The following month, he had knee surgery for a second time. 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. 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'. At the age of 17, he suffered a cruciate ligament injury that ruled him out for over a year and required two operations. Struggling with homesickness, Núñez returned to his hometown to spend time with his family and went back to Peñarol a year later. He played for local clubs La Luz and San Miguel before being scouted at the age of 14 by former Uruguay international José Perdomo, and then moving by himself to the capital city Montevideo to join the ranks of Peñarol. After missing the 2021 Copa América due to an injury, Núñez represented Uruguay at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.ĭarwin Gabriel Núñez Ribeiro was born on 24 June 1999 in Artigas, Artigas Department, into an impoverished family in which his father Bibiano Núñez was a builder and his mother Silvia Ribeiro was a hawker of milk bottles.

He scored on his international debut against Peru. Liverpool then signed him in June 2022 for a transfer worth €75 million (£64 million).Īfter representing Uruguay at various youth levels, Núñez was called up to the full international team for the first time in October 2019. 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. Benfica signed him in 2020 for a club-record transfer worth €24 million, the most expensive signing in Portuguese football history.

In August 2019, he joined Spanish Segunda División club Almería for a club record fee. Núñez came through Peñarol's youth academy, being promoted to the first team in 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 2 December 2022 (UTC)ĭarwin Gabriel Núñez Ribeiro ( Spanish pronunciation: born 24 June 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool and the Uruguay national team.

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:14, (UTC)

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