Cristopher Núñez

{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1997)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cristopher Núñez

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Cristopher Antonio Núñez González

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = El Guarco, Cartago, Costa Rica

| height = 1.73 m

| currentclub = Lamia

| clubnumber = 7

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Cartaginés

| years1 = 2016–2021

| clubs1 = Cartaginés

| caps1 = 130

| goals1 = 16

| years2 = 2021–

| clubs2 = Lamia

| caps2 = 101

| goals2 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2020–

| nationalteam1 = Costa Rica

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 8 December 2024

| ntupdate = 12 September 2023

}}

Cristopher Antonio Núñez González (born 8 December 1997) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club Lamia and the Costa Rica national team.{{Soccerway|cristopher-nunez/443377}}

Club career

In June 2021, Núñez left his native Costa Rica and joined Greek Super League side Lamia.{{cite web|url=https://sportsup.gr/2021/06/22/i-lamia-anakoinose-ton-cristopher-nunez-vid/|title=

Η Λαμία ανακοίνωσε τον Christopher Núñez (vid)|date=June 22, 2021}} In July 2022 he signed a contract extension with the club through 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.sensaciondeportiva.com/cristopher-nunez-amplio-su-contrato-con-el-pas-lamia-de-grecia-hasta-2025/|title=Cristopher Núñez amplió su contrato con el PAS Lamia de Grecia hasta 2025.|first=Eliécer|last=Arias Sánchez}}

International career

A Costa Rica international since 2020, in June 2023 Núñez was named to the 24-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcrf.cr/2023/06/02/estos-son-los-24-elegidos-por-suarez-para-enfrentar-la-copa-oro/|title=Estos son los 24 elegidos por Suárez para enfrentar la Copa Oro|first=Josue|last=Espinoza|date=June 2, 2023|work=Federación Costarricense de Fútbol}}

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