Jeison Murillo
Murillo with Colombia in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jeison Fabián Murillo Cerón[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-27) 27 May 1992 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Al-Shamal
Number 24
Youth career
2009–2010 Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Udinese 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Granada B (loan) 22 (2)
2011–2015 Granada 51 (1)
2011–2012 → Cádiz (loan) 27 (3)
2012–2013 → Las Palmas (loan) 37 (3)
2015–2018 Inter Milan 61 (2)
2017–2018 → Valencia (loan) 17 (0)
2018–2020 Valencia 1 (0)
2019 → Barcelona (loan) 2 (0)
2019 → Sampdoria (loan) 10 (0)
2020–2023 Sampdoria 20 (0)
2020–2021 → Celta (loan) 49 (3)
2021–2022 → Celta (loan) 19 (0)
2023– Al-Shamal 9 (0)
International career
2009 Colombia U17 6 (1)
2011 Colombia U20 4 (0)
2014–2020 Colombia 32 (1)
Medal record
 Colombia
Copa América Centenario
Bronze medal – third place 2016 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:43, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Jeison Fabián Murillo Cerón (born 27 May 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Qatari club Al-Shamal.

Club career

Early years and Granada

Born in Cali,[3] Murillo signed with Udinese Calcio in Italy shortly after his 18th birthday, being immediately loaned to Granada CF as part of the partnership agreement between both clubs. He spent his first year in Spain with the reserves, in the regional leagues.[4]

In early February 2012, Murillo was definitely bought by the Andalusians,[5] but spent the following seasons on loan to clubs also in the country, Cádiz CF[6] and UD Las Palmas.[7] He scored four official goals in his first year as a professional, including a brace on 9 March 2013 in a 3–2 away win against UD Almería in the Segunda División.[8] He appeared in the promotion playoffs with both teams, being unsuccessful on both occasions.

Murillo returned to Granada in the middle of 2013,[9] making his La Liga debut on 18 August 2013 in a 2–1 win at CA Osasuna (90 minutes played).[10] He netted his first goal in the competition on 10 January of the following year, the first in a 4–0 home victory over Real Valladolid.[11]

Inter Milan

In February 2015, Murillo joined Inter Milan on a five-year contract, with the transfer being made effective in July and costing a reported €8 million plus €2 million in bonuses, and earning the player €1 million per year.[12] He made his Serie A debut on 23 August, playing the entire 1–0 home win against Atalanta BC.[13]

Valencia

On 18 August 2017, Murillo returned to Spain by joining Valencia CF on a two-year loan with an obligation to buy.[14] He contributed 17 matches in his first season, which ended in qualification for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League after a fourth-place finish.[15]

On 20 December 2018, Murillo joined FC Barcelona on a loan deal until the end of the campaign with a purchase option worth €25 million.[16][17] His first competitive appearance took place three weeks later, in a 2–1 away loss to Levante UD in the Copa del Rey's round of 16 where he played 90 minutes and was booked.[18] He also started in the second leg, a 3–0 win at the Camp Nou.[19]

Sampdoria

On 13 July 2019, still owned by Valencia, Murillo signed with UC Sampdoria for an initial loan fee of €2 million and an obligation to buy for €13 million at the end of the season.[20][21] On 15 January 2020, the Italian club bought out his rights and loaned him to RC Celta de Vigo until 30 June, with an option to purchase.[22]

Murillo agreed to another loan at the Balaídos on 16 September 2020.[23] On 31 August of the following year, a similar move was arranged.[24]

Later career

On 28 July 2023, Murillo signed a two-year contract with Al-Shamal SC of the Qatar Stars League.[25]

International career

Murillo made his debut for Colombia on 10 October 2014, playing 30 minutes in a 3–0 friendly win over El Salvador. He was included in the squad for the 2015 Copa América, scoring the only goal in the second group stage game against Brazil.[26] During the quarter-final match against eventual finalists Argentina, he put on a strong performance in the 0–0 draw, but was one of three Colombian players to miss his penalty shootout attempt;[27][28] he was subsequently named "Best Young Player" of the tournament.[29]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 January 2021[30]
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Granada 2013–14 La Liga 32 1 2 0 — — 34 1
2014–15 19 0 0 0 — — 19 0
Total 51 1 2 0 — — 53 1
Cádiz (loan) 2011–12 Segunda División B 27 3 2 0 — — 29 3
Total 27 3 2 0 — — 29 3
Las Palmas (loan) 2012–13 Segunda División 37 3 4 0 — — 41 3
Total 37 3 4 0 — — 41 3
Inter Milan 2015–16 Serie A 34 2 1 0 — — 35 2
2016–17 27 0 2 1 5[a] 0 — 30 1
Total 61 2 3 1 5 0 — 65 3
Valencia (loan) 2017–18 La Liga 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
Valencia 2018–19 1 0 1 0 1[b] 0 — 3 0
Total 18 0 1 0 1 0 — 20 0
Barcelona (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 2 0 2 0 0 0 — 4 0
Sampdoria (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 10 0 2 0 0 0 — 12 0
Celta (loan) 2019–20 La Liga 18 1 0 0 — — 18 1
2020–21 24 1 1 0 — — 25 1
Total 42 2 1 0 — — 25 2
Career total 348 11 17 1 6 0 — 271 12
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

Colombia[30]
Year Apps Goals
2014 4 0
2015 11 1
2016 10 0
2017 0 0
2018 2 0
2019 2 0
2020 3 0
Total 32 1

International goals

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Murillo goal.[30]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Final Competition
1. 17 June 2015 Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile  Brazil
1–0
1–0
 2015 Copa América

Honours

Barcelona

Valencia

Colombia U20

Colombia

Individual

References

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  2. ^ a b "Jeison Murillo". Inter Milan. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. ^ Viveros, Andrés Felipe (5 October 2014). "'Tengo muchas ansias de ir a aprovechar esta oportunidad': Murillo" ['I am eager to make the most of this opportunity': Murillo]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. ^ Quixano, Jordi (29 December 2018). "Jeison Murillo, un jornalero del fútbol" [Jeison Murillo, football's journeyman]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  5. ^ Chaves, Fernando (6 February 2012). "Boateng y Murillo firman su continuidad" [Boateng and Murillo sign continuity] (in Spanish). Granada en Juego. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Murillo y su presente en Cádiz" [Murillo and his now in Cádiz] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Jeison Murillo se marcha a Las Palmas en calidad de cedido" [Jeison Murillo goes to Las Palmas on loan]. Ideal (in Spanish). 25 July 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Las Palmas deja al Almería sin remontada en el descuento" [Las Palmas rob Almería of comeback in injury time]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 9 March 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  9. ^ Mora, Jorge Luis (31 May 2013). "Jeison Murillo regresa al Granada" [Jeison Murillo returns to Granada] (in Spanish). Goal. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Granada hold on for victory". ESPN FC. 18 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  11. ^ "Big win halts Granada's slide". ESPN FC. 10 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  12. ^ Liotta, Christian (5 February 2015). "Pina, pres. Granada: "Murillo all'Inter per 8 mln più bonus. L'ingaggio..."" [Pina, Granada pres.: "Murillo to Inter for 8 mln plus bonuses. The deal..."] (in Italian). FC Inter News. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  13. ^ Carci, Francesco (23 August 2015). "Inter-Atalanta 1–0, Icardi ko: entra Jovetic e decide all'ultimo respiro" [Inter-Atalanta 1–0, Icardi ko: Jovetic comes in and decides it in the dying breath]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Official statement | Jeison Murillo" (Press release). Valencia CF. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  15. ^ "¿Qué va a pasar con Jeison Murillo?" [What will happen with Jeison Murillo?] (in Spanish). Deporte Valenciano. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  16. ^ "Jeison Murillo, new FC Barcelona player". FC Barcelona. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  17. ^ Puig, Darío (20 December 2018). "Barcelona agree Murillo's loan". Marca. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  18. ^ Bell, Arch (10 January 2019). "Barcelona fall flat at Levante". Marca. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  19. ^ Hurtado, José Luis (17 January 2019). "Dembélé aplica el artículo 11" [Dembélé enables article 11]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  20. ^ Iacobellis, Giacomo (13 July 2019). "UFFICIALE: Sampdoria, preso Murillo in prestito con obbligo di riscatto" [OFFICIAL: Sampdoria, Murillo acquired on loan with obligation to buy] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  21. ^ "Sampdoria snap up Murillo from Valencia". Fox Sports. 14 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  22. ^ "Murillo ceduto al Celta Vigo a titolo temporaneo con diritto di opzione" [Murillo loaned to Celta Vigo on a temporary deal with option to buy] (Press release) (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  23. ^ "Jeison Murillo's energy and leadership are back: he is sky-blue this season". Celta Vigo. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  24. ^ "El central Jeison Murillo vuelve al RC Celta" [Stopper Jeison Murillo returns to RC Celta] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Jeison Murillo firma con el Al-Shamal de Qatar" [Jeison Murillo signs with Qatar's Al-Shamal]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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  30. ^ a b c Jeison Murillo at Soccerway
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  32. ^ Álvarez, Fernando (30 October 2018). "Mina frena la crecida del Ebro" [Mina stops Ebro rise]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2019.
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