Daniel Muñoz (footballer)
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| Full name | Daniel Muñoz Mejía | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amalfi, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Águilas Doradas | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Águilas Doradas | 81 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Atlético Nacional | 25 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Genk | 122 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Colombia | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Daniel Muñoz Mejía (born 24 May 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Colombia national team.
Club career
From 2017 until 2019 Munoz played for Águilas Doradas. In May 2020, Muñoz completed a transfer from Atlético Nacional to Genk, for a fee of €4.5 million.
In January 2024, Muñoz completed a transfer to Crystal Palace, for a fee of €8 million. He signed a contract until 2027, with an option for an additional year.
International career
Munoz was called up to the Colombia national team in September 2019, but had to withdraw with a hamstring injury. In March 2020, he was again called up by Carlos Queiroz to the national team.
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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rionegro Águilas | 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 71 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 3 | ||
| Atlético Nacional | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 7 | ||
| 2020 | Categoría Primera A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 | ||
| Genk | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 40 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | |
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | |
| Total | 117 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 214 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 25 | ||
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Champions League
- Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League, two appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 16 November 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Colombia | 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | |
Honours
Genk