Murilo Cerqueira

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cerqueira and the second or paternal family name is Paim.
Murilo
Murilo Cerqueira 2019.jpg
Murilo with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2019
Personal information
Full name Murilo Cerqueira Paim
Date of birth (1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth São Gonçalo dos Campos, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Number 26
Youth career
2012–2016 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Cruzeiro 34 (0)
2019–2022 Lokomotiv Moscow 52 (4)
2022– Palmeiras 0 (0)
National team‡
2016 Brazil U20 3 (2)
2019–2020 Brazil U23 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Murilo Cerqueira Paim (born 27 March 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender or defensive midfielder for Brazilian club Palmeiras.

Club career[]

Cruzeiro[]

Cerqueira played for the Cruzeiro Youth Teams since 2012. In 2017, he was promoted to the senior team. On March 21, 2017 he made his professional debut for Cruzeiro in the match against Joinville Esporte Clube at the Primeira Liga.[2][3]

Lokomotiv[]

On 18 June 2019, he signed a 5-year contract with the Russian Premier League club FC Lokomotiv Moscow.[4] On 12 May 2021, he scored the last goal in a 3–1 victory over PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara in the 2020–21 Russian Cup final.

Palmeiras[]

On 12 January 2022, Murilo signed a five-season contract with Série A club Palmeiras.[5]

International career[]

Cerqueira represented Brazil U20 at youth level. He was one of the sparring players for the Brazil 2016 Olympic team. [6]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 29 November 2021[7][8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cruzeiro 2017 Série A 24 0 5 0 0 0 2[a] 0 31 0
2018 Série A 9 0 0 0 1[b] 0 10[c] 0 20 0
2019 Série A 1 0 0 0 1[b] 0 4[c] 0 6 0
Total 34 0 5 0 2 0 16 0 57 0
Lokomotiv Moscow 2019–20 Russian Premier League 25 0 1 0 5[d] 0 1[e] 0 32 0
2020–21 Russian Premier League 22 4 2 1 5[d] 0 1[e] 0 30 5
2021–22 Russian Premier League 5 0 0 0 3[f] 0 1[e] 0 9 0
Total 52 4 3 1 13 0 3 0 71 5
Palmeiras 2022 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 86 4 8 1 15 0 19 0 128 5
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga (Brazil)
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Russian Super Cup
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours[]

Cruzeiro

Lokomotiv Moscow

Brazil U23

References[]

  1. ^ "Серкейра МУРИЛО | ФК Локомотив".
  2. ^ Macedo, Guilherme; Arruda, Rafael (21 June 2017). "Chance para Murilo: Cruzeiro tem histórico de jovens zagueiros que se deram bem; veja". Super Esportes. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  3. ^ Amaral, Thaynara. "Novo titular, Murilo se inspira em Sérgio Ramos e recebe conselhos de Dedé". Globo Esporte. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Серкейра Мурило – в "Локо"!" [Cerqueira Murilo is at Loko!]. FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 18 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Palmeiras contrata zagueiro Murilo, campeão pelo Lokomotiv" [Palmeiras hire defender Murilo, champion for Lokomotiv] (in Portuguese). Palmeiras. 12 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Sub-20 convocada para treinos na Granja". CBF. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Murilo Ogol Profile". Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d "Murilo". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

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