Place of birth Montreal, Canada 2005 NTC Ontario Height 1.78 m | Playing position 2006 Montreal Concordia Position Midfielder | |
Full name Cristian Adolfo Nuñez López Date of birth (1988-07-07) July 7, 1988 (age 28) | ||
Cristian Adolfo Nuñez López (born 7 July 1988 in Montreal) is a Canadian professional footballer.
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Career
Nuñez played AAA minor soccer with Montreal-Concordia from U13 to U18 where he received the Ballon d’Or Trophy from the Quebec Elite Soccer League. While playing for NTC Ontario Nuñez won the silver medal at the Canadian U15 selection championships in 2003. In the following season he won the gold medal.
Nuñez signed his first professional contract with FC Lyn Oslo in July 2006. But he didn't feature in a single match due to visa problems. Which resulted in him remaining four months with the club. In 2007 Nuñez signed with newly expansion Toronto FC where he didn't play a single match in the regular season. But played 13 games for the Toronto FC reserve team, where he tallied one assist against the New England Revolution reserve squad.
The following season Nuñez was released from Toronto FC and signed with the Montreal Impact of the USL First Division. Soon after he signed with the Impact he was loaned to the Trois-Rivières Attak. Nuñez helped the Attak claim the club's first National Division title, and reached the final of the CSL Cup, where once again the Attak were defeated by Serbian White Eagles which ended in 2-2 draw and decided through penalties by a score of 2-1.
During February 2009, Nuñez joined Bohemian F.C. of Dublin on trial, with hopes of signing a contract with the League of Ireland club. As of February 28, 2009 there has been no word on his trial was successful or not. After releasing from his club Trois-Rivières Attak the farm team of the Montreal Impact signed in summer 2009 for the Carabins.
International career
Nuñez was part of the Canada U-20 men's national soccer team, which took part in the 2007 FIFA World Youth Championship. Played the first two games against Chile and Austria. He played futsal by the QCSL World Cup 2010.
Personal life
Nuñez was born to an Argentine father and a Nicaraguan mother and studies Arts and Sciences at the Université de Montréal.