Jonathan Copete

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.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Copete and the second or maternal family name is Valencia.
Jonathan Copete
Copete with Santos in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Copete Valencia
Date of birth (1988-01-23) 23 January 1988
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Santos
Number 16
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 (24)
2012–2014 Vélez Sársfield 34 (0)
2014 → Santa Fe (loan) 15 (3)
2014–2016 Atlético Nacional 56 (17)
2016– Santos 104 (21)
2019 → Pachuca (loan) 13 (1)
2020 → Everton Viña del Mar (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2016– Colombia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2017

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
Copete with Santos in 2017

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. In March of the following year, his deal was extended for a further season.

On 9 July 2017, Copete scored a hat-trick in a 3–2 win against São Paulo.[14] Late in the month, after scoring a double against Flamengo, he became the foreigner who scored more goals for Santos with 22, surpassing Juan Raul Echevarrieta.[15]

Pachuca (loan)

On 8 June 2019, after featuring rarely due to the competition's foreign player limitations, Copete joined Liga MX side Pachuca on loan for one year.[16]

Everton Viña del Mar (loan)

On 7 February 2020, Copete joined Everton de Viña del Mar on loan for the season, after terminating his previous deal with Pachuca.[17]

International career

On 4 November 2016, Copete was called up to Colombia national team by manager José Pékerman for two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Chile and Argentina.[18] 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 16 March 2020[19]
Club Season League Cup Continental State League Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Trujillanos 2005–06 Primera División 71————71
2006–07 60————60
Subtotal 131————131
Atlético Trujillo 2007–08 Segunda División 207————207
2008–09 1216————1216
Subtotal 3223————3223
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 40103271——5013
Vélez Sársfield 2012–13 Primera División 220108[lower-alpha 2]2——312
2013–14 120003[lower-alpha 1]0——150
Subtotal 34010112——462
Santa Fe (loan) 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]1—2[lower-alpha 3]14114
2016 113008[lower-alpha 2]3—2[lower-alpha 3]2218
Subtotal 561772264—439326
Santos 2016 Série A 251062———3112
2017 297339[lower-alpha 2]011[lower-alpha 4]2—5212
2018 181204[lower-alpha 2]09[lower-alpha 4]0—331
2019 10102[lower-alpha 1]011[lower-alpha 4]1—151
2019 0000———00
Subtotal 7318125150313—13126
Pachuca (loan) 2019–20 Liga MX 1314100——172
Everton Viña del Mar (loan) 2020 Primera División 200000——20
Total 34295371465931343477124
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearance(s) in Superliga Colombiana
  4. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista

International
As of 25 January 2017[20]
Colombia
YearAppsGoals
201610
201710
Total20

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. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. 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. Archived from the original on 21 September 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. ""Salsa tranquila": primeiro pedido de música de Copete quebra a internet" ["Chill salsa": first music request of Copete breaks the internet] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  15. "Copete assume artilharia estrangeira e sonha com grande título pelo Santos FC" [Copete takes over foreigner scoring chart and dreams with a great title for Santos FC] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 27 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  16. "Santos empresta o atacante Copete ao Pachuca, do México, por um ano" [Santos loan forward Copete to Pachuca, from Mexico, for one year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  17. "Confirmado: llegó Copete a Everton de Viña del Mar" [Confirmed: Copete arrived at Everton de Viña del Mar] (in Spanish). Radio Agricultura. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  18. "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.
  19. Jonathan Copete at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  20. "Jonathan Copete". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
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