Luis Fernando Copete Murillo (born 12 February 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back.[4][5]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luis Fernando Copete Murillo[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1989-02-12) 12 February 1989 (age 33)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Istmina, Chocó, Colombia[3] | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Independiente Petrolero | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009 | La Equidad | ||
2013–2016 | Walter Ferretti | 64 | (8) |
2015 | → Puma Generaleña (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Real Estelí | 20 | (2) |
2017 | Comerciantes Unidos | 14 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Real Estelí | 3 | (0) |
2018 | Sonsonate FC | 20 | (1) |
2018 | Deportivo Pasto | 10 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Always Ready | 31 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Once Deportivo | 3 | (1) |
2021– | Independiente Petrolero | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014– | Nicaragua | 35 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2021 |
Born in Colombia, he is a member, as a naturalised citizen, of the Nicaragua national team.
In 2015, Copete and his then Nicaragua national team mate Raúl Leguías joined Costa Rican side AS Puma.[6]
Copete went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Shakhter Karagandy in early 2016, but did not earn a contract.[7]
Copete signed with top flight Primera División side Sonsonate for Clausura 2018 tournament.
On 29 March 2018, Copete scored his debut goal for Sonsonate in a 3–1 victory against Isidro Metapán in the Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos.
In July 2018, Copete signed with Deportivo Pasto.
Copete became a naturalized citizen of Nicaragua in 2014,[8] and received his first call-up to the Nicaragua national football team a year later.[9]
He was a squad member for the 2017 Copa Centroamericana and the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 23 March 2015 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua | ![]() | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 4–0 | |||||
3. | 10 March 2016 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
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