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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameDaniel Muñoz Mejía
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityColombia
Age30
Date of birth26 May 1996
BirthplaceAmalfi
Height180 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubCrystal Palace
Central midfielder
1
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
55
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Crystal Palace.

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral midfielder

D. Muñoz is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Crystal Palace, rated 51.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (70.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.78 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Muñoz.

On the season, Muñoz graded 50 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals, 3 assists and 3.783 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 50 → 50). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 51. At 30 Muñoz is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 50.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26
51.2
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
50.4
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
70.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.78
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Crystal Palace finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

29
Apps
3.78
Def. / 90
74
Tackles
26
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 70.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.6/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 51.2 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles74
Interceptions26
Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.