Michael Amir Murillo

Michael Amir Murillo Bermúdez (born 11 February 1996) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the Panama national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Murillo and the second or maternal family name is Bermúdez.
Michael Amir Murillo
Murillo with the New York Red Bulls in 2019
Personal information
Full name Michael Amir Murillo Bermúdez[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Marseille
Number 62
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 San Francisco 42 (3)
2017 → New York Red Bulls (loan) 17 (2)
2017 → New York Red Bulls II (loan) 2 (0)
2018–2019 New York Red Bulls 45 (2)
2020–2023 Anderlecht 96 (10)
2023– Marseille 3 (0)
International career‡
2016– Panama 66 (7)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Panama
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up2023 United States–CanadaTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:04, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:52, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Club career

San Francisco

Born in Panama City, Murillo graduated from San Francisco's youth setup, and made his senior debut in the 2014–15 campaign, aged only 18. He quickly established himself as a first team regular and had his best season in 2015–16 in which he made 21 league appearances and scored 3 goals. On 25 October 2015, Murillo scored his first two goals for Los Monjes in a 2–1 victory over Alianza.[3]

On 10 December 2015, Murillo played the entire match for San Francisco in the first edition of the Copa Panamá, as his side won the final against Chepo 5–4 on penalties, as the match finished 0–0 after extra time, to win their first title.[4] On 26 August 2015, Murillo helped San Francisco to a famous 2–1 victory over Mexican side Querétaro FC in a 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League match.[5]

New York Red Bulls

On 18 February 2017 it was announced that Murillo was joining New York Red Bulls on a season long loan.[6] On 29 July 2017 Murillo scored his first goal for New York in a 4–0 rout over Montreal Impact.[7] On 22 October 2017 Murillo scored his second goal for New York in a 2–1 victory over rival D.C. United, in the last match played at RFK Stadium.[8] The Red Bulls exercised their contract option to permanently sign him on 11 November 2017.[9]

On 13 March 2018, Murillo assisted on two goals in New York's 3–1 victory over Club Tijuana in the CONCACAF Champions League, helping the club advance to semifinals of the Champions League for the first time.[10] On 14 April 2018, Murillo scored his first goal of the season for New York in a 3–1 victory over Montreal Impact.[11] He was also selected to participate for the New York Red Bulls in the MLS All-Star Game against Italy's Juventus on 1 August 2018 in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, US, making him the first Panamanian to participate in an MLS All-Star game.[12]

During his time with the Red Bulls, Murillo totalled 80 appearances in all competitions, scoring four goals and providing eight assists.[13]

Anderlecht

On 6 December 2019, the Red Bulls announced the transfer of Murillo to Belgian side Anderlecht.[14] Murillo scored his first goal for his new club on February 23, 2020, during a 6–1 victory versus Eupen.[15]

Marseille

On 30 August 2023, Murillo joined French side Olympique de Marseille.[16]

International career
Murillo with Panama at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Murillo was called up for the Panama national team, making his debut in 2016. On 27 April 2016, Murillo scored his first goal with Panama in a 2–1 victory over Martinique.[17]

Murillo started three of Panama's ten CONCACAF Hexagonal matches in the final round of 2018 World Cup qualifying,[18] helping Panama qualify for its first World Cup. In May 2018 he was named to Panama's final 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[19] Murillo was the starting right back in Panama's group stage losses to Belgium and England. He received a yellow card in each of the two matches, making him ineligible to play in the team's final group match against Tunisia.

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 August 2023[1]
Club Season League Other National cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Francisco 2014–15 LPF 80———80
2015–16 213—5030293
2016–17 130—10—140
Total 423—6030513
New York Red Bulls 2017[20] MLS 1723020—222
2018 23140—60331
2019 221——30251
Total 624702090804
Anderlecht 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 81—00—81
2020–21 364—3000394
2021–22 342—5130423
2022–23 29 3 — 2 0 14 3 45 6
Total 10710 — 10117313414
Career total 211177018129326521

International
As of match played 30 June 2023[21]
Panama
YearAppsGoals
201651
2017141
2018110
201980
202020
2021110
2022112
202353
Total667

International goals
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first (includes one unofficial goal).[21]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 April 2016Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique Martinique1–02–0Friendly
2.15 July 2017FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United States1–03–02017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.27 September 2022Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Bahrain1–02–0Friendly
4.18 November 2022Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Cameroon1–11–1
5.30 June 2023Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States Martinique2–02–12023 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honours

San Francisco

New York Red Bulls

Individual

References
  1. "M. Murillo". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. "SAN FRANCISCO VS. ALIANZA 2–1". soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  4. "Monjes hacen historia". Bitacora Deportiva. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  5. "San Francisco gana 2–1 a Querétaro de México en Liga de Campeones". laestrella.com.pa. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. "New York Red Bulls Complete Loan of Panama International Michael Amir Murillo". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  7. "Red Bulls Roll in Harrison, 4–0". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  8. "Red Bulls Spoil The Party at RFK Finale". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  9. "Red Bulls Exercise loan option on Murillo". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  10. "Red Bulls Moving On to SCCL Semis, Defeat Tijuana, 3–1". newyorkredbulls.com. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  11. "New York Red Bulls Bounce Montreal Impact, 3–1". newyorkredbulls.com. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  12. "TV Max: Panameño Michael Murillo se las verá con la Juventus de Italia".
  13. "Red Bulls sell star defender Michael Murillo to Anderlecht". ESPN. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  14. "New York Red Bulls Transfer Michael Amir Murillo to RSC Anderlecht". newyorkredbulls.com. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  15. "ANDERLECHT VS. AS EUPEN 6–1". soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  16. "Amir Murillo est Olympien !" [Amir Murillo is an Olympian!] (in French). Olympique de Marseille. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  17. "Con goles de Michael Murillo y José Batista, Panamá vence 0–2 a Martinica". fepafut.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  18. "2018 FIFA World Cup: Get to know the Major League Soccer players in Russia".
  19. "Russia 2018 squads officially confirmed". FIFA.
  20. Loan
  21. "Michael Amir Murillo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  22. "2018 SCCL - Best XI". CONCACAF. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
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