–0
opening win over the hosts.[45]

Senior

Núñez was called up to the senior team for friendlies against Costa Rica and the United States in September 2019. He made his
international debut that 16 October in a 1–1 draw away to Peru in another exhibition, replacing Brian Lozano in the 75th minute
of the game and scoring five minutes later.[46]

In June 2021, Núñez was included in the final 26-man Uruguay squad for the 2021 Copa América in Brazil. Due to a right knee
injury that would rule him out for two months, he missed the tournament.[47][48]

Style of play
Núñez is a right-footed player, he possesses an athletic frame, excellent acceleration and sprinting speed is the defining facet of
his athletic skillset, with his explosive change of pace being capable of creating immediate separation.[49][50] He also has good
awareness, he scans space and makes decisions when moving relative to the ball, space, team-mates and opponents.[49][50]
Núñez is a disruptive striker with a dynamic range of mobility that can carry counter-attacks, makes incisive movements around
the box, and strike the ball explosively.[49][50] He is adept at attacking open spaces and is good at generating shots from varied
situations.[49][50] He is also a promising creator around the box and is also capable of playing as a left-winger.[49][50] Núñez
usually opts to rely on intelligent positioning and timing of runs in between defenders, specially in attacking the space between a
fullback and center-back at the backpost, often initially curving his run away from the center back before moving back infield.
He often makes adjustments to his footwork to find space in the box and he also uses his body either to avoid a foul, but
forcefully enough to arrive at a cross ahead of his marker.[49][50][51]

During his playing spell at Benfica, under Jorge Jesus and Nélson Veríssimo, Núñez has played in a variety of positions and
systems. He played as a striker and a left inside-forward in a 4–4–2 and 3–4–3 formations, with the responsibilities in these
roles, shifting on Benfica's ball possesion or counter-attacking approaches for games. His ability to drift into the box and create
space was a major part of his game, while also being aided by the presence of another striker (either Haris Seferovic or Gonçalo
Ramos), which enabled Núñez to vacate his wide position to take up more positions in the penalty area.[51][49][50] His playing
style has led him to be compared to fellow Uruguyan forwards Edinson Cavani and Luis Suárez.[52]

Personal life
Núñez and his partner Lorena Mañas announced the birth of their first child, a son also named Darwin, in January 2022.[53]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 May 2022[54]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Club Season
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2017 1 0 — — 0 0 0 0 1 0
Uruguayan
2018 Primera 10 1 — — 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 13 1
Peñarol División
2019 3 3 — — 5[c] 0 0 0 8 3

Total 14 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 22 4
2019– Segunda
Almería 30 16 0 0 — — 2[d] 0 32 16
20 División
2020–
29 6 4 3 2 0 8[e] 5 1[f] 0 44 14
21 Primeira
Benfica 2021– Liga
28 26 2 0 1 2 10[g] 6 — 41 34
22
Total 57 32 6 3 3 2 18 11 1 0 85 48
Career total 101 52 6 3 3 2 25 11 4 0 139 68

a. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

b. Appearance in Uruguayan Primera División championship play-off
c. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
d. Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
e. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and five goals in UEFA Europa League
f. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
g. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 5 June 2022
Appearances and goals by national team
and year
National team Year Apps Goals
2019 1 1
2020 3 1
Uruguay
2021 2 0
2022 5 0
Total 11 2

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Núñez goal.

List of international goals scored by Darwin Núñez[55]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
16 October  Peru [46]
1 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru 1–1 1–1 Friendly
2019
13 November Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez,  Colombia 2022 FIFA World [56]
2 3–0 3–0
2020 Barranquilla, Colombia Cup qualification

Honours
Peñarol

Uruguayan Primera División: 2017, 2018

Benfica

Taça de Portugal runner-up: 2020–21

Taça da Liga runner-up: 2021–22

Individual

Cosme Damião Awards – Footballer of the Year: 2021[57]

Primeira Liga Forward of the Month: September 2021[58]
Primeira Liga Player of the Month: September 2021
Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2021–22[40]
Primeira Liga Player of the Year: 2021–22[59]
SJPF Player of the Month: April 2022[60]
Primeira Liga Top Scorer: 2021–22[39]
CNID Footballer of the Year: 2022[61]

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External links
Darwin Núñez (http://www.espnfc.com/players/stats?id=271788) at ESPN FC
Darwin Núñez (https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/darwin-nunez/) at WorldFootball.net

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