
In his second season, he won the Bola de Prata for top scorer in the Primeira Liga with 26 goals in 28 games, being named in the Primeira Liga Team of the Year and Primeira Liga Player of the Year. Benfica signed him in 2020 for a club-record transfer worth €24 million, the most expensive signing in Portuguese football history.

In August 2019, he joined Spanish Segunda División club Almería for a club record fee.

Núñez came through Peñarol's youth academy, being promoted to the first team in 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:14, (UTC)
