Luis Copete
Footballer (born 1989)
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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.[3][4] Born in Colombia, he represents the Nicaragua national team.
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Copete with Nicaragua in 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 | 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 as of 20 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2023 | |||
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 naturalised citizen of Nicaragua in 2014.[7] According La Prensa, he did not comply with the Nationality Law No. 149 at the moment of his naturalisation.[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.
Career statistics
- 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 |
