1. Luis Fernando Muriel Fruto was born on 16 April 1991 and is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Orlando City and the Colombia national team.
23 Facts About Luis Muriel
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Luis Muriel spent two and a half seasons with the club, scoring 21 goals in 79 league appearances before joining Sevilla in 2017.
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Luis Muriel is currently a Colombian international, having represented his nation at a full international level since 2012.
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Luis Muriel 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.
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Luis Muriel later took part at the 2015,2019, and 2021 editions of the Copa America, as well as the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Luis Muriel made his debut against Envigado FC on 12 July 2009 in what would be his only appearance for the year before scoring nine goals in 10 appearances the following season.
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Luis Muriel completed his loan move to Granada on 12 July 2010.
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On his first start for the club the following month, against Cesena, Luis Muriel was sent off for two bookable offences.
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Milan and Internazionale, with both clubs making official offers to sign him, but Luis Muriel confirmed that he would be returning to Udinese.
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Luis Muriel signed a contract extension the following month, signing an improved five-year deal with the club.
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In January 2012, Luis Muriel was awarded the Serie A Best Young Revelation award alongside Milan's Stephan El Shaarawy in recognition of his form with Lecce and Udinese the previous year.
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Luis Muriel ultimately amassed 15 goals in 57 appearances for the club, before leaving to join Sampdoria in 2015.
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In terms of the agreement, Luis Muriel signed a contract with Sampdoria until 30 June 2019.
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Luis Muriel scored four times in 16 appearances during his loan spell before completing a permanent transfer at the end of the season.
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On 2 January 2019, Luis Muriel returned to Serie A after signing with Fiorentina on loan for the remainder of the season.
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In total, Luis Muriel scored six league goals and three cup goals during his loan spell but was not signed permanently after the club underwent a change in ownership.
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Luis Muriel only managed five goals across all competitions in his first season with Orlando City, and he spoke about how he struggled to adapt to the new league, describing 2024 as a "transition year".
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Luis Muriel represented Colombia at U20 level and featured for the nation at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup for which Colombia were the host nation.
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Luis Muriel ultimately scored four goals for the tournament before Colombia were knocked out by Mexico in the quarter-finals.
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Luis Muriel was a member of Colombia's squad for the 2015 Copa America but was overlooked for the Copa America Centenario the following year.
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Luis Muriel featured sporadically as Colombia reached the Round of 16 where they were eliminated following a penalty shoot-out defeat to England.
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Luis Muriel has stated that this comparison is likely due to the fact that, as a youngster, he was an admirer of Ronaldo during the latter's time with Inter Milan.
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Luis Muriel went on to say that he supported Inter Milan because Ronaldo was playing for them at the time, and that he was initially a Milan fan.