Murilo (footballer, born December 1995)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Araujo and the second or paternal family name is Santos.

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 Seinäjoki.^[1]

Murilo

Personal information
Full name	Murilo Henrique de Araujo Santos
Date of birth	(1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Espírito Santo, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	SJK
Number	22
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	HJK	19	(0)
2023	SJK	26	(0)
2024–2025	Johor Darul Ta'zim	4	(1)
2025–	SJK	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:05, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

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 Super 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
		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 Helsinki	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[c]	0	17	1
SJK Seinäjoki	2025	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			152	6	13	0	2	0	17	1	193	8

1. Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
2. Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite

Honours

HJK Helsinki

• Veikkausliiga: 2022^[12]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

• Malaysia Super League: 2024–25
• Malaysia FA Cup: 2024^[13]
• Malaysia Cup: 2024–25
• Piala Sumbangsih: 2024