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He made his debut on 3 June 2021 in a [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|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 (association football)|red card]] after a [[Video assistant referee|VAR review]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/commentary?gameId=561065|title=Peru v Colombia game report|date=3 June 2021}}</ref>
He made his debut on 3 June 2021 in a [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|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 (association football)|red card]] after a [[Video assistant referee|VAR review]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/commentary?gameId=561065|title=Peru v Colombia game report|date=3 June 2021}}</ref>


Muñoz scored his first international goal on 22 March 2024, on an assist from [[Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997)|Luis Díaz]] in a 1–0 win against [[Spain national football team|Spain]] in a friendly match, Colombia's first ever victory against the Spaniards.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[ESPN Colombia]]|url=https://www.espn.com.co/futbol/partido/_/juegoId/698122/colombia-espana|title=España 0, Colombia 1|date=24 March 2024}}</ref>
Muñoz scored his first international goal on 22 March 2024, on an assist from [[Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997)|Luis Díaz]] in a 1–0 win against [[Spain national football team|Spain]] in a friendly match, Colombia's first ever victory against the Spaniards.<ref name ="ColombiavSpain">{{cite web|publisher=[[ESPN Colombia]]|url=https://www.espn.com.co/futbol/partido/_/juegoId/698122/colombia-espana|title=España 0, Colombia 1|date=24 March 2024}}</ref>


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==Career statistics==
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Revision as of 02:31, 24 March 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Muñoz and the second or maternal family name is Mejia.
Daniel Muñoz
Personal information
Full name Daniel Muñoz Mejía
Date of birth (1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Amalfi, Colombia[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back/right wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 12
Youth career
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 6 (0)
International career‡
2021– Colombia 24 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's football
Copa América
Third place 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Daniel Muñoz Mejía (born 24 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.[2]

Club career

From 2017 until 2019 Muñoz played for Águilas Doradas.[3] In May 2020, Muñoz completed a transfer from Atlético Nacional to Genk, for a fee of €4.5 million.[4]

In January 2024, Muñoz completed a transfer to Crystal Palace, for a fee of €8 million.[5] He signed a contract until 2027, with an option for an additional year.[6] On 3 February, Muñoz made his debut for Palace in a 4–1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion.[7]

International career

Munoz was called up to the Colombia national team in September 2019, but had to withdraw with a hamstring injury.[8] In March 2020, he was again called up by Carlos Queiroz to the national team.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rionegro Águilas 2017 Categoría Primera A 30 0 5 0 2[a] 0 — 37 0
2018 Categoría Primera A 32 3 2 0 — — 34 3
2019 Categoría Primera A 19 0 0 0 4[a] 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[a] 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[b] 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[c] 0 0 0 29 5
Total 122 13 10 1 16 0 0 0 148 14
Crystal Palace 2023–24 Premier League 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
Career total 236 23 21 1 24 1 0 0 281 25
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League, two appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 22 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Colombia 2021 10 0
2022 5 0
2023 8 0
2024 1 1
Total 24 1

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Jefferson Lerma
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 22 March 2024 London Stadium, London, England 24  Spain 1–0 1–0 Friendly [11]

Honours

Genk

References

  1. ^ a b c "Daniel Muñoz". Goal. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. ^ https://www.en24.news/2020/02/munoz-is-the-new-purslane-captain.html[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Colombia - D. Muñoz - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. ^ "GENK - Deal on Daniel MUNOZ". GhanaSoccerNet. 29 May 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Crystal Palace sign Colombia defender Daniel Munoz from Genk". BBC Sport. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Crystal Palace sign Daniel Muñoz". Crystal Palace F.C. 30 January 202. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Defender Munoz cut from Colombia squad for friendlies - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.[dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Daniel Muñoz fue llamado a la Selección de Colombia". onefootball.com (in Spanish). One Football. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Peru v Colombia game report". ESPN. 3 June 2021.
  11. ^ a b "España 0, Colombia 1". ESPN Colombia. 24 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.


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