# Murilo (footballer, born December 1995)

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.

## 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.

### HJK Helsinki

On 5 November 2021, Murilo signed a two-year contract with HJK. 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, 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.

### Return to SJK Seinäjoki

Murilo returned to SJK ahead of the 2023 season. 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.

### 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.

## Career statistics

    As of 20 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | 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 |
| Rio Branco-ES | 2016 | | | | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Rio Branco-ES | Total | 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 |
| Ourense | 2018–19 | Tercera División | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 1 |
| Ourense | 2019–20 | Tercera División | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 1 |
| Ourense | Total | Total | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 3 |
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 |
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 1 |
| SJK Seinäjoki | Total | Total | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| HJK Helsinki | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 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 | Career total | 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
Johor Darul Ta'zim
* Malaysia FA Cup: 2024