Jonathan Copete

Jonathan Copete
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Copete Valencia
Date of birth (1988-01-23) 23 January 1988
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Santos
Number 36
Youth career
0000–2005 Almagro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Trujillanos 13 (1)
2007–2009 Atlético Trujillo 32 (23)
2009–2010 Trujillanos 32 (10)
2010–2011 Zamora 32 (14)
2011–2012 Santa Fe 40 (10)
2012–2014 Vélez Sársfield 34 (0)
2014 → Santa Fe (loan) 15 (1)
2014–2016 Atlético Nacional 56 (17)
2016– Santos 24 (10)
National team‡
2016– Colombia 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Copete and the second or maternal family name is Valencia.

Jonathan Copete Valencia (born 23 January 1988) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Brazilian club Santos. Mainly a left winger, he can also play as a forward.

Club career

Early career

Born in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Copete started his professional career in 2005 in Venezuela, playing for Trujillanos. In 2007 he joined Atlético Trujillo in the second tier, scoring 16 goals in the club's promotion campaign.[1]

After one year back at Trujillanos, Copete joined another Venezuelan team, Zamora, where he won the 2011 Clausura, but lost to Deportivo Táchira the season's final. The Colombian forward was also the top goalscorer of the 2011 Clausura.

Santa Fe

In 2011, Copete joined Independiente Santa Fe, his first team in his home country of Colombia. There, he was a key player in his team's victory at the 2012 Apertura, scoring seven goals, including the championship goal in the second leg of the final against Deportivo Pasto.[2]

Vélez

After his championship winning season at Santa Fe, Copete joined Vélez Sársfield of the Argentine Primera División, which purchased 50% of his rights for a fee of US$3 million.[3][4] Despite suffering an injury early on, his first season proved successful, as he helped Vélez to obtain the 2012 Inicial.

In January 2014, it was announced that Copete would rejoin Santa Fe after two years playing in Argentina, on loan until June.[5]

Atlético Nacional

On 9 July, Copete moved to league rivals Atlético Nacional.[6] He scored 11 goals for the club during the 2015 campaign, as his side achieved the Finalización title.

Santos

After impressing in 2016 Copa Libertadores, Copete signed for Brazilian Série A club Santos on 23 May 2016, for a fee of US$1.5 million.[7] He signed a four-year deal on 23 June, after the international transfer window opened.[8]

Copete made his debut for the club on 29 June 2016, coming on as a half-time substitute for Vitor Bueno and scoring his team's first in a 2–3 away loss against Grêmio;[9] four days later, again coming from the bench, he provided two assists and scored once in a 3–0 home win against Chapecoense.[10] In October, he scored the winning goals in derbies against São Paulo[11] and Palmeiras,[12] taking his tally up to seven in the league.

In November 2016, Copete scored three goals in only two games, netting the winner in a 2–1 success at Ponte Preta and a brace in a 3–2 home win over Vitória,[13] becoming the club's top goalscorer in the Brasileirão alongside Vítor Bueno.

International career

On 4 November 2016, Copete was called up to Colombia national team by manager José Pékerman for two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiecation matches against Chile and Argentina.[14] He made his full international debut eleven days later, replacing Daniel Torres in a 0–3 loss against the latter.

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 November 2016[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Trujillanos 2005–06 Primera División 71———71
2006–07 60———60
Subtotal 131000000131
Atlético Trujillo 2007–08 Segunda División 207———207
2008–09 1216———1216
Subtotal 32230000003223
Trujillanos 2009–10 Primera División 3210104——4214
Zamora 2010–11 Primera División 321400——3214
Santa Fe 2011 Primera A 173—7[lower-alpha 1]1—244
2012 23732——269
Subtotal 40103271005013
Vélez Sársfield 2012–13 Primera División 220108[lower-alpha 2]2—312
2013–14 120003[lower-alpha 1]0—150
Subtotal 3401011200462
Santa Fe 2014 Primera A 151—6[lower-alpha 2]2—213
Atlético Nacional 2014 Primera A 1635110[lower-alpha 1]0—314
2015 2911218[lower-alpha 2]12[lower-alpha 3]14114
2016 113008[lower-alpha 2]32[lower-alpha 3]2218
Subtotal 561772264439326
Santos 2016 Série A 241062——3012
Total 27886271050943359108
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Superliga Colombiana

International

As of 15 November 2016[16]
Colombia
YearAppsGoals
201610
Total10

Honours

Club

Atlético Trujillo
Independiente Santa Fe
Vélez Sarsfield
Atlético Nacional

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Independiente Santa Fe, campeón de Colombia luego de 37 años" [Independiente Santa Fe, Colombia's champion after 37 years]. Observador Global (in Spanish). 16 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "El colombiano Copete ya es de de Vélez" [Colombian Copete is Vélez's player]. Cancha Llena (in Spanish). 24 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Copete ya es de Vélez" [Copete is Vélez's player] (in Spanish). Vélez Sársfield. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Jonathan Copete definió su equipo para 2014" [Copete decided his team for 2014] (in Spanish). Independiente Santa Fe. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Jonathan Copete ya es jugador de Atlético Nacional" [Jonathan Copete already is an Atlético Nacional player] (in Spanish). El Espectador. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Santos acerta contratação de Copete e negocia apenas data da chegada" [Santos sign Copete and negotiate only the arrival date] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Atacante colombiano Jonathan Copete assina contrato com o Santos FC" [Colombian forward Jonathan Copete signs contract with Santos FC] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Que jogaço! Grêmio faz dois, deixa Santos empatar, mas vence no apagar das luzes" [What a game! Grêmio score two, let Santos draw, but win in the last minutes] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Com boa atuação de Copete, Santos vence a Chapecoense na Vila e volta ao G-4" [With good display from Copete, Santos defeat Chapecoense at the Vila and return to G-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Santos faz 1 a 0, segura São Paulo e sai vitorioso do San-São no Pacaembu" [Santos make 1–0, hold off São Paulo and leave the Pacaembu victorious] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Santos bate Palmeiras, entra no G-3 e acaba com longa série invicta do líder" [Santos defeat Palmeiras, get into G-3 and end with long undefeated run from the leader] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Santos bate Vitória e diminui distância para o Palmeiras, que empatou em BH" [Santos defeat Vitória and shorten distance to Palmeiras, which drew in BH] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "Convocação da Colômbia tem Copete, Mina e volta de Falcao após um ano" [Colombia's call up has Copete, Mina and Falcao's return after a year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  15. ↑ Jonathan Copete profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  16. ↑ "Jonathan Copete". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
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