Darwin Núñez

Uruguay · FW

2026 World Cup squad profile

Position
FW
Squad role
Projected starter · #9
Position rank
#1
Intl caps
38
Intl goals
13
Intl assists
3
0.97(model rating, 0–1)
21.5%

See Darwin Núñez on the full Uruguay scoring list →

Recent form

Rising

2024/25 international form vs the player's multi-season baseline (7.19 vs 6.70).

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
Copa América 20246483211.9214133020
World Cup 20223247000.23131731
All tournaments9730212.1245164751
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
MP
Matches played in the tournament.
Min
Total minutes on the pitch.
G
Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A
Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG
Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh
Shots taken.
KP
Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP
Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC
Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl
Tackles won.
Int
Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Defending

Tackles won / 90
0.62
65
Interceptions / 90
0.12
22
Ball recoveries / 90
3.58
57
Blocks / 90
1.36
54
Clearances / 90
0.86
74
Pressures / 90
15.78
65

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
1.97
29
Key passes / 90
0.62
22
Prog. carries / 90
5.79
38
Pass completion %
71.2%
25

Possession

Carries / 90
17.88
17
Dribbles / 90
1.73
72

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 65 forwards with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

Darwin Núñez has 38 caps and 13 international goals for Uruguay, a FW projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Uruguay →Uruguay squad & model →

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