Leonel Núñez

Leonel Núñez

Personal information
Full name	Leonel Jorge Núñez
Date of birth	October 13, 1984 (1984-10-13)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Independiente
Number	9
Youth career
	Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2007	Argentinos Juniors	63	(17)
2007–2008	Olympiacos	19	(2)
2008–2010	Independiente	54	(16)
2010	→ Bursaspor (loan)	13	(2)
2011–	Independiente	22	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:38, 20 July 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Leonel Núñez (born 13 October 1984) is an Argentine football striker who plays for Independiente.

Career

Argentinos Juniors

From 2004 to 2007 Núñez played for Argentinos Juniors in the Argentine Primera División. He finished the 2006 Apertura tournament with 8 goals, and was in the top ten goalscorers. During the Clausura tournament 2007 he scored one of the goals of the season from his own half against Belgrano de Córdoba. His goals helped Argentinos Juniors move away from the bottom four in the Primera División relegation table for the first time in nearly three years. The young striker attracted a lot of attention from many big European clubs during his time in Argentina due to his prolific goal-scoring ratio.

Olympiacos

In June 2007, Núñez signed for Greek club Olympiacos, for a fee reported to be €3 million. He agreed personal terms for a four year contract worth €500,000 a season.

Núñez scored his first goal for Olympiacos in a pre-season friendly against Turkish club Ankaragücü. On 16 January 2008, Núñez scored his first official goal for Olympiacos CFP. It was a brilliant scissor kick to make it 4-0 in the Greek cup derby match against Panathinaikos. Núñez recorded his first league goal, essentially a decider, shortly afterwards in the game against OFI Crete.

Club Atlético Independiente

In 2008, Núñez was signed by Independiente. His terrific displays and his contribution of seven goals in his first tournament were not enough to prevent Independiente from finishing in 18th place, however. On May 9, 2010, Nuñez scored a goal directly from the corner against his former team Argentinos Juniors.

Bursaspor

On 1 August 2010 he signed with Turkish champions Bursaspor on a 2+1 one year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Honours

• Greek Super League: 2008
• Greek Cup: 2008
• Greek Super Cup: 2007

External links

• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
• Guardian statistics