Daniel Muñoz (footballer)
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| Full name | Daniel Muñoz Mejía | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 May 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amalfi, Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back/right wing-back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Crystal Palace | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Águilas Doradas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Águilas Doradas | 81 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Atlético Nacional | 27 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Genk | 122 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Crystal Palace | 52 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Colombia | 40 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel Muñoz Mejía (born 26 May 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Colombia national team.
Muñoz began his career after being signed by Águilas Doradas aged 20, making his senior debut in 2017, before joining Atlético Nacional in 2019. The following year, he was signed by Belgian club Genk, where he won the Belgian Cup in 2021. After making nearly 150 appearances for Genk, he was signed by Crystal Palace in 2024, and won the FA Cup in 2025, being named man of the match in the final.
Muñoz made his debut for Colombia in 2021. He represented his country at the 2021 and 2024 Copa América, helping Colombia to a runners-up finish in the latter.