Matt Nunez (born March 25, 1989) is an American
floorball
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player who plays as a defender. 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
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, Latvia.
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.
He also played at the 2015 Lonestar Invitational Floorball Tournament (LIFT) in
Arlington, Texas
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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
Jamaica and
Canada.
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
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, 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,
Singapore, and
Thailand before being eliminated in the
play-off round by
Germany.
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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nunez, Matt
1989 births
Living people
Floorball players
American floorball players