Monday, March 12, 2012

Luis Muriel



Profile Football Stars | Luis Muriel | Muriel began his career with the youth side of CD Atlético Junior. This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Muriel and the second or maternal family name is Fruto. Luis Fernando Muriel Fruto, is a Colombian footballer. He currently plays for Lecce.


In January 2008, he was signed by Deportivo Cali and joined Immediately Their youth side. On the 12th of July 2009, he made his debut for his new side against Envigado FC.  On the 22nd of June, 2010, Udinese Calcio signed the 19-year-old Colombian midfielder from Deportivo Cali after he had scored nine goals in 10 games in the Colombian league.


He was loaned to Granada CF of Spain's Second Division to get European experience on 12 July 2010 as Udinese did not Wished to spend Their no-EU registration quota on Muriel. It is Because Udinese did not wish to use its own quotas on Muriel (and Željko Brkić), so Lecce "signed" Muriel outright from Granada and in January 2012 Muriel sold back to Udinese in domestic, and Udinese formed a new loan deal with Lecce . At Lecce he currently wears the number 24 jersey. Muriel played for the Colombian U-20 national team. He scored 4 goals.


Personal information
Date of birth 18 April 1991 (age 20)
Place of birth Santo Tomás, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward

Club information
Current club U.S. Lecce
Number 24

Youth career
2007 Atlético Junior
2008 Deportivo Cali

Senior career
years Team
2009 - 2010 Deportivo Cali 11 (9)
2010 - Udinese 0 (0)
2010 - 2011 - Granada (loan) 7 (0)
2011 - Lecce (loan) 18 (5)

National team
2009 - 2011 Colombia U20 8 (4)




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