Daniel Muñoz Mejia (born 24 May 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Belgian Pro League club Genk and the Colombia national team.[2] From 2017 until 2019 Munoz played for Águilas Doradas.[3]
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Date of birth | (1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 26)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Amalfi, Colombia[1] | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Genk | |||||||||||||||
Number | 23 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
Águilas Doradas | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Águilas Doradas | 81 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Atlético Nacional | 25 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2020– | Genk | 78 | (4) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2021– | Colombia | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:45, 19 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022 (UTC) |
In May 2020, Muñoz completed a transfer from Atlético Nacional to Genk, for a fee of €4.5 million.[4]
Munoz was called up to the Colombia national team in September 2019, but had to withdraw with a hamstring injury.[5] In March 2020, he was again called up by Carlos Queiroz to the national team.[6]
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.[7]
Genk
K.R.C. Genk – current squad | |
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Colombia squad – 2021 Copa América third place | ||
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