Jhon Eduard Murillo Romaña (born 21 November 1995) is a Venezuelan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and 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. Murillo made his

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debut on 22 October 2012 against

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. He scored his first league goal on 19 August 2013 against

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. On 20 May 2015,

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confirmed Murillo's transfer to Portuguese champions Benfica on a five-year deal. On 16 July 2015, he joined

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on a one-year loan. On 30 June 2016, Primeira Liga side

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announced that Murillo had signed a season-long loan deal with the club, however, on 25 July, he continued on loan at Tondela for a further season. Afterwards, he was loaned out to Kasımpaşa in Turkey for one season.

International career

In 2014, Murillo helped the under-21s finish second in that year's

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held in Mexico, scoring two goals – including the one in the semi-final against

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. Murillo represented the Venezuela under-20 team in the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship in a first stage exit. On 11 February 2015, Murillo made his debut for

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in an international friendly against

; he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory. In 2016, he was named in the 40-men preliminary list for the

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but he eventually was excluded from the final squad.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first.''

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Zamora * Primera División: 2012–13, 2013–14

International

Venezuela * Central American and Caribbean Games Silver Medal:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murillo, Jhon 1995 births Living people Venezuelan men's footballers Men's association football forwards Venezuela men's international footballers 2015 Copa América players Zamora FC players S.L. Benfica footballers C.D. Tondela players Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers Venezuelan Primera División players Primeira Liga players Süper Lig players Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey 2019 Copa América players 2021 Copa América players People from Apure