Luis Muriel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Luis Muriel

Colombian footballer

Date of Birth: 16-Apr-1991

Place of Birth: Santo Tomás, Atlántico Department, Colombia

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Luis Muriel

  • Luis Fernando Muriel Fruto (Spanish pronunciation: ['lwiz mu'?jel]; born 16 April 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Atalanta and the Colombian national team. Having started his professional career with Colombian side Deportivo Cali, Muriel joined Udinese.
  • His first two seasons at the club saw him loaned out to Granada and Lecce respectively before returning to the club in 2012, during which year he won the Serie A Best Young Revelation award alongside Stephan El Shaarawy.
  • After scoring 15 league goals in 57 appearances, Muriel joined fellow Serie A side Sampdoria in January 2015.
  • He spent two-and-a-half seasons with the club, scoring 21 goals in 79 league appearances before joining Sevilla in 2017.
  • In January 2019, he was sent back to Italy on loan with Fiorentina.
  • In June 2019, Muriel signed for Serie A side Atalanta for a reported €18m. Muriel is currently a Colombian international having represented his nation at a full international level since 2012.
  • He made his senior debut in June 2012, in a World Cup qualifying match against Ecuador and scored his first goal the following year, netting against Guatemala.
  • He later took part at the 2015 and 2019 editions of the Copa América, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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