José Ariel Núñez

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|fullname = José Ariel Núñez Portelli

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|9|12|df=y}}

|birth_place = Asunción, Paraguay

|height = 1.74m

|position = Striker

|currentclub = Guaireña

|clubnumber = 8

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Libertad

|years1 = 2006–2007

|clubs1 = Libertad

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|goals1 = 2

|years2 = 2008

|clubs2 = Presidente Hayes

|caps2 = 0

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2008–2009

|clubs3 = Tacuary

|caps3 = 60

|goals3 = 12

|years4 = 2010–2014

|clubs4 = Libertad

|caps4 = 102

|goals4 = 33

|years5 = 2013

|clubs5 = → Osasuna (loan)

|caps5 = 6

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 2014–2017

|clubs6 = Brøndby

|caps6 = 27

|goals6 = 9

|years7 = 2015–2016

|clubs7 = → Club Olimpia (loan)

|caps7 = 32

|goals7 = 7

|years8 = 2017–2018

|clubs8 = Nacional

|caps8 = 28

|goals8 = 2

|years9 = 2018

|clubs9 = Unión de Santa Fe

|caps9 = 3

|goals9 = 0

|years10 = 2019

|clubs10 = Wilstermann

|caps10 = 17

|goals10 = 4

|years11 = 2020–2021

|clubs11 = 12 de Octubre

|caps11 = 63

|goals11 = 15

|years12 = 2022

|clubs12 = Guaraní

|caps12 = 5

|goals12 = 0

|years13 = 2022–

|clubs13 = Guaireña

|caps13 = 34

|goals13 = 4

|nationalyears1 = 2011–2013

|nationalteam1 = Paraguay

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|nationalgoals1 = 3

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José Ariel Núñez Portelli (born 12 September 1988) is a Paraguayan international footballer who plays as a forward for Guaireña.

Club career

Born in Asunción, Núñez spent his early career in his native Paraguay, playing for Libertad, Presidente Hayes and Tacuary.{{NFT player|id=46065|accessdate=11 October 2018}}{{Soccerway|jose-ariel-nunez/75248|accessdate=11 October 2018}}

In July 2013 he went on loan to Spanish club Osasuna.

{{cite web|url=http://www.todomercadoweb.es/mercado-futbolistico/oficial-osasuna-cerro-la-cesion-de-nunez-51356|title=OFICIAL: Osasuna cerró la cesión de Nunez|date=22 July 2013|access-date=1 April 2014|author=José M. Díaz|language=es|publisher=Todo Mercado Web}}

On 31 January 2014 he signed a four-year contract with Danish side Brøndby.

{{cite web|url=http://brondby.com/nyhed/2014/01/31/landsholdsspiller-fra-paraguay-til-broendby-if#|title=Landsholdsspiller fra Paraguay til Brøndby IF|date=31 January 2014|access-date=1 April 2014|language=da|publisher=Brøndby IF}} He made his debut for the club on 24 February 2014, appearing as a substitute for the final seven minutes of the game.{{cite web|url=http://onside.dk/superligaen/makienok-nunez-har-stort-potentiale|title=Makienok: Nunez har stort potentiale|date=24 February 2014|access-date=1 April 2014|author=Morten Espersen|language=da|publisher=Onside.dk|archive-date=7 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407061449/http://onside.dk/superligaen/makienok-nunez-har-stort-potentiale|url-status=dead}} He scored his first goal for the club on 30 March 2014, in the 1–0 away victory against Viborg. The goal was also the first goal by a Paraguayan player in the league.{{cite web|url=http://onside.dk/superligaen/nunez-sikrede-broendby-sejr-i-viborg|title=Nuñez sikrede Brøndby-sejr i Viborg|date=30 March 2014|access-date=1 April 2014|author=Christian Nielsen|language=da|publisher=Onside.dk|archive-date=1 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401052743/http://onside.dk/superligaen/nunez-sikrede-broendby-sejr-i-viborg|url-status=dead}}

Núñez ranked number 6 in a list of the most expensive players in Paraguayan football for 2015 published by Diario Extra.{{Cite web|url=https://www.extra.com.py/deportes/los-jugadores-mas-caros-del-futbol-paraguayo-n1515674.html|title=Los jugadores más caros del fútbol paraguayo|website=extra.com.py}}

After leaving Brøndby, he returned to Paraguay to play with Club Olimpia and Club Nacional, and in Argentina with Unión de Santa Fe. He signed for Wilstermann for the 2019 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lostiempos.com/deportes/futbol/20181109/ariel-nunez-primer-refuerzo-wilstermann-libertadores|title=Ariel Núñez, el primer refuerzo de Wilstermann para la Libertadores|date=9 November 2018|website=Los Tiempos}}