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Darwin Gabriel Nunez Ribeiro is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as striker for Premier league Club Liverpool and the Uruguay national team.

Nunez came through Penarol’s youth academy , being promoted to the first team in 2017. In August 2019, he joined Spanish Segunda Division Club Almeria for club record fee. Benfica signed him in 2020 for club-record transfer worth 24 million euros, the most expensive signing on Portuguese football history. in his second season, he won the Bola de Prata for top scorer in the primeira Liga with 26 goals in 28 games, being named in the Primeira Liga Team of the Year and Primeira Liga Player of the year. Liverpool then signed him in June 2022 for a Transfer  worth 64 million.

After representing Uruguay at various youth levels, Nunez was called up to the full international team for the first time in October 2019. he scored on his international debut against Peru.