Luis Copete

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Copete and the second or maternal family name is Murillo.

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.

Luis Copete

Copete with Nicaragua in March 2017
Personal information
Full name	Luis Fernando Copete Murillo[1]
Date of birth	(1989-02-12) 12 February 1989 (age 35)[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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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 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. Luis Copete at Soccerway
2. Luis Copete – FIFA 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.

External links

• 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.