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Luis Fernando Copete Murillo (born 12 February 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga Primera club Diriangén FC.[3][4]

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

Puma Generaleña

In 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

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.

Deportivo Pasto

In July 2018, Copete signed with Deportivo Pasto.

International career

Copete 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

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

  1. ^ a b Luis Copete at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Luis CopeteFIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ "Seleccionado de Nicaragua llegará a prueba al Sonsonate". 12 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Luis Copete: "Ya no me quería quedar en Nicaragua"". 17 January 2018.
  5. ^ Futbolistas se establecen en Costa Rica - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  6. ^ "FC "Shakhter" Karaganda". vk.com (in Russian). VK. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  7. ^ "El canario Elder Figueroa ya es salvadoreño" (in Spanish). La Prensa Gráfica. 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Nueve jugadores nacionalizados en Nicaragua no cumplieron con las leyes del país". 14 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Quieren jugar con la azul y blanco" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Diario. 2 July 2014.

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