Óscar Murillo

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Óscar Murillo
Personal information
Full name Óscar Fabián Murillo Murillo[1]
Date of birth (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth Armenia, Colombia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Pachuca
Number 23
Youth career
2005–2006 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Centauros Villavicencio 0 (0)
2008–2011 Deportes Quindío 58 (2)
2010 → Colorado Rapids (loan) 0 (0)
2011–2012 Deportivo Pereira 16 (0)
2012–2015 Atlético Nacional 115 (9)
2016– Pachuca 188 (8)
National team‡
2016– Colombia 23 (0)
Honours
Representing  Colombia
Men's football
Copa América
Third place 2021
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:01, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:43, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Óscar Fabián Murillo Murillo (born 18 April 1988) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Pachuca and the Colombia national team.

Club career[]

Murillo began his career in the youth system of famed Argentinian side Boca Juniors.[2] In 2007, he returned to Colombia to play for second division side Centauros Villavicencio. In 2008, he joined his hometown side Deportes Quindío and became a regular starter. His play with Quindío led to interest from foreign sides, particularly from Major League Soccer.[3] He was signed on loan by Colorado Rapids[4] in February 2010. His loan was terminated in July 2010 without Murillo making a single league appearance. On 20 February 2012, he played for Atlético Nacional and scored twice in their win against Millonarios FC.

Pachuca[]

On 10 December 2015, Pachuca announced that Murillo would be joining the team for the Clausura 2016.[5]

International career[]

In May 2018 he was named in Colombia's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[6]

Career statistics[]

International[]

As of match played 9 September 2021.[7]
Colombia
Year Apps Goals
2016 7 0
2017 4 0
2018 4 0
2019 2 0
2021 6 0
Total 23 0

Honours[]

Atlético Nacional

Pachuca

References[]

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 June 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Oscar Murillo". www.mlsoccer.com. MLS. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Oscar Fabián Murillo". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Óscar Murillo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

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