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Colombian footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zúñiga and the second or maternal family name is Murillo.
Jose Raúl Zúñiga Murillo
Personal information
Full name Juan Manuel Zapata Zumaque
Date of birth (1994-07-13) 13 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Juradó, Chocó, Colombia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Tijuana
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Potros UAEM 12 (6)
2019–2022 Dorados 87 (38)
2023–2024 Querétaro 29 (8)
2024– Tijuana 34 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:15, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

José Raúl Zúñiga Murillo (born 13 May 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Tijuana.

Career

Early career

He made his professional debut at 25 years old in Mexico, after searching for opportunities in Argentina, Germany and his native Colombia.

He played his first game on 2 August 2019 for Potros UAEM against Correcaminos UAT, scoring twice in a 4–0 win.

Querétaro

After his spell at Dorados de Sinaloa in Liga de Expansión MX, Zúñiga moved up to Liga MX to sign for Querétaro.

Tijuana

On 11 January 2024, Club Tijuana announced they had signed Zúñiga. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 away win against Juárez on 14 April 2024.

References

  1. "Colombia - R. Zúñiga - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  2. Almonacid, Dilhan (3 October 2023). "José Raúl Zúñiga y la terquedad que lo llevó a debutar a los 25 años, hasta 'romperla' en México". Gol Caracol (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  3. "POTROS UAEM FC INICIA CON TRIUNFO DE 4-0". Nuevo Enlace (in Spanish). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  4. "Potros UAEM inicial el Apertura 2019 con goleada 4-0 sobre Correcaminos". Agencia de Noticias MVT (in Spanish). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  5. Magallán, Ricardo (19 November 2022). "Miguel Barbieri y Raúl Zuñiga, primeros refuerzos del Querétaro". Diario AS (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  6. "Raúl Zuñiga es nuevo refuerzo para la RevoluXión". Sitio Oficial del Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  7. "Juárez vs. Tijuana, J-15, Clausura 2024, Liga MX: Resultado, goles y resumen | TUDN Liga MX | TUDN". www.tudn.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2024.

External links

Raúl Zúñiga at Soccerway

Club Tijuana – current squad
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