Harry Nuñez

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Pracullos and the surname or paternal family name is Nuñez.
Harry Nuñez
Personal information
Full name Harry James Pracullos Nuñez[1]
Date of birth (2004-12-16) December 16, 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Philippines
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 PFF Developmental Team (on loan from Tuloy)
Number 10
Youth career
Tuloy Foundation
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Azkals Development Team 11 (1)
2023–2024 Tuloy 16 (2)
2024– → PFF Developmental Team (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2019 Philippines U15 6 (1)
2022– Philippines U19 4 (0)
2023– Philippines U23 7 (0)
2022– Philippines 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6:07, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6:07, October 7, 2023 (UTC)

Harry James Pracullos "Noti" Nunez (born 16 December 2004) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for PFF Developmental Team and the Philippines national team. He has also represented the various youth teams of his country.[2]

Early life

Nuñez is a former street child living in Muntinlupa. He would start playing football at age 6 upon the encouragement of Catholic priest Rocky Evangelista of the Tuloy sa Don Bosco Foundation. He would be admitted as a resident at the foundation at age 12.[3]

Club career

Tuloy FC

Nuñez was under and played football for the Tuloy sa Don Bosco Foundation in Muntinlupa, which helped street kids in the area pursue an education. Nuñez, along with several others, took part in the school's futsal and football program.[4] Several of the Tuloy kids alongside Nuñez would represent the Philippines in various international youth tournaments.[5][6]

After leaving Tuloy in 2021, he would rejoin with the foundation once more by captaining their club team, Tuloy F.C., to participate in the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara, where he scored one goal.[7][8]

Azkals Development Team

In 2022, Nuñez left Tuloy and signed with the Azkals Development Team of the Philippines Football League, a team captain by Stephan Schröck and aimed at developing promising youth footballers for the national team.[4][9] He joined alongside Tuloy teammates John Jalique, Cyrelle Saut, and Haren de Gracia.

He made 11 appearances during the season and scored one goal,[10] but his season was interrupted when the club unexpectedly and suddenly withdrew from the league before the season's end.[11]

International career

Philippines U15

Nuñez was first called up to a national team when he represented the Philippine U15 in the 2019 AFF U-15 Championship, making his debut in a 7–1 loss to Timor Leste.[12] He would score his first international goal in a 3–1 loss to Vietnam.[13] Two months later, he represented the team again in the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship Qualifiers.[1][14]

Philippines U19

After the U15 team, his next international experience was with the Philippine U19 team, where he was called up for the squad in the 2022 AFF U-19 Championship alongside other national team players like Jaime Rosquillo and Sandro Reyes. He made four caps with the U19s.[15][16][17]

Philippines U23

Nuñez got his first call-up for the Philippines U23 team in 2023, when he was included in the final squad for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games held in Cambodia.[18] In the second match, he notched an assist to Dov Cariño in the last minutes of the game to rescue a point against Cambodia.[19] He would subsequently represent the U23s in the AFF U23 Championship and AFC U23 Qualifiers that same year.[20][21]

Philippines

Backed by good performances for the ADT, Nuñez made the jump from youth to senior team when he was included in the Philippines' final 23-man squad for the 2022 AFF Championship. He made his debut on the second matchday in a 5–1 win against Brunei, making him one of the youngest debutants for the Philippines at just over 18 years old.[22][23][24]

References

  1. ^ a b "Harry Nuñez - Global Sports Archive". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Harry Nuñez at Soccerway
  3. ^ Villanueva, Ralph Edwin (December 17, 2023). "Filipino football prospect gets shot at successful career thanks to 'Tuloy sa Don Bosco Foundation'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Olivares, Rick (October 12, 2022). "The youthful optimism of the Azkals Development Team's Tuloy sa Don Bosco Boys". philstar.com. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Olivares, Rick (March 8, 2021). "PFF's Javellana: Growing the futsal grassroots program". philstar.com. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Filipino Youth Players participate in JENESYS Youth Sports Exchange webinar". Philippine Football Federation. March 30, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "Davao withstands Army; Tuloy scalps Adamson; Air Force downs Loyola". pfl.org.ph. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 - Tuloy FC". Twitter. Philippines Football League. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  9. ^ Olivares, Rick (October 24, 2022). "Azkals Development Team stings UCFC title defense with 2-2 draw". philstar.com. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "Our youngsters deal Mendiola FC a 1-3 won with goals from Jaime Rosquillo, and Noti Nuñez". Azkals Development Team on Facebook. November 6, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  11. ^ Terrado, Jonas (May 24, 2023). "Azkals Development Team withdraws from PFL". sports.inquirer.net. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  12. ^ "Philippines U15 Boys in AFF U15 Championship 2019". Philippine Football Federation. July 26, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "Match_No_9.pdf" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  14. ^ "Philippines Under-15 Return to Action in AFC U16 Championship 2020 Qualifiers". Philippine Football Federation. September 13, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  15. ^ "Football: Philippines kicks off AFF U19 campaign vs Thailand". news.abs-cbn.com. July 1, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  16. ^ "Philippine Men's Under-19 Team arrive in Indonesia for AFF U19 Championship 2022". Philippine Football Federation. July 1, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  17. ^ "Philippines Under-19 conducts training camp". Philippine Football Federation. June 22, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  18. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (April 28, 2023). "Carino, Mangaoang join ADT standouts for SEAG". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  19. ^ Isaga, JR (May 2, 2023). "PH draws Cambodia as late Dov Carino header gives U22 Azkals first SEA Games goal". Rappler. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  20. ^ "Philippine Men's Under-22 Squad for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Football Federation. April 29, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  21. ^ Saldajeno, Ivan (August 18, 2023). "10-man Azkals, Laos battle to draw after late drama to open AFF U23 campaign". dugout.ph. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  22. ^ Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (November 18, 2022). "44 players called up for Azkals' training camp". pna.gov.ph. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  23. ^ Pulido, Nicole (November 18, 2022). "45 players join Azkals training for the 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Cup". opinyon.net. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  24. ^ "AFF Mitsubishi Cup: Azkals take on defending champion Thailand". news.abs-cbn.com. December 25, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2023.