Jhon Eduard Murillo Romaña (born 21 November 1995) is a Venezuelan professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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. He represents the Venezuela national team.

Club career

Murillo was born in El Nula, Venezuela. After starting his career at Fundación Atlético San Camilo FC, he moved to Unión Atlético Alto Apure. In 2012, he played in the

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. Murillo made his

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debut on 22 October 2012 against

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. He scored his first league goal on 19 August 2013 against

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. On 20 May 2015,

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confirmed Murillo's transfer to Portuguese champions Benfica on a five-year deal. On 16 July 2015, he joined C.D. Tondela of

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on a one-year loan. On 30 June 2016, Primeira Liga side

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announced that Murillo had signed a season-long loan deal with the club, however, on 25 July, he continued on loan at Tondela for a further season. Afterwards, he was loaned out to Kasımpaşa in Turkey for one season. In January 2024, Murillo joined

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on loan from

International career

In 2014, Murillo helped the under-21s finish second in that year's

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held in Mexico, scoring two goals – including the one in the semi-final against

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. Murillo represented the Venezuela under-20 team in the

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in a first stage exit. On 11 February 2015, Murillo made his debut for

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in an international friendly against

; he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory. In 2016, he was named on the 40-man preliminary list for the

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but he was eventually excluded from the final squad.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Zamora * Primera División:

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, 2013–14

International

Venezuela * Central American and Caribbean Games Silver Medal:

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: 2019

References

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