Jhon Murillo

Jhon Murillo
	Murillo with Venezuela in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Jhon Eduard Murillo Romaña
Date of birth	21 November 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	El Nula, Venezuela
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Atlético San Luis
Number	16
Youth career
	San Camilo
	Alto Apure
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2015	Zamora
2015–2018	Benfica
2015–2017	→ Tondela (loan)
2017–2018	→ Kasımpaşa (loan)
2018–2021	Tondela
2022–	Atlético San Luis
2024	→ Atlas (loan)
International career‡
2014	Venezuela U21
2015	Venezuela U20
2015–	Venezuela
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:19, 10 November 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:20, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Jhon Eduard Murillo Romaña (born 21 November 1995) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Atlas on loan from Atlético San Luis. He represents the Venezuela national team.

Club career

Murillo was born in El Nula, Venezuela. After starting his career at Fundación Atlético San Camilo FC, he moved to Unión Atlético Alto Apure. In 2012, he played in the Venezuelan Tercera División.^[1]

Murillo made his Venezuelan Primera División debut on 22 October 2012 against Llaneros de Guanare.^[2] He scored his first league goal on 19 August 2013 against Deportivo Petare.^[3]

On 20 May 2015, Zamora FC confirmed Murillo's transfer to Portuguese champions Benfica on a five-year deal.^[4]^[5]^[6]

On 16 July 2015, he joined C.D. Tondela of Primeira Liga on a one-year loan.^[7] On 30 June 2016, Primeira Liga side C.D. Nacional announced that Murillo had signed a season-long loan deal with the club,^[8] however, on 25 July, he continued on loan at Tondela for a further season.^[9] Afterwards, he was loaned out to Kasımpaşa in Turkey for one season.^[10]

In January 2024, Murillo joined Atlas on loan from Atlético San Luis.^[11]

International career

In 2014, Murillo helped the under-21s finish second in that year's Central American and Caribbean Games held in Mexico, scoring two goals – including the one in the semi-final against Honduras.

Murillo represented the Venezuela under-20 team in the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship in a first stage exit.^[12]

On 11 February 2015, Murillo made his debut for Venezuela in an international friendly against Honduras; he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory.^[13] In 2016, he was named on the 40-man preliminary list for the Copa América Centenario but he was eventually excluded from the final squad.^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 November 2024^[15]^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zamora	2012–13	Primera División	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	2013–14	Primera División	32	11	—		—		4^[a]	1	36	12
	2014–15	Primera División	22	8	0	0	—		4^[a]	2	26	10
	Total		59	19	0	0	—		8	3	67	22
Benfica	2015–16	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tondela (loan)	2015–16	Primeira Liga	23	3	0	0	0	0	—		23	3
	2016–17	Primeira Liga	31	5	2	1	0	0	—		33	6
	Total		54	8	2	1	0	0	—		56	9
Kasımpaşa (loan)	2017–18	Süper Lig	24	4	1	0	—		—		25	4
Tondela	2018–19	Primeira Liga	32	3	3	0	3	1	—		38	4
	2019–20	Primeira Liga	30	2	0	0	1	0	—		31	2
	2020–21	Primeira Liga	26	4	2	0	—		—		28	4
	2021–22	Primeira Liga	15	2	3	1	1	0	—		19	3
	Total		103	11	8	1	5	1	—		116	13
Atlético San Luis	2021–22	Liga MX	19	4	—		—		—		19	4
	2022–23	Liga MX	36	2	—		—		1^[b]	1	37	3
	2023–24	Liga MX	21	1	—		—		—		21	1
	Total		76	7	—		—		1	1	77	8
Atlas (loan)	2023–24	Liga MX	14	1	—		—		—		14	1
	2024–25	Liga MX	17	2	0	0	—		3^[b]	0	20	2
	Total		31	3	0	0	—		3	0	34	3
Career total			347	52	11	2	5	1	12	4	375	59

^ ^a ^b Appearances in Copa Libertadores
^ ^a ^b Appearance in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 19 November 2024

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Venezuela	2015	3	1
	2016	2	0
	2017	9	1
	2018	3	0
	2019	12	2
	2020	2	0
	2021	1	0
	2022	9	0
	2023	1	0
	2024	4	0
Total		44	4

Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first.^[17]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 February 2015	Agustín Tovar, Barinas, Venezuela	Honduras	2–1	2–1	Friendly
2.	5 September 2017	Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentina	1–0	1–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	22 March 2019	Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain	Argentina	2–0	3–1	Friendly
4.	5 June 2019	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, United States	Mexico	1–0	1–3	Friendly

Honours

Club

Zamora

Primera División: 2012–13, 2013–14^[16]

International

Venezuela

References

^ "UA Alto Apure venció 2x1 a la Fundación El Vigía" [UA Alto Apure won 2x1 at Fundación El Vigía]. balonazos. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
^ "Zamora vs. Llaneros de Guanare - 22 October 2012 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
^ "Deportivo Petare vs. Zamora - 19 August 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
^ "Zamora confirma Murillo no Benfica" [Zamora confirms Murillo to Benfica] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
^ "Murillo já fala como jogador do Benfica" [Murillo speaks as Benfica player] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 21 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
^ Ruela, João (27 June 2015). "Conheça os 10 novos reforços do Benfica" [Meet the 10 new Benfica players] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^ "Benfica: Jhon Murillo emprestado ao Tondela" [Benfica: Jhon Murillo on loan to Tondela] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
^ "Murillo assina por uma temporada" [Murillo signs for one season]. C.D. Nacional (in Portuguese). 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
^ "Cd Tondela".
^ Murillo Kasımpaşamızda Kasımpaşa (in Turkish)
^ "JHON MURILLO ARRIBA A LA ACADEMIA AGA" [JHON MURILLO ARRIVES AT THE AGA ACADEMY]. www.atlasfc.com.mx (in Spanish). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
^ "Darán a conocer nómina definitiva de la Vinotinto" [They will announce the final list of Vinotinto] (in Spanish). notitarde. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
^ "Venezuela vs. Honduras - 12 February 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
^ "Dudamel dio la lista de 40 jugadores para la Copa América Centenario" [Dudamel gives the list of 40 players for Copa América Centenario] (in Spanish). lavinotinto. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
^ Jhon Murillo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
^ ^a ^b Jhon Murillo at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
^ Jhon Murillo at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Japan vs. Venezuela". Soccerway. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
^ "Samurai Blue lose final home match of the year 1-4 against Venezuela - Kirin Challenge Cup 2019". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

[CLIB-17] Appearances in Copa Libertadores

[LC-18] Appearance in Leagues Cup

[1] "UA Alto Apure venció 2x1 a la Fundación El Vigía" [UA Alto Apure won 2x1 at Fundación El Vigía]. balonazos. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

[soccerway2-2] "Zamora vs. Llaneros de Guanare - 22 October 2012 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

[soccerway3-3] "Deportivo Petare vs. Zamora - 19 August 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

[4] "Zamora confirma Murillo no Benfica" [Zamora confirms Murillo to Benfica] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.

[5] "Murillo já fala como jogador do Benfica" [Murillo speaks as Benfica player] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 21 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.

[6] Ruela, João (27 June 2015). "Conheça os 10 novos reforços do Benfica" [Meet the 10 new Benfica players] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

[7] "Benfica: Jhon Murillo emprestado ao Tondela" [Benfica: Jhon Murillo on loan to Tondela] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.

[8] "Murillo assina por uma temporada" [Murillo signs for one season]. C.D. Nacional (in Portuguese). 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

[9] "Cd Tondela".

[10] Murillo Kasımpaşamızda Kasımpaşa (in Turkish)

[11] "JHON MURILLO ARRIBA A LA ACADEMIA AGA" [JHON MURILLO ARRIVES AT THE AGA ACADEMY]. www.atlasfc.com.mx (in Spanish). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.

[12] "Darán a conocer nómina definitiva de la Vinotinto" [They will announce the final list of Vinotinto] (in Spanish). notitarde. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

[soccerway4-13] "Venezuela vs. Honduras - 12 February 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

[14] "Dudamel dio la lista de 40 jugadores para la Copa América Centenario" [Dudamel gives the list of 40 players for Copa América Centenario] (in Spanish). lavinotinto. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

[15] Jhon Murillo at ForaDeJogo (archived)

[sw-16] Jhon Murillo at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

[19] Jhon Murillo at National-Football-Teams.com

[20] "Japan vs. Venezuela". Soccerway. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

[21] "Samurai Blue lose final home match of the year 1-4 against Venezuela - Kirin Challenge Cup 2019". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

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