![]() Murilo playing for Palmeiras in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Murilo Cerqueira Paim | ||
Date of birth | 27 March 1997 | ||
Place of birth | São Gonçalo dos Campos, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Palmeiras | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2016 | Cruzeiro | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Cruzeiro | 50 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 52 | (4) |
2022– | Palmeiras | 80 | (13) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Brazil U20 | 3 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Brazil U23 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020 |
Murilo Cerqueira Paim (born 27 March 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender or defensive midfielder for Brazilian club Palmeiras.
Cerqueira played for the Cruzeiro Youth Teams since 2012. In 2017, he was promoted to the senior team. On March 21, 2017 he made his professional debut for Cruzeiro in the match against Joinville Esporte Clube at the Primeira Liga. [2] [3]
On 18 June 2019, Murilo signed a 5-year contract with the Russian Premier League club FC Lokomotiv Moscow. [4] On 12 May 2021, he scored the last goal in a 3–1 victory over PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara in the 2020–21 Russian Cup final.
On 12 January 2022, Cerqueira signed a five-season contract with Série A club Palmeiras. [5]
Cerqueira represented Brazil U20 at youth level. He was one of the sparring players for the Brazil 2016 Olympic team. He was also part of the Brazil U-23 team which won the 2019 Toulon Tournament. He was present for the 2020 Summer Olympics qualifying cycle, but ended up not being called up to the final list for the tournament. [6]
He was called up for the first time to the senior Brazil national team in March 2024 for friendlies against England and Spain, but remained on the bench in both games. [7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cruzeiro | 2017 | Série A | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 31 | 0 |
2018 | Série A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 10 [c] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
2019 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 4 [c] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||
Lokomotiv Moscow | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 [d] | 0 | 1 [e] | 0 | 32 | 0 |
2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 [d] | 0 | 1 [e] | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [f] | 0 | 1 [e] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 52 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 5 | ||
Palmeiras | 2022 | Série A | 32 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 [b] | 3 | 13 [g] | 3 | 57 | 11 |
2023 | Série A | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 [b] | 0 | 14 [h] | 2 | 47 | 5 | |
Total | 56 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 104 | 16 | ||
Career total | 142 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 46 | 5 | 232 | 21 |
Cruzeiro
Lokomotiv Moscow
Palmeiras
Brazil U23
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