Amaury Nunes

College and amateur

Having been a part of the youth setup at famed Brazilian club Flamengo as a teenager, Nunes relocated from his native Brazil to the United States in 2004 to attend college. He played four years of college soccer, initially at Oklahoma Baptist University, where as a freshman, Nunes scored 21 goals in 24 games. At Fresno Pacific University, as a sophomore Nunes scored 17 goals in 16 games, being selected as NAIA All-American Team. In 2007, in his senior year, Nunes scored 22 goals in 22 games, and was named again 1st team NAIA All-American. Nunes scored a total of 70 goals in 4 years of College in USA. During his college years Nunes also played for Fresno Fuego in the USL Premier Development League, helping the team to the PDL Southwest Division and Western Conference titles in 2007, while scoring 32 goals in 44 games during his four years with the team.

Professional

Prior to starting his career in the United States, Nunes played professionally in Brazil for 2 years, in Rio de Janeiro for 3rd Division club Bangu A.C. Nunes was drafted by the Chicago Storm of the Major Indoor Soccer League in the 2008 Major Indoor Soccer League College Draft, but did not take up the opportunity to play for the team, focusing on University, instead. After finishing his studies, Nunes signed with the Charlotte Eagles of the USL Second Division, and made his debut against Pittsburgh Riverhounds, scoring two goals in a 5–1 Eagles victory. With the Eagles,…