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 team | South China AA | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bahia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | Bahia | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Persiraja Banda Aceh | 25 | (7) |
| 2013 | Magway FC | (4) | |
| 2014–2015 | Ettifaq FC | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | Oita Trinita[1] | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Nagano Parceiro (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | South China AA[2] | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Timor-Leste U-23 | 4 | (3) |
| 2012– | Timor-Leste | 7 | (6) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Murilo Ribeiro de Almeida (born January 21, 1989) simply known as Murilo de Almeida,[3] is a football player. He currently plays as a striker for Hong Kong club South China AA.
He is a former striker with the Timor-Leste national football team, and is the country's leading goal scorer.
Murilo was born at Presidente Prudente, Brazil, and naturalized East Timorese by fellow Brazilian Antônio Carlos Vieira, who was then the coach of Timor-Leste. Starting debut in 2011 SEA Games, first match was against Brunei U23. Murilo is known for his quick and fast attack. Murilo has 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[4]
Persiraja
In 2011 he signed for Persiraja Banda Aceh.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] Timor-Leste won their first international match against Cambodia which they score 5–1.[8]
International goals
- Scores and results list Timor-Leste's goal tally first.[9]
| # | 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 |
| 4. | 12 October 2014 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane |  Brunei | | | 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifier |
| 5. | 12 October 2014 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane | Brunei | | | 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifier |
| 6. | 12 October 2014 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane | Brunei | | | 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifier |
References
- ↑ "Oita Trinita". Soccerway. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ http://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20150925/mobile/bkn-20150925124342197-0925_00882_001.html
- ↑ "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/
- ↑ Murilo de Almeida profile at Soccerway