Murilo (footballer, born December 1995)

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 Finnish club SJK.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Araujo and 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
Place of birth Espírito Santo, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 SJK
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)
2022–2023 HJK 19 (0)
2023– SJK 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023

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.[1]

On 5 November 2021, Murilo signed a two-year contract with HJK.[2] 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 UEFA Champions League 2022-23 qualifying against FK Rīgas Futbola Skola,[3] 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.[4] He returned to SJK ahead of the 2023 season.[5]

Career statistics
As of 25 October 2023[6][7][8]
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 20––0020
Rio Branco-ES 2015 Série D 4000–0040
2016 – 1[lower-alpha 1]0–0010
Total 4010000050
Cultural Areas 2016–17 Tercera División 1100–0011
Ourense 2017–18 13000–00130
2018–19 28100–00281
2019–20 20100–00201
Total 612000000613
SJK 2020 Veikkausliiga 10100––101
2021 25 1 5 0 – – 30 1
Total 352500000402
HJK 2022 Veikkausliiga 19 0 2 0 2 0 9[lower-alpha 2] 1 32 1
SJK 2023 2601000–270
Career total 14859020001686
  1. Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
  2. Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

References
  1. https://www.hjk.fi/pelaaja/murilo-henrique-de-araujo-santos/
  2. "Murilo Klubiin!" (in Finnish). HJK. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2034968--rfs-vs-hjk/
  4. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2035978--hjk-vs-betis/lineups/
  5. "Murilo palaa takaisin SJK-paitaan!" [Murilo returns to the SJK shirt!]. sjk.fi (in Finnish). 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  6. Murilo at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  7. Murilo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  8. "Statistics". lapreferente.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2020.


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