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My Take
Marcelino Núñez is the kind of player I love tracking before the wider world catches on. A midfielder out of Recoleta in Santiago, born in 2000, he made the leap from Chile all the way to the Premier League with Ipswich Town, which is no small feat. What impresses me is the sheer nerve it takes to leave South America and absorb English football's relentless physicality every week. He already anchors Chile's national side, and I suspect his best years are still ahead. I am quietly betting he becomes the spine of that team for a decade to come.
Overview
Marcelino Ignacio Núñez Espinoza (born 1 March 2000) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Ipswich Town and the Chile national team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marcelino Núñez
- Name (Japanese)
- マルセリーノ・ヌニェス
- Reading
- まるせりーの・ぬにぇす
- Born
- March 1, 2000 (age 26)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dragon
- Origin
- Recoleta, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Chile →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.