Murilo (footballer, born December 1995)

Brazilian footballer

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

MuriloPersonal 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

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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

* Veikkausliiga: 2022[12]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

* Malaysia FA Cup: 2024[13]

## 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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