Murilo Cerqueira Paim (born 27 March 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Brazilian club Palmeiras.
Club career
Cruzeiro Cerqueira played for the Cruzeiro Youth Teams since 2012. In 2017, he was promoted to the senior team. On March 21, 2017 he made his professional debut for Cruzeiro in the match against Joinville Esporte Clube at the Primeira Liga.
Lokomotiv
On 18 June 2019, Murilo signed a 5-year contract with the Russian Premier League club FC Lokomotiv Moscow. On 12 May 2021, he scored the last goal in a 3–1 victory over PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara in the 2020–21 Russian Cup final.
Palmeiras On 12 January 2022, Cerqueira signed a five-season contract with Série A club Palmeiras.
International career Cerqueira represented Brazil U20 at youth level. He was one of the sparring players for the Brazil 2016 Olympic team. He was also part of the Brazil U-23 team which won the 2019 Toulon Tournament. He was present for the 2020 Summer Olympics qualifying cycle, but ended up not being called up to the final list for the tournament.
He was called up for the first time to the senior Brazil national team in March 2024 for friendlies against England and Spain, but remained on the bench in both games.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState leagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCruzeiro2017Série A240005000203102018Série A901000010—2002019Série A10400010—60Total340140502020570'Lokomotiv Moscow2019–20Russian Premier League250—1050103202020–21Russian Premier League224—2150103052021–22Russian Premier League50—00301090Total524—3113030715Palmeiras2022Série A32411340832057102023Série A2531422070104952024Série A2511413050104822025Série A201130009130452Total1029526902947019919Career total1881366617144412032724
Honours Cruzeiro Copa do Brasil: 2017, 2018 Campeonato Mineiro: 2018, 2019
Lokomotiv Moscow Russian Cup: 2020–21 Russian Super Cup: 2019
Palmeiras Recopa Sudamericana: 2022 Campeonato Paulista: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2022, 2023 Supercopa do Brasil: 2023 FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2021
Brazil U23 Toulon Tournament: 2019
Individual Bola de Prata: 2022 Best Centre back in Brazil: 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2022, 2023 Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2024
References
External links Cruzeiro profile