Luis Fernando Copete Murillo (born 12 February 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga Primera club Diriangén.[3][4]
 Copete with Nicaragua in March 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Fernando Copete Murillo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1989[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Istmina, Colombia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Diriangén | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021 | Isidro Metapán | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Juventus Managua | 18 | (2) |
| 2022– | Diriangén | 29 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2023 | Nicaragua | 39 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023 | |||
Born and raised in Colombia to Colombian parents, Copete has played in the Nicaraguan league and subsequently capped for the Nicaragua national team.
Club career
editPuma Generaleña
editIn 2015, Copete and his then Nicaragua national team mate Raúl Leguías joined Costa Rican side AS Puma.[5]
Copete went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Shakhter Karagandy in early 2016, but did not earn a contract.[6]
Sonsonate
editCopete 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.
Deportivo Pasto
editIn July 2018, Copete signed with Deportivo Pasto.
International career
editCopete became a naturalized citizen of Nicaragua in 2014.[7] According La Prensa, he did not comply with the Nationality Law No. 149 at the moment of his naturalization.[8] He 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.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list the Nicaragua's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 March 2015 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua |  Anguilla |
2–0 | 5–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 4–0 | |||||
| 3. | 10 March 2016 | Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua |  El Salvador |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
References
edit- ^ a b Luis Copete at Soccerway
- ^ Luis Copete – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Seleccionado de Nicaragua llegará a prueba al Sonsonate". 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Luis Copete: "Ya no me quería quedar en Nicaragua"". 17 January 2018.
- ^ Futbolistas se establecen en Costa Rica - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ "FC "Shakhter" Karaganda". vk.com (in Russian). VK. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "El canario Elder Figueroa ya es salvadoreño" (in Spanish). La Prensa Gráfica. 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Nueve jugadores nacionalizados en Nicaragua no cumplieron con las leyes del país". 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Quieren jugar con la azul y blanco" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Diario. 2 July 2014.
External links
edit- Luis Copete at National-Football-Teams.com
- Luis Copete at Fichajes.com (in Spanish)
- "Luis Copete :: Luis Fernando Copete :: Walter Ferretti". ceroacero.es. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
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