Jesús Muñoz Gutiérrez

Jesús Muñoz Gutiérrez came through the Granito de Paz and Academia de Crespo academies in Cartagena before working his way into Alianza Petrolera's youth ranks. He spent time with the club's sub-20 side before being promoted to the first team in August 2023, a step that followed several seasons of development within the Colombian club's junior structure.

His name reached a wider audience in 2022, when a goal against reigning champions Millonarios earned him a place in DIMAYOR's Once Ideal, the league's team of the week. The strike stood out enough to be remembered as his breakthrough moment, arriving before he had even secured a regular spot in the senior squad.

That performance fed into a broader recognition: in August 2023, Muñoz was named in an extended call-up list for Colombia's under-23 side as it prepared for the South American Pre-Olympic Tournament of 2024. The selection reflected the impression he had made during his rise through Alianza Petrolera's ranks rather than an established run in the national setup.

At club level, his early appearances in the first team were modest in number, with a single goal recorded across his opening season in senior football. He now wears the number 8 shirt for Alianza Petrolera, a club based in Barrancabermeja, having made the transition from academy prospect to first-team player entirely within the same organisation that trained him from the sub-20 level upward.