Martin Nuñez
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| Martin Nuñez | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Pablo Martin Nuñez | |
| Date of birth | February 2, 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Carolina RailHawks | |
| Number | 7 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2006 | Georgia Perimeter College | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2008 | Carolina RailHawks | 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Martin Nunez (Pablo Martin Nuñez) (born February 2, 1987 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan-American soccer forward who currently plays for the Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division.
[edit] High school and college
Born in Uruguay, Nuñez moved with his family to the United States when he was nine. His family settled in Florida where Nuñez attended Miami Sunset Senior High School. Sunset won the Florida State 6A championship in both 2004 and 2005. In 2005, Nuñez was first team All State,[1] Florida State Final Four MVP and the Miami Herald Player of the Year as he led the team with thirty-four goals.[2] Nuñez then entered Georgia Perimeter College where he was a 2006 second team National Junior College All American,[3] leading the nation with thirty goals. He left school after his freshman year to pursue a professional career.[4]
[edit] Professional
In January 2007, Miami FC of the USL First Division drafted Nuñez in the second round (22nd overall) in the USL College Player Draft, but he did not sign with them. In 2008, he was offered a contract with the New York Red Bull of Major League Soccer.[5] However, he chose to not sign with them and on March 15, 2008, Nuñez signed with the Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division.
[edit] References
| Carolina RailHawks FC – current squad |
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0 McClellan • 1 Levey • 2 Stokes • 3 Low • 4 Perdomo • 5 Lilly • 6 Zuzga • 7 Nuñez • 8 Worthen • 9 Walker • 10 Edozien • 11 Mackenzie • 12 Solle • 14 Norkus • 15 Sanfilippo • 16 Curfman • 17 Watson • 18 Lemons • 20 Coggins • 21 Fusilier • 22 Antoniuk • 23 Dombrowski • 24 Segovia • 25 Long • 30 Walters • Manager: Schweitzer |
