José Raúl Zúñiga Murillo (born 13 May 1994) is a Colombian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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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 Club de Fútbol Potros de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México was a Mexican football team. They were nicknamed Potros (Broncos). Their uniform color was white and green, wearing a white and green vertical stripe shirt for their home g ...

against

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, scoring twice in a 4–0 win.

Querétaro

After his spell at

Dorados de Sinaloa Club Deportivo Dorados de Sinaloa, simply known as Dorados, is a Mexican professional football club based in Culiacán, Sinaloa. It plays in the Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football. History Dorados de Sinaloa ...

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, Zúñiga moved up to

to sign for

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Tijuana

On 11 January 2024,

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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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zúñiga, José Raúl Living people 1994 births Men's association football forwards Colombian men's footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Liga MX players Liga de Expansión MX players Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Club Tijuana footballers Querétaro F.C. footballers Dorados de Sinaloa footballers Potros UAEM footballers People from Chocó Department 21st-century Colombian sportsmen