Murilo Costa

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Souza and the second or paternal family name is Costa.

Murilo Costa

Personal information
Full name	Murilo de Souza Costa
Date of birth	(1994-10-31) 31 October 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	São José do Norte, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Gil Vicente
Number	77
Youth career
	Caxias
	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Caxias	1	(0)
2013	Internacional	6	(1)
2014–2016	Botafogo	13	(0)
2015	→ Macaé (loan)	3	(0)
2016	→ Lajeadense (loan)	12	(2)
2016	→ Joinville (loan)	13	(1)
2017	Juventude	7	(1)
2017–2018	Barra-RS	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Nacional (loan)	38	(13)
2018–2021	Braga	20	(3)
2020	→ Sporting Gijón (loan)	16	(2)
2020–2021	→ Mallorca (loan)	14	(0)
2021–	Gil Vicente	42	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2023

Murilo de Souza Costa (born 31 October 1994), sometimes known as just Murilo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Portuguese club Gil Vicente F.C.

Career

Internacional

Born in São José do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Murilo Costa played once as a substitute for Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul in the 2012 Campeonato Gaúcho before joining Sport Club Internacional of the same league. He made six appearances as they won the 2014 title, and scored once in a 2–1 win at Esporte Clube Passo Fundo on 26 January.[1]

In late September 2014, Murilo Costa signed a two-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas.[2] The team were runners-up in the 2015 Campeonato Carioca, though his input was just two substitute appearances; that September he was loaned to Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube for the Série B season, playing just three games from the bench.[3]

Murilo returned to his home state in January 2016, joining Clube Esportivo Lajeadense on loan for the Campeonato Gaúcho season.[4] After their relegation, he headed to Joinville Esporte Clube for three months on 4 April.[5] The team finished as runners-up in the Campeonato Catarinense, and he scored in a 1–1 draw at Esporte Clube Comercial (MS) in the first round of the Copa do Brasil on 21 April (2–1 aggregate win).[6]

Juventude / Nacional

In December 2016, Murilo Costa left Internacional for Esporte Clube Juventude in the same state.[7] He played seven games in the 2017 Gauchão season, scoring the only goal of a home win over Ypiranga Futebol Clube on 12 February.[8]

On 9 June 2017, Murilo moved abroad for the first time, loaned to C.D. Nacional who had recently been relegated to Portugal's LigaPro.[9] He was the Madeiran club's second top scorer behind Ricardo Gomes – fifth overall – with 13 goals as they won promotion as champions; this included braces with a late equaliser in a 3–3 draw at Académico de Viseu F.C. on 18 February and in a 6–0 home win over FC Porto B on 7 March.[10][11]

Braga

On 1 July 2018, shortly after Nacional's promotion, Murilo Costa signed a five-year deal with fellow Primeira Liga club S.C. Braga.[12] He scored his first goal for them the following 18 January in a 3–0 win on his return to the Estádio da Madeira, having previously played seven minutes in the league all season.[13]

Sporting Gijón (loan)

On 31 January 2020, Murilo Costa was loaned to Spanish club Sporting de Gijón until the end of the season.[14]

Mallorca (loan)

On 17 September 2020, Murilo Costa joined fellow second division side RCD Mallorca on loan for the 2020–21 season.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 August 2021[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league		National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Caxias	2012	Série C	—		1[a]	0	—		—		—		1	0
Internacional	2014	Série A	—		6[a]	1	—		—		—		6	1
Botafogo	2014	Série A	11	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		12	0
	2015	Série B	—		2[b]	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		11	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Macaé (loan)	2015	Série B	3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
Lajeadense (loan)	2016	Gaúcho A1	—		12[a]	2	—		—		—		12	2
Joinville (loan)	2016	Série B	11	1	2[c]	0	1	1	—		—		14	2
Juventude	2017	Série B	0	0	7[a]	1	0	0	—		—		7	1
Nacional (loan)	2017–18	LigaPro	38	13	—		1	0	0	0	—		39	13
Braga	2018–19	Primeira Liga	13	3	—		4	0	2	0	—		19	3
	2019–20	Primeira Liga	7	0	—		0	0	2	0	4[d]	0	13	0
	Total		20	3	0	0	4	0	4	0	4	0	32	3
Sporting Gijón (loan)	2019–20	Segunda División	16	2	—		0	0	—		—		19	2
Mallorca (loan)	2020–21	Segunda División	14	0	—		2	0	—		—		16	0
Gil Vicente	2021–22	Primeira Liga	3	0	—		0	0	—		—		3	0
Career total			116	19	30	4	9	1	4	0	4	0	0	0

1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
2. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca
3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Catarinense
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honorus

Internacional

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2014

Nacional

• LigaPro: 2017–18

Braga

• Taça da Liga: 2019–20

References

1. "Garotos do Inter seguram pressão do Passo Fundo e vencem a 3ª seguida" [Inter's kids withstand Passo Fundo's pressure and win 3rd consecutive game] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
2. Rotstein, Gustavo (23 September 2014). "Novo reforço, atacante Murilo faz o seu primeiro treino no Botafogo" [New signing, striker Murilo does his first training session at Botafogo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
3. "Sem espaço no Botafogo, Murilo é emprestado ao Macaé até dezembro" [Without a place at Botafogo, Murilo is loaned to Macaé until December] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
4. "Lajeadense contrata meia Murilo, ex-promessa do Inter" [Lajeadense sign midfielder Murilo, former Inter prospect] (in Portuguese). Gauchazh. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
5. Dias Silveira, Renan; Miguel, Juca (5 April 2016). "Recém-contratado, atacante Murilo está em Joinville para exames físicos e clínicos" [Recently signed, striker Murilo is in Joinville for physical and clinical exams] (in Portuguese). ND+. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
6. "Murilo está feliz com seu primeiro gol" [Murilo is happy with his first goal] (in Portuguese). Joinville Esporte Clube. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
7. Reolon, Maurício (5 December 2016). "Juventude mantém base que conseguiu acesso e se reapresenta com Hugo e Murilo como novidades" [Juventude keep spine of team that won promotion and strengthens with Hugo and Murilo as new faces] (in Portuguese). Pioneiro. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
8. "Juventude joga pouco contra o Ypiranga, mas consegue a primeira vitória no Gauchão 2017" [Juventude play little against Ypiranga, but achieve first victory in the Gauchão 2017] (in Portuguese). Gauchazh. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
9. "Murilo Costa é o quarto reforço do Nacional" [Murilo Costa is Nacional's fourth signing]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 9 June 2017.
10. "Nacional empata em Viseu e o União perde em casa" [Nacional draw in Viseu and União lose at home]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 February 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
11. "Nacional-FC Porto B, 6-0: Dragões 'massacrados' na Madeira" [Nacional-FC Porto B, 6-0: Dragons 'massacred' in Madeira]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
12. "Murilo, ex-Nacional, assina por cinco épocas pelo SC Braga" [Murilo, ex-Nacional, signs for five seasons for SC Braga] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
13. Andrade, David (18 January 2019). "Sp. Braga resolveu o problema na Choupana na última meia hora" [Sp. Braga resolved the problem in Choupana in the last half hour]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2019.
14. "Murilo de Souza, nuevo jugador rojiblanco" [Murilo de Souza, new red-and-white player] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 31 January 2020.
15. "RCD Mallorca finalise loan deal for Murilo de Souza". RCD Mallorca. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
16. Murilo Costa at Soccerway

External links

• Murilo Costa at BDFutbol
• Murilo Costa at ForaDeJogo (archived)