Matt Nunez

Matt Nunez (born March 25, 1989) is an American floorball player who plays as a defender.[1] He has won eight caps for the United States national floorball team and represented the United States at the 2016 World Floorball Championships in Riga, Latvia.

Matt Nunez
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1989-03-25) March 25, 1989
Texas, United States
Sport
SportFloorball
PositionDefender
ShootsRight
Team

Floorball career

In April 2015, Nunez helped the Dallas-based floorball team the Lonestar Lions win the 2015 Southwest US Floorball Championship in Keene, Texas.[2] He also played at the 2015 Lonestar Invitational Floorball Tournament (LIFT) in Arlington, Texas alongside fellow international floorballer Patrick Dousa, as the Lonestar Lions won another trophy.[3] Nunez was named in the All-Tournament Team for his efforts in the competition.[3]

In the following year, Nunez made his international debut for the United States national floorball team during the 2016 World Floorball Championships qualifying campaign as he played in games against both Jamaica and Canada.[4] He scored his first international goal in the 27–1 win against Jamaica as the United States qualified for the 2016 World Floorball Championships in Riga, Latvia.[4][5]

In December 2016, Nunez was part of the United States team that finished eleventh at the 2016 World Floorball Championships after winning Group D ahead of Canada, Singapore, and Thailand before being eliminated in the play-off round by Germany.[6]

Career statistics

International
Appearances, goals, assists, and points by national team and year[4][7]
National team Year Apps Goals Assists Points
United States 2016 8 1 0 1
Total 8 1 0 1
Scores and results list United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nunez goal.
List of international goals scored by Matt Nunez
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 February 12, 2016 United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States  Jamaica 17–1 27–1 2016 World Floorball Championships qualifying [5]

Honors

Lonestar Lions

  • Southwest US Floorball Championship: 2015[2]
  • Lonestar Invitational Floorball Tournament (LIFT): 2015[3]

Individual

  • All-Tournament Team, Lonestar Invitational Floorball Tournament (LIFT): 2015[3]

References
  1. "Matt Nunez: "The future looks bright" - USA Floorball". Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  2. "Lonestar Lions win 2015 Southwest US Floorball Championship - USA Floorball". Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  3. "Lonestar Players LIFT Another Trophy - USA Floorball". Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  4. "Matt Nunez - Player card". www.floorball.org. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  5. "Jamaica Men - USA Men 1-27 (Match summary)". www.floorball.org. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  6. "WFC2016". www.floorball.org. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  7. "Matt Nunez - Player". CC 2022. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
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