Murilo de Almeida
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Murilo Ribeiro de Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Presidente Prudente, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Al Mesaimeer | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bahia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | Bahia | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Persiraja Banda Aceh | 25 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Busaiteen Club[1] | 3 | (1) |
| 2013– | Persiba Bantul | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Timor-Leste U23 | 4 | (3) |
| 2012– | Timor-Leste | 3 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Murilo Ribeiro de Almeida (born January 21, 1989) simply known as Murilo,[2] is a Timorese football player. He currently plays as a striker for Al Mesaimeer in Qatar, in addition to playing for the Timor-Leste national football team. Starting debut in 2011 SEA Games, first match was against Brunei U23. Murilo was born at Presidente Prudente, Brazil from a parents of Timorese-Ancestry. Murilo is known for his quick and fast attack. Murilo have score 3 goals during the 2011 SEA Games. Recently, Murilo received red card for bad conduct during the third match which was against Vietnam U23[3]
Persiraja
In 2011 he signed for Persiraja Banda Aceh.[4] Murilo made his debut for Persiraja Banda Aceh in a match versus Persijap Jepara. He score at his opening match debut; In 69 minutes, Murilo make a surprised goal. Persiraja finished 2-1 with Persijap. Murilo de Almeida was sent off in the 16th minute, after a protest with the referee because of his excessive diving at the goal post in Persija IPL match. Referee reaction was pulling out two yellow cards.[5]
International career
Murilo struck twice late in the first half against Cambodia at the Youth Training Centre to set Timor Leste on the way to their first-ever win in the competition as he glanced home a cross by Alan and then finished off a counter-attack on the stroke of half-time.[6] Timor-Leste won their first international match against Cambodia which they score 5–1.[7]
International goals
- Scores and results list Timor-Leste's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 October 2012 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |  Cambodia | | | 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifier |
| 2. | 5 October 2012 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon | Cambodia | | | 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifier |
| 3. | 9 October 2012 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon |  Laos | | | 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifier |
References
- ↑ http://www.soccerway.com/players/mairillio--/275494/
- ↑ "Murilo". AFF Suzuki Cup official website. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- ↑ "SEA GAMES 2011: Loss of Murilo Cost Timor Dear". aseanfootball.org. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ↑ http://www.acehkita.com/berita/persiraja-datangkan-striker-baru/
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/id-ID/match/71791/persija-ipl-vs-persiraja-banda-aceh/report
- ↑ http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/cambodia-1-timor-leste-5
- ↑ http://www.espnstar.com/football/aff-suzuki-cup/news/detail/item868331/Timor-Leste-stun-Cambodia-in-qualifiers/