Luis Fernando Copete

Luis Fernando Copete
Personal information
Full nameLuis Fernando Copete Murillo
Date of birthFebruary 12, 1989
Place of birthItsmina, Chocó, Colombia
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
AS Puma
Number89
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009La Equidad1(0)
2013–2014Walter Ferretti54(6)
2015–Puma Generaleña8(0)
National team‡
2014–Nicaragua5(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2014
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Copete and the second or maternal family name is Murillo .

Luis Fernando Copete Murillo (born February 12, 1989 in Itsmina, Chocó) is a Colombian-born Nicaraguan football player who currently plays for AS Puma in the Primera División de Costa Rica.

Club career

Copete and compatriot Raúl Leguías joined Costa Rican side AS Puma for the 2015 Verano season.[1]

International career

Copete became a naturalized citizen of Nicaragua in 2014,[2] and received his first call-up to the Nicaragua national football team a year later.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list the Nicaragua's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 March 2015 Dennis Martínez National Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua  Anguilla
2–0
5–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.
4–0

References

  1. ↑ Futbolistas se establecen en Costa Rica - La Prensa (Spanish)
  2. ↑ "El canario Elder Figueroa ya es salvadoreño" (in Spanish). La Prensa Gráfica. 26 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Quieren jugar con la azul y blanco" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Diario. 2 July 2014.

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