One more fan who fulfills the dream of playing for the team he loves. Luis Fernando Muriel officially became a new player for Junior de Barranquilla. After several weeks of negotiations, the forward left Orlando City of the MLS and signed a two-year contract with the current FPC champion.
The 34-year-old forward returns to FPC after 16 years after making his debut in 2009 with Deportivo Cali. The attacker will now fulfill his dream of playing with the team he is a fan of after only being part of the Tiburones’ minor divisions and then finishing his training at the Valle del Cauca club where he began his career.
Junior de Barranquilla will be the tenth team in Luis Fernando Muriel’s career after wearing the jerseys of Deportivo Cali, Granada, Lecce, Udinese, Sampdoria, Sevilla, Fiorentina, Atalanta and Orlando City. 168 goals in clubs and 8 with the Colombian National Team, their numbers.
In 2025, in his most recent time in American soccer, the player totaled 2,477 minutes in 41 games between MLS, the Leagues Cup and the US Open Cup. The attacker participated in 18 goals, scoring 12 goals and making 6 assists.
Luis Fernando Muriel becomes the first reinforcement of Junior de Barranquilla for the BetPlay League 2026-Ias well as the Conmebol Libertadores Cup. His first challenge will be the BetPlay Superliga against Independiente Santa Fe where he could have his official debut.
The first leg between the two 2025 champions will be played this Thursday, January 15 at 7:30 pm (Colombian time) in the Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan Stadium.
Muriel’s 11 matches in Barranquilla
Playing with the Colombian National Team, Luis Fernando Muriel played 11 games at the Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan Stadium – which will undergo restructuring in the coming weeks. The attacker scored 3 goals and made an assist in the matches he played, all in the South American Qualifiers.
- 9 minutes vs. Peru in Brazil 2014 Qualifiers.
- 45 minutes vs. Argentina in Russia 2018 Qualifiers.
- 70 minutes vs. Venezuela in Russia 2018 Qualifiers.
- 45 minutes and 1 assist vs. Uruguay in Russia 2018 Qualifiers.
- 27 minutes vs. Chile in Russia 2018 Qualifiers.
- 34 minutes vs. Bolivia in Russia 2018 Qualifiers.
- 59 minutes and 2 goals vs. Venezuela in Qatar 2022 Qualifiers.
- 60 minutes vs. Uruguay in Qatar 2022 Qualifiers.
- 60 minutes and 1 goal vs. Argentina in Qatar 2022 Qualifiers.
- 45 minutes vs. Paraguay in Qatar 2022 Qualifiers.
- 66 minutes vs. Bolivia in Qatar 2022 Qualifiers.
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Luis Fernando Muriel will join the training sessions under the orders of Alfredo Arias and will continue with the preseason of the Tiburón team, which after winning the title returned to training on January 5.
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