Murillo (footballer)

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Murillo
Paulista Sub-20- Sao Caetano 1 x 0 Corinthians - Murillo.jpg
Murillo playing for Corinthians in 2022
Personal information
Full name Murillo Santiago Costa dos Santos
Date of birth (2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Nottingham Forest
Number 5
Youth career
2013–2015 São Caetano
2015–2017 ECUS
2017–2018 São Bernardo
2018–2019 União Barbarense
2019–2023 Corinthians
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Corinthians 13 (0)
2023– Nottingham Forest 69 (2)
International career‡
2025– Brazil 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:37, 20 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2025

Murillo Santiago Costa dos Santos (born 4 July 2002), simply known as Murillo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and the Brazil national team.

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Early life

Born in São Paulo, Murillo lost his father, a lifelong supporter of Corinthians and the person who led him into playing futsal, at the age of 10. [1] He began his career with São Caetano in 2013, and subsequently played for ECUS and São Bernardo.

Club career

Corinthians

Murillo joined Corinthians' youth setup in 2019, from União Barbarense. [2] On 16 January 2023, after playing for the under-20 side in the year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was promoted to the first team. [3]

On 10 February 2023, Murillo renewed his contract until the end of 2025. [4] He made his first team debut on 26 April, coming on as a second-half substitute for Bruno Méndez in a 2–0 home win over Remo, for the year's Copa do Brasil. [5]

Murillo made his Série A debut on 29 April 2023, starting in a 2–1 away loss against rivals Palmeiras. [6] He quickly became a regular starter under head coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo during the season, attracting interest of several European clubs, such as Napoli, Manchester City and West Ham United. [7]

Nottingham Forest

On 31 August 2023, Murillo signed with Premier League side Nottingham Forest on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [8] His fee was reported as €12 million with an additional €3 million in potential add-ons. [9] Murillo made his debut against Brentford on 1 October 2023, five weeks after his arrival. [10] Since then, he has been a key player for the club, being named as Forest's 2023–24 player of the season in recognition of his performances. [11]

On 10 November 2024, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 home defeat against Newcastle United. [12] On 21 January 2025, Murillo signed an extension to his existing contract at Forest, which would keep him at the club until June 2029. [13] During the 2024–25 season, he led the Premier League in clearances, recording 242. [14]

International career

Murillo received his first call-up to the Brazil national team on 1 November 2024 for the 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Venezuela and Uruguay, although he was an unused substitute for both matches. He made his international debut on 25 March 2025, starting in an away World Cup qualifier against Argentina which Brazil lost 4–1; he received a yellow card in the first half and was substituted in the second half. [15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 August 2025 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Corinthians 2023 Série A 13070—7 [b] 0270
Nottingham Forest 2023–24 Premier League 3204000—360
2024–25 Premier League3623000—392
2025–26 Premier League1000000010
Total692700000762
Career total82214000701032
  1. ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of match played 25 March 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 202510
Total10

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Corinthians: Conheça Murillo, zagueiro que está na mira da Europa" [Corinthians: Know Murillo, stopper who is targeted by Europe] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Murillo é liberado para acertar com o Nottingham Forest e não jogará mais pelo Corinthians" [Murillo is released to sign with Nottingham Forest and will no longer play for Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Eliminado na Copinha, Corinthians promove dupla e pensa em manter Danilo à frente do sub-20" [Eliminated from the Copinha, Corinthians promote duo and think about keeping Danilo ahead of the under-20s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Corinthians acerta a renovação de contrato de Murillo" [Corinthians agree the contract renewal of Murillo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Corinthians Paulista. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Em meio a tumulto no Corinthians, Murillo estreia pelo profissional: "Agradecer pela confiança"" [Amidst turmoil at Corinthians, Murillo debuts as a professional: "Thankful for the trust"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Murillo fala de estreia como titular no Corinthians e elogia Danilo: "Foi muito homem"" [Murillo talks about debut as a starter at Corinthians and praises Danilo: "He was a real man"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Murillo vai deixar o Corinthians? Staff do zagueiro abre o jogo" [Murillo will leave Corinthians? Player's staff open up] (in Brazilian Portuguese). R7.com. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Forest complete signing of Murillo". Nottingham Forest FC. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Wilson, Amie (26 August 2023). "Nottingham Forest reach Murillo transfer 'agreement' as rival bid fails". Nottinghamshire Live . Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Lamb, Ethan (6 February 2024). "Nottingham Forest's "unbelievable" star could break Johnson's record sale". FootballFanCast.
  11. 1 2 Club, Nottingham Forest Football (18 May 2024). "Murillo voted Player of the Season". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
  12. ↑ "Newcastle rally to beat high-flyers Forest 3–1 away". Reuters. 10 November 2024.
  13. ↑ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (21 January 2025). "Murillo signs long-term deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
  14. ↑ "2025 FC 100: Van Dijk among best center backs in men's soccer". ESPN. 4 June 2025.
  15. ↑ Fabiani, Luis (November 2024). "Cria do Corinthians, Murillo é convocado pela primeira vez à Seleção Brasileira". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  16. ↑ "Murillo". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
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