Alan Núñez

Alan Núñez
Personal information
Full name Alan Herminio Núñez Duarte
Date of birth (2004-10-01) October 1, 2004
Place of birth Luque, Paraguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
Argentinos Juniors
(on loan from Cerro Porteño)
Number 30
Youth career
2022 Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Cerro Porteño 27 (0)
2025–2026 → Nacional (loan) 21 (1)
2026– → Argentinos Juniors (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2020 Paraguay U16 3 (0)
2022–2023 Paraguay U20 16 (0)
2023– Paraguay Olympic 16 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:35, 19 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025

Alan Herminio Núñez Duarte (born 1 October 2004) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a right-back for AFA Liga Profesional de Fútbol club Argentinos Juniors, on loan from Paraguayan Primera División club Cerro Porteño.

He has also represented Paraguay at the youth level, playing for the U-20[1] and the U-23.[2]

Career

Cerro Porteño

Núñez began his career in the youth divisions of Cerro Porteño, where he excelled as a right-back. In 2022, he was promoted to the first team and made his debut on 15 May 2022, in a Paraguayan Primera División match, a 2-1 loss against Sol de América.[3]

2025–26: Loan to Nacional

On 4 July 2025, it was announced that Núñez had joined Nacional on loan.[4]

International career

In 2023, he participated in the U-20 Copa Libertadores held in Chile with Cerro Porteño's youth team, finishing in third place. During the tournament, he played a total of five matches.[5]

That same year, he was called up to the Paraguay national under-20 football team to play in the South American U-20 Championship held in Colombia. In 2024, he won the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament held in Venezuela,[6] securing Paraguay's qualification for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7]

Career statistics

Club

SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsNational CupAppsGoalsContinentalAppsGoalsTotal AppsTotal Goals
2022Club Cerro PorteñoParaguayan Primera División20Copa Paraguay 2022102022 Copa Libertadores0030
2023Paraguayan Primera División150Copa Paraguay 2023102023 Copa Libertadores00160
2024Paraguayan Primera División70Copa Paraguay 2024102024 Copa Libertadores+2024 Copa Sudamericana0080
Career Total2403000270

International

TournamentEditionMatchesGoalsAssists
Olympic GamesParis 2024400
Pre-Olympic South American Tournament Venezuela 2024 6 1 0
South American U-20 Championship2023901
South American U-15 Championship2019200

Honours

Paraguay U20

References

  1. ↑ "Paraguay and the squad list for the U-20 South American Championship in Colombia - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-04.
  2. ↑ "List of Paraguayan National Team players for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Paraguayan Football Association (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  3. ↑ Gómez, Óscar (2022-05-15). "Versus / Cerro Porteño loses to Sol and sees title chances slip away". Versus (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  4. ↑ "Alan Núñez reforça plantel alvi-negro" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Cerro Porteño climbs the podium in the CONMEBOL U-20 Libertadores". Paraguayan Football Association (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  6. ↑ "Paraguay champion: This is the Pre-Olympic U-23 honor roll - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-04.
  7. ↑ "Versus / The Olympic Albirroja heads to France!". Versus (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-04.