Personal information | |||
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Full name | Murillo Santiago Costa dos Santos | ||
Date of birth | 4 July 2002 | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Nottingham Forest | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2015 | São Caetano | ||
2015–2017 | ECUS | ||
2017–2018 | São Bernardo | ||
2018–2019 | União Barbarense | ||
2019–2023 | Corinthians | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2023 | Corinthians | 13 | (0) |
2023– | Nottingham Forest | 36 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2024 |
Murillo Santiago Costa dos Santos (born 4 July 2002), simply known as Murillo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Nottingham Forest.
Born in São Paulo, Murillo lost his father, a lifelong supporter of Corinthians and the person who led him into playing futsal, at the age of 10.[1] He began his career with São Caetano in 2013, and subsequently played for ECUS and São Bernardo.
Murillo joined Corinthians' youth setup in 2019, from União Barbarense.[2] On 16 January 2023, after playing for the under-20 side in the year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was promoted to the first team.[3]
On 10 February 2023, Murillo renewed his contract until the end of 2025.[4] He made his first team debut on 26 April, coming on as a second-half substitute for Bruno Méndez in a 2–0 home win over Remo, for the year's Copa do Brasil.[5]
Murillo made his Série A debut on 29 April 2023, starting in a 2–1 away loss against rivals Palmeiras.[6] He quickly became a regular starter under head coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo during the season, attracting interest of several European clubs, such as Napoli, Manchester City and West Ham United.[7]
On 31 August 2023, Murillo signed with Premier League side Nottingham Forest on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[8] His fee was reported as €12 million with an additional €3 million in potential add-ons.[9] Murillo eventually made his debut against Brentford on 1 October 2023, five weeks after his arrival.[10]
Since his first appearance, the Brazilian has played 36 games for Nottingham Forest, four in the FA Cup and 32 in the Premier League.[11][12]
Since then, he has been a key player for the club, being named as Forest's 2023–24 player of the season in recognition of his performances.[13]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Corinthians | 2023 | Série A | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 7[b] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
Nottingham Forest | 2023–24 | Premier League | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |
2024–25 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
Career total | 49 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 67 | 0 |
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