Jonathan Copete Valencia (born 23 January 1988) is a Colombian

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who plays for CRB. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Valle del Cauca, Copete started his professional career in 2005 in

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, playing for Trujillanos. In 2007, he joined Atlético Trujillo in the second tier, scoring 16 goals in the club's promotion campaign. After one year back at Trujillanos, Copete joined another Venezuelan team, Zamora, where he won the 2011 Clausura, but lost to

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the season's final. The Colombian forward was also the top goalscorer of the 2011 Clausura.

Santa Fe

In 2011, Copete joined

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, 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

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Vélez

After his championship winning season at Santa Fe, Copete joined Vélez Sársfield of the

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, which purchased 50% of his rights for a fee of

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3 million. 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.

Atlético Nacional

On 9 July, Copete moved to league rivals

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. He scored 11 goals for the club during the 2015 campaign, as his side achieved the ''Finalización'' title.

Santos

After impressing in

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, Copete signed for Brazilian Série A club

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on 23 May 2016, for a fee of US$1.5 million. He signed a four-year deal on 23 June, after the international transfer window opened. Copete made his debut for the club on 29 June 2016, coming on as a half-time substitute for

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and scoring his team's first in a 2–3 away loss against Grêmio; four days later, again coming from the bench, he provided two assists and scored once in a 3–0 home win against Chapecoense. In October, he scored the winning goals in derbies against

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and

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, 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, 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

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in a 3–2 win against São Paulo. Late in the month, after scoring a double against

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, he became the foreigner who scored more goals for Santos with 22, surpassing Juan Raul Echevarrieta.

Pachuca (loan)

On 8 June 2019, after featuring rarely due to the competition's foreign player limitations, Copete joined

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side

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on loan for one year.

Everton Viña del Mar (loan)

On 7 February 2020, Copete joined

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on loan for the season, after terminating his previous deal with Pachuca.

2021 season

Copete returned to Santos in July 2020, but due to the club's transfer ban, he was only registered for the 2021 campaign. On 10 June 2021, as his contract was due to expire, he left the club.

Avaí

On 23 June 2021, Copete was announced at Série B side

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. An undisputed starter in the club's top tier promotion, he renewed his contract until 2023 on 21 February 2022.

Bahia (loan)

On 6 July 2022, after losing his starting spot, Copete was loaned to

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in the second tier until the end of 2023.

International career

On 4 November 2016, Copete was called up to Colombia national team by manager

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for two

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matches against

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and

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. He made his full international debut eleven days later, replacing Daniel Torres in a 0–3 loss against the latter.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Atlético Trujillo *

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: 2008–09 Independiente Santa Fe *

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: 2012-I Vélez Sarsfield *

: 2012 Inicial Atlético Nacional *

: 2015-F

References

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