Murilo (footballer, born December 1995)

Murilo
Personal information
Full name	Murilo Henrique de Araujo Santos
Date of birth	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
2014	Varzim B
2015–2016	Rio Branco-ES
2016–2017	Cultural Areas
2017–2020	Ourense
2020–2021	SJK Seinäjoki
2022	HJK
2023	SJK Seinäjoki
2024–	Johor Darul Ta'zim
	*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

Youth

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

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

Ourense

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

SJK Seinäjoki

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

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

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

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 20 August 2023^[9]^[10]^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	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

^ Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

Honours

HJK Helsinki

Veikkausliiga: 2022^[12]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Malaysia FA Cup: 2024 ^[13]

References

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

[CdB-12] Appearances in the Copa do Brasil

[UCL-13] Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

[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.

[14] 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.

[15] "Dr Wee congratulates JDT for becoming the 20204 FA Cup champions". The Star. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

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