Vas Nuñez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasudeva Das Lilley Nuñez | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dalian Pro | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | HKFC | ||
| 2010–2011 | Brasil Top Skills Soccer School | ||
| 2012–2014 | Hong Kong Armed Forces | ||
| 2014–2015 | Eastern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Eastern | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Dreams Metro Gallery (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Biu Chun Glory Sky (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | R&F | 24 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Meizhou Hakka | 36 | (0) |
| 2022– | Dalian Pro | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | Hong Kong U-23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Hong Kong | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022 | |||
Vasudeva Das Lilley Nuñez (Chinese: 勞烈斯; born 22 November 1995), commonly known as Vas Nuñez, is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Chinese Super League club Dalian Pro.
Club career
Núñez joined Eastern in 2015, and was loaned to Metro Gallery for the 2015–16 season.
He scored his first professional goal for Metro Gallery on 6 March 2016, in a 2–3 away loss to Wong Tai Sin.[1]
On 4 July 2017, R&F announced that they had acquired Núñez from Eastern.[2] On 14 October 2020, Núñez left the club after his club's withdrawal from the HKPL in the new season.
In February 2021, it was reported that Núñez would join China League One club Meizhou Hakka.
On 21 August 2022, Núñez joined Dalian Pro. He contributed an assist in his second start for the club, helping his club to secure a 2-2 draw against Beijing Guoan on 24 September 2022.
International career
On 4 May 2018, Núñez was granted the Hong Kong SAR Passport.[3] He was then called up to the U-23 squad for the 2018 Asian Games.
On 11 July 2022, Núñez was named in the preliminary squad in preparation for the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.
On 19 July 2022, Núñez made his international debut for Hong Kong in the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship against Japan.
Personal life
Núñez was born in Hong Kong to a British father and Mexican mother.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 24 September 2022[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eastern | 2015–16 | Hong Kong Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dreams Metro Gallery (loan) | 2015–16 | Hong Kong Premier League | 4 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Biu Chun Glory Sky (loan) | 2016–17 | 11 | 2 | 2[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[d] | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
| R&F | 2017–18 | 13 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | – | 1[d] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Meizhou Hakka | 2021 | China League One | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Chinese Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Dalian Pro | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 77 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 97 | 5 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b c d Appearances in the Hong Kong FA Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Hong Kong League Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearances in the Hong Kong Sapling Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in the Hong Kong Senior Shield
International
- As of 27 July 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Wong Tai Sin 3-2 Metro Gallery". goal.com. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "羅拔圖投富力年薪180萬". Apple Daily. 4 July 2017. (in Chinese)
- ^ Atkin, Nicolas. "With his Hong Kong passport papers in hand, desperate young footballer ends a life in limbo". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "【我有嘢講】6呎4勞烈斯：我要踢香港隊！". Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). 23 December 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2017. (in Chinese)
- ^ "Vas Nuñez". HKFA. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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