Ernest Nungaray
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Nungaray Arce | ||
| Date of birth | May 7, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Anaheim, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Monarcas Morelia | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Toros Neza | 9 | (0) |
| 2013 | Correcaminos UAT | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Delfines de Coatzacoalcos | 24 | (3) |
| 2015 | Veracruz | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Albinegros de Orizaba | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Atlético Reynosa | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Monarcas Morelia II | ||
| 2018 | Sport Boys | 10 | (1) |
| 2019 | Ayacucho FC | 25 | (4) |
| 2020 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 24 | (1) |
| 2021 | Sport Boys | 20 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2023 | |||
Ernest Nungaray Arce (born May 7, 1992) is an American former soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder[1] for clubs in Mexico and Peru.[2]
Career
[edit]Born in Anaheim, California to Mexican parents, Nungaray began playing football with an amateur side in Tijuana which his father coached.[3] In 2007, he joined the youth system of Monarcas Morelia.[4] He made 13 appearances for Morelia's Ascenso MX affiliate Toros Neza before joining the parent club in Liga MX during 2013.[5]
After failing to feature for Morelia in Liga MX, Nungaray signed with Correcaminos UAT, where he would make a single substitute's appearance in the Ascenso MX.[6] He would later join Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, but never played for the club in Liga MX before he moved to Liga Premier de Ascenso side Reynosa in 2015.[7] In 2016, Nungaray was playing for Monarcas Morelia Premier in the third level of Mexican football.[8]
Nungaray has dual-citizenship with Mexico and the United States, and has played for the United States men's national under-20 soccer team.[3]
Personal
[edit]Nungaray is related to Mexican professional footballer Fernando Arce.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Profile at WorldFootball, worldfootball.net
- ^ Profile at Liga MX official website
- ^ a b c Aguirregomezcorta, Gonzalo (29 September 2011). "Nungaray, Monarca californiano" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes.
- ^ "Un 'mexicano' más que jugará con Estados Unidos" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 4 March 2011.
- ^ Marshall, Tom (June 24, 2013). "American Exports: Back in Liga MX, midfielder Ernest Nungaray hopes to win a place with Morelia". MLSsoccer.com.
- ^ "El paso de Correcaminos en el Ascenso" (in Spanish). El Decidor. 2013.
- ^ Gamboa, Alberto (3 September 2015). "Reynosa FC a recomponer el camino" (in Spanish). El Mañana.
- ^ "Monarcas subcampeón de la Segunda División Premier" [Monarcas runner-up of the Second Division Premier] (in Spanish). Cambio de Michoacán. 18 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Ernest Nungaray at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
- Atlético Morelia players
- Correcaminos UAT footballers
- Atlético Reynosa footballers
- Toros Neza footballers
- C.D. Veracruz footballers
- Albinegros de Orizaba footballers
- Sport Boys footballers
- Carlos A. Mannucci players
- Ayacucho FC footballers
- Ascenso MX players
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Soccer players from California
- Men's association football forwards
- 21st-century American sportsmen