Murilo (footballer, born December 1995)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Araujoand 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	35	(2)
2022	HJK	19	(0)
2023	SJK	26	(0)
2024–	Johor Darul Ta'zim	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2024

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

Career

After a junior career in Portugal, a country which citinzeship Murilo also holds, Murilo moved back to Brazil to play in the Brazilian Serie D, and joined the ranks of Rio Ave F.C. After his short tenure in Brazil, he returned to Europe to join Spanish fifth division CD Cultural Areas in 2016. From there, he joined Ourense CF, where he played for four years. in 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]

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]

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]

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

As of 25 October 2023 ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Varzim B	2014–15	Porto FA Elite Division	2	0	–		–		0	0	2	0
Rio Branco-ES	2015	Série D	4	0	0	0	–		0	0	4	0
	2016	–			1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	–		0	0	1	0
	Total		4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Cultural Areas	2016–17	Tercera División	1	1	0	0	–		0	0	1	1
Ourense	2017–18		13	0	0	0	–		0	0	13	0
	2018–19		28	1	0	0	–		0	0	28	1
	2019–20		20	1	0	0	–		0	0	20	1
	Total		61	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	61	3
SJK	2020	Veikkausliiga	10	1	0	0	–		–		10	1
	2021		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 [lower-alpha 2]	1	32	1
SJK	2023		26	0	1	0	0	0	–		27	0
Career total			148	5	9	0	2	0	0	0	168	6

1. Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
2. Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

Honours

HJK Helsinki

• Veikkausliiga: 2022 ^[12]

References

1. Welcome to JDT, Murilo Henrique!
2. https://www.hjk.fi/pelaaja/murilo-henrique-de-araujo-santos/
3. "Murilo Klubiin!" (in Finnish). HJK. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
4. https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034968--rfs-vs-hjk/
5. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2035978--hjk-vs-betis/lineups/
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.