Daniel Muñoz Mejía (born 26 May 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Colombia national team.[3]
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| Full name | Daniel Muñoz Mejía[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 May 1996[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amalfi, Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back / right wing-back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Crystal Palace | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Águilas Doradas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Águilas Doradas | 81 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Atlético Nacional | 27 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Genk | 122 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Crystal Palace | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Colombia | 34 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editFrom 2017 until 2019 Muñoz played for Águilas Doradas.[4] In May 2020, Muñoz completed a transfer from Atlético Nacional to Genk, for a fee of €4.5 million.[5]
In January 2024, Muñoz completed a transfer to Crystal Palace, for a fee of €8 million.[6] He signed a contract until 2027, with an option for an additional year.[7] On 3 February, Muñoz made his debut for Palace in a 4–1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion.[8]
International career
editMuñoz was called up to the Colombia national team in September 2019, but had to withdraw with a hamstring injury.[9] In March 2020, he was again called up by Carlos Queiroz to the national team.[10]
He made his debut on 3 June 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Peru. He substituted Stefan Medina in the 56th minute. In less than a minute he committed a foul which was upgraded to a red card after a VAR review.[11]
Muñoz scored his first international goal on 22 March 2024, on an assist from Luis Díaz in a 1–0 win against Spain in a friendly match, Colombia's first ever victory against the Spaniards.[12]
On 14 June 2024, Muñoz was named into 26-man squad for 2024 Copa América.[13] During the competition, Muñoz played six of seven matches as an starter, scoring two goals, the first one against Paraguay in first group phase game, scoring the first goal for a 2-1 win;[14] and the second one against Brazil into third group phase game, drawing the match 1-1 for Colombia.[15] He played all matches except the final because of his expulsion after receiving a second yellow card in the semifinals against Uruguay,[16] being replaced with Santiago Arias for the final against Argentina.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 9 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rionegro Águilas | 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||||
| 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 81 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 3 | |||
| Atlético Nacional | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 7 | |||
| 2020 | Categoría Primera A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 8 | |||
| Genk | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 40 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 11[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
| Total | 122 | 13 | 10 | 1 | — | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 14 | |||
| Crystal Palace | 2023–24 | Premier League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 256 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 25 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Colombia, Belgian Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League, two appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 10 September 2024[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Colombia | 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | |
| Total | 34 | 3 | |
Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.[17]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 22 March 2024 | London Stadium, London, England | 24 |  Spain |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 24 June 2024 | NRG Stadium, Houston, United States | 28 |  Paraguay |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2024 Copa América |
| 3 | 2 July 2024 | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States | 30 |  Brazil |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2024 Copa América |
Honours
editGenk
References
edit- ^ "Latest updated Premier League squad lists for 2023/24". Premier League. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Daniel Muñoz". Premier League. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ https://www.en24.news/2020/02/munoz-is-the-new-purslane-captain.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Colombia - D. Muñoz - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "GENK - Deal on Daniel MUNOZ". GhanaSoccerNet. 29 May 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Crystal Palace sign Colombia defender Daniel Munoz from Genk". BBC Sport. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Crystal Palace sign Daniel Muñoz". Crystal Palace F.C. 30 January 202. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion 4–1 Crystal Palace: Seagulls beat rivals to put pressure on Roy Hodgson". BBC Sport. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Defender Munoz cut from Colombia squad for friendlies – Xinhua | English.news.cn". xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Daniel Muñoz fue llamado a la Selección de Colombia". onefootball.com (in Spanish). One Football. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Peru v Colombia game report". ESPN. 3 June 2021.
- ^ "España 0, Colombia 1". ESPN Colombia. 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Masculina de Mayores para la CONMEBOL Copa América USA 2024". Federación Colombiana de Futbol (in Spanish). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Colombia 2-1 Paraguay (24 de Jun., 2024) Resultado Final - ESPN (CO)". ESPN (in Spanish). 24 June 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Brasil 1-1 Colombia (2 de Jul., 2024) Resultado Final - ESPN (CO)". ESPN (in Spanish). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Colombia 1-0 Uruguay (10 de Jul., 2024) Resultado Final - ESPN (CO)". ESPN (in Spanish). 10 July 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ a b Daniel Muñoz at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
External links
edit- Profile at the Crystal Palace F.C. website
- Daniel Muñoz – UEFA competition record (archive)