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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 36)
Place of birth Armenia, Colombia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
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)
2016–2023 Pachuca 219 (8)
International career‡
2016–2022 Colombia 23 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's football
Copa América
Third place 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 July 2023
‡ 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 former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

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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

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

International career

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

Career statistics

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International

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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

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Atlético Nacional

Pachuca

Colombia

References

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  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. ^ "Virtualfootball :: FILIAL BOCA JUNIORS". Archived from the original on 18 June 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Zaguero del Quindío, a un paso de irse al exterior". Archived from the original on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  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. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Óscar Murillo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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