Daniel Muñoz

Crystal Palace In January 2024, Muñoz joined Crystal Palace from Genk for a reported £6.6 million (€8 million), signing a contract until 2027.

2023–24 season Muñoz made his debut for Palace on 3 February 2024 in a 4–1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion. He went on to make 16 league appearances during the remainder of the season.

2024–25 season Operating under manager Oliver Glasner, Muñoz became a fixture in Palace's starting XI. On 5 April 2025, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Brighton at Selhurst Park.

On 17 May 2025, in the 2025 FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium, Muñoz delivered the assist from the right flank that Eberechi Eze volleyed home for the winning goal in a 1–0 victory over Manchester City. He was subsequently named Man of the Match for his role in that final.

2025–26 season In October 2025, in the UEFA Conference League encounter against Dynamo Kyiv, Muñoz scored the first goal in a 2–0 win, thus making him the first Crystal Palace player ever to score in the main round of a European competition. On 22 November, Muñoz scored again in a 2–0 league win at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

In December 2025, Muñoz was ruled out of Crystal Palace's league and European matches due to a knee injury. Manager Oliver Glasner confirmed that the injury, sustained in training, prevented him from participating in the fixtures against Fulham on 7 December and subsequent matches later that month.

In early 2026, Gradient Sports, an Advanced Stats site, named Muñoz the Most Athletic player in the Premier League. Gradient defined Athletic as "a combination of speed, endurance and acceleration ability."

Nottingham Forest On 31 August 2026, Muñoz completed a permanent move to fellow Premier League club Nottingham Forest on a three-year deal with the club holding an option for a further year. The fee was reported to be £22 million. The transfer reunited him with Oliver Glasner, his former coach at Crystal Palace.

International career Muñoz was called up to the Colombia national team in September 2019, but had to withdraw with a hamstring injury. In March 2020, he was again called up by Carlos Queiroz to the national team.

He made his debut on 3 June 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Peru. He substituted Stefan Medina in the 56th minute. In less than a minute he committed a foul which was upgraded to a red card after a VAR review.

Muñoz scored his first international goal on 22 March 2024, on an assist from Luis Díaz in a 1–0 win against Spain in a friendly match, Colombia's first ever victory against the Spaniards.

On 14 June 2024, Muñoz was named into 26-man squad for 2024 Copa América. During the competition, Muñoz played six of seven matches as a starter, scoring two goals, the first one against Paraguay in first group phase game, scoring the first goal for a 2–1 win; and the second one against Brazil into third group phase game, drawing the match 1–1 for Colombia. He played all matches except the final because of his expulsion after receiving a second yellow card in the semifinals against Uruguay, being replaced with Santiago Arias for the final against Argentina.

On 25 May 2026, Muñoz was named in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. On 17 June, he scored his first World Cup goal in a 3–1 victory over Uzbekistan. A week later, on 23 June, he netted the only goal and earned Man of the Match award in a 1–0 victory over DR Congo, securing his country's place in the knockout stages.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.

Crystal Palace FA Cup: 2024–25 FA Community Shield: 2025 UEFA Conference League: 2025–26

Individual IFFHS Top 11 Copa América: 2024 Crystal Palace Player of the Season: 2024–25 Premier League Fan Team of the Season: 2024–25 FA Cup Final Man of the Match: 2025