the sale of Max Gradel, Núñez came into the starting lineup against Crystal Palace on 10 September. Núñez dropped to the bench in place of Andy Keogh against Manchester United, he came on as a second-half substitute and managed to miss one of Leeds' best scoring chances late on in the game. On 11 October 2011, Núñez signed a new four-year deal with an option of a fifth year with Leeds United. Despite this, he was transfer listed by Neil Warnock at the end of the 2011–12 season. After being put on the transfer list by Leeds, Núñez was linked with a move to Yorkshire Rivals Doncaster Rovers and newly promoted Charlton Athletic. Núñez was not allocated a squad number for the 2012–13 season on 3 August. Núñez suffered a cruciate ligament injury on 3 September during Leeds United development squad's victory against Wigan. The injury would rule him out for the season and hinder his chances of a move away from the club. Núñez had his contract mutually terminated on 29 January 2013. Alajuelense On 11 June 2014, Ramón's signing with Alajuelense was made public. He was released from the team on 12 November due to disciplinary issues. International career Núñez was part of the U-20 Honduras national football team at the 2005 World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. In October 2006, Núñez was called up to the senior Honduras national football team for the first time. He made his début for the national side on 9 September 2007 coming in as a substitute in a match against Costa Rica. Ramón made his second and third appearances in September after being called up by Reinaldo Rueda to play in the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers. In 2008, Núñez appeared for the U-23 Honduras side at the Men's Olympic Football Tournament in Beijing. Ramón Núñez scored two goals for the Honduras national football team after the team was down one goal against Canada on 6 September 2008 to defeat the squad 2–1. Four days later he found the net again in Honduras' 2–0 match against Jamaica. Núñez was named in the Honduras 2010 World Cup squad and was given the number 7 shirt, He played in all three of Honduras' games at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Honduras failed to progress beyond the group stages, with Spain and Chile qualifying for the next stage. After joining Leeds, Núñez was