Jeison Murillo

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Murillo and the second or maternal family name is Cerón.
Jeison Murillo
Personal information
Full nameJeison Fabián Murillo Cerón
Date of birth27 May 1992
Place of birthCali, Colombia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Granada
Number24
Youth career
2009Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2010–2011Udinese0(0)
2010–2011→ Granada B (loan)
2011–2015Granada51(1)
2011–2012→ Cádiz (loan)27(3)
2012–2013→ Las Palmas (loan)37(3)
2015–Internazionale0(0)
National team‡
2009Colombia U176(1)
2011Colombia U204(0)
2014–Colombia5(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 10 April 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:15, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

Jeison Fabián Murillo Cerón (born 27 May 1992) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Spanish club Granada CF as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Cali,[1] Murillo was bought by 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.

In early February 2012 Murillo was definitely bought by the Andalusians,[2] but spent the following seasons on loan to clubs also in the country, Cádiz CF[3] and UD Las Palmas.[4] 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 for the Segunda División championship;[5] with both teams, he unsuccessfully appeared in the promotion playoffs.

Murillo returned to Granada in the 2013 summer,[6] making his La Liga debut on 18 August 2013 in a 2–1 win at CA Osasuna (90 minutes played).[7] He netted his first goal in the competition on 10 January of the following year, the first in a 4–0 home success over Real Valladolid.[8]

In February 2015 Murillo was signed by Inter Milan on a five-year contract, with the transfer being made effective in July and costing €8 million plus €2 in bonuses, and earning the player €1 million per year.[9]

Honours

Country

References

  1. ↑ "'Tengo muchas ansias de ir a aprovechar esta oportunidad': Murillo" ['I am very hungry to make the most of this opportunity': Murillo] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Boateng y Murillo firman su continuidad" [Boateng and Murillo sign continuity] (in Spanish). Granada en Juego. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Murillo y su presente en Cádiz" [Murillo and his now in Cádiz] (in Spanish). ESPN FC. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Jeison Murillo se marcha a Las Palmas en calidad de cedido" [Jeison Murillo goes to Las Palmas on loan] (in Spanish). Ideal. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Las Palmas deja al Almería sin remontada en el descuento" [Las Palmas robs Almería of comeback in injury time] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Jeison Murillo regresa al Granada" [Jeison Murillo returns to Granada] (in Spanish). Goal.com. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Granada hold on for victory". ESPN FC. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Big win halts Granada's slide". ESPN FC. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "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. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.

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