Matt Nunez (born March 25, 1989) is an American

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player who plays as a defender. He has won eight

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for the United States national floorball team and represented the United States at the 2016 World Floorball Championships in

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, Latvia.

Floorball career

In April 2015, Nunez helped the

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-based floorball team the Lonestar Lions win the 2015 Southwest US Floorball Championship in

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. He also played at the 2015 Lonestar Invitational Floorball Tournament (LIFT) in

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alongside fellow international floorballer Patrick Dousa, as the Lonestar Lions won another trophy. Nunez was named in the All-Tournament Team for his efforts in the competition. 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

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and

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. 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

, Latvia. In December 2016, Nunez was part of the United States team that finished eleventh at the 2016 World Floorball Championships after winning

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ahead of Canada,

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, and

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before being eliminated in the

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Career statistics

International

: ''Scores and results list United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nunez goal''.

Honors

Lonestar Lions * Southwest US Floorball Championship: 2015 * Lonestar Invitational Floorball Tournament (LIFT): 2015 Individual * All-Tournament Team, Lonestar Invitational Floorball Tournament (LIFT): 2015

References

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