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Murilo (footballer, born December 1995)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Araujo and the second or paternal family name is Santos.

Murilo
Personal information
Full name Murilo Henrique de Araujo Santos
Date of birth (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Espírito Santo, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 11
Youth career
2013 Rio Ave
2013–2014 Varzim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Varzim B 2 (0)
2015–2016 Rio Branco-ES 4 (0)
2016–2017 Cultural Areas 1 (1)
2017–2020 Ourense 61 (2)
2020–2021 SJK Seinäjoki 35 (2)
2022 HJK 19 (0)
2023 SJK Seinäjoki 26 (0)
2024– Johor Darul Ta'zim 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2024

Murilo Henrique de Araujo Santos (born 2 December 1995), simply known as Murilo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Malaysia Football League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.[1]

Club career

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Youth

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After a junior career in Portugal, a country which citizenship Murilo also holds, Murilo moved back to Brazil to play in the Brazilian Serie D, and joined the ranks of Rio Ave.

Cultural Areas

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After his short tenure in Brazil, Murilo returned to Europe to join Spanish fifth division Cultural Areas in July 2016.

Ourense

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In July 2017, Murilo joined Ourense, where he played for four seasons.

SJK Seinäjoki

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On 27 August 2020, Murilo was spotted by scouts and was offered a contract by Veikkausliiga side SJK Seinäjoki.During the 2020 Veikkausliiga season, he appeared in ten matches. During the following 2021 season, Murilo broke through, appearing in 25 of 27 Veikkausliiga matches. Murilo recorded eight assists and one goal in all competitions as SJK placed third.[2]

HJK Helsinki

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On 5 November 2021, Murilo signed a two-year contract with HJK.[3] During the 2022 season, Murilo recorded 19 matches and 5 assists in the league. He also scored a vital free-kick goal in the first round of 2022–23 UEFA Champions League qualifying against FK Rīgas Futbola Skola,[4] which tied the leg, which HJK went on to win on penalties, one of which Murilo scored. HJK ended up qualifying for the Europa League, however, Murilo only played in the first match, against Real Betis, coming on as a sub in the 76th minute.[5]

Return to SJK Seinäjoki

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Murilo returned to SJK ahead of the 2023 season.[6] Despite not scoring in the 2023 season, Murilo provided ten assists in total for his team. On 2 January 2024, it was announced that Murilo will leave the club.[7]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

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On 23 January 2024, Murilo moved to Malaysia to signed a contract with Johor Darul Ta'zim in the Malaysian Football League.[8]

Career statistics

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As of 20 August 2023[9][10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Varzim B 2014–15 Porto FA Elite Division 2 0 – – – 2 0
Rio Branco-ES 2015 Série D 4 0 0 0 – – 4 0
2016 1[a] 0 – – 1 0
Total 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Cultural Areas 2016–17 Tercera División 1 1 0 0 – – 1 1
Ourense 2017–18 Tercera División 13 0 0 0 – – 13 0
2018–19 Tercera División 28 1 0 0 – – 28 1
2019–20 Tercera División 20 1 0 0 – – 20 1
Total 61 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 3
SJK Seinäjoki 2020 Veikkausliiga 10 1 0 0 – – 10 1
2021 Veikkausliiga 25 1 5 0 – – 30 1
Total 35 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 40 2
HJK 2022 Veikkausliiga 19 0 2 0 2 0 9[b] 1 32 1
SJK Seinäjoki 2023 Veikkausliiga 26 0 1 0 0 0 – 27 0
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2024–25 Malaysia Super League 4 1 5 0 – – 8 1
Career total 152 6 13 0 2 0 0 0 176 7
  1. ^ Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

Honours

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HJK Helsinki

Johor Darul Ta'zim

References

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  1. ^ Welcome to JDT, Murilo Henrique!
  2. ^ "Murilo Henrique de Araujo Santos".
  3. ^ "Murilo Klubiin!" (in Finnish). HJK. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. ^ "History: RFS 2-1 Helsinki: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Qualif. 1".
  5. ^ "History: Helsinki 0-2 Real Betis | Line-ups | UEFA Europa League 2022/23".
  6. ^ "Murilo palaa takaisin SJK-paitaan!" [Murilo returns to the SJK shirt!]. sjk.fi (in Finnish). 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  7. ^ Murilo vaihtaa toiseen seuraan, sjk.fi, 2 January 2024
  8. ^ sorawit (23 January 2024). "Murillo Henrique joined JDT". SNE Sports.Co. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  9. ^ Murilo at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  10. ^ Murilo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  11. ^ "Statistics". lapreferente.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  12. ^ Nordic, ATN All Things (22 November 2022). "HJK Helsinki wins 'Veikkausliiga' 2022, the Finnish Association Football Premier League". All Things Nordic. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Dr Wee congratulates JDT for becoming the 20204 FA Cup champions". The Star. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
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