Murilo

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 SJK.

Club career

Youth Revealed in the youth categories of Linhares. 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 Branco.

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 Super League.

Fourth spell at SJK On 24 July 2026, Murilo joined SJK for the fourth time signing af contract until the end of 2026.

Career statistics

Honours HJK Helsinki Veikkausliiga: 2022

Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia Super League: 2024–25 Malaysia FA Cup: 2024 Malaysia Cup: 2024–25 Piala Sumbangsih: 2024