Michael Amir Murillo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Murillo and the second or maternal family name is Bermúdez.

Michael Amir Murillo Bermúdez (born 11 February 1996) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the Panama national team.

Michael Amir Murillo

Murillo with the New York Red Bulls in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Michael Amir Murillo Bermúdez[1]
Date of birth	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Panama City, Panama
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Marseille
Number	62
Youth career
0000–2014	San Francisco
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	San Francisco	42	(3)
2017	→ New York Red Bulls (loan)	17	(2)
2017	→ New York Red Bulls II (loan)	2	(0)
2018–2019	New York Red Bulls	45	(2)
2020–2023	Anderlecht	107	(10)
2023–	Marseille	26	(3)
International career‡
2015	Panama U20	6	(1)
2015	Panama Olympic	3	(0)
2016–	Panama	76	(9)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Panama CONCACAF U-20 Championship Runner-up 2015 Jamaica Team Copa Centroamericana Runner-up 2017 Panama Team CONCACAF Gold Cup Runner-up 2023 United States–Canada Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 July 2024

Club career

San Francisco

Born in Panama City, Murillo graduated from San Francisco's youth setup, and made his senior debut in the 2014–15 campaign, aged only 18. He quickly established himself as a first team regular and had his best season in 2015–16 in which he made 21 league appearances and scored 3 goals. On 25 October 2015, Murillo scored his first two goals for Los Monjes in a 2–1 victory over Alianza.^[3]

On 10 December 2015, Murillo played the entire match for San Francisco in the first edition of the Copa Panamá, as his side won the final against Chepo 5–4 on penalties, as the match finished 0–0 after extra time, to win their first title.^[4] On 26 August 2015, Murillo helped San Francisco to a famous 2–1 victory over Mexican side Querétaro FC in a 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League match.^[5]

New York Red Bulls

On 18 February 2017, it was announced that Murillo was joining New York Red Bulls on a season-long loan.^[6] On 29 July 2017, he scored his first goal for New York in a 4–0 rout over Montreal Impact.^[7] On 22 October 2017 Murillo scored his second goal for New York in a 2–1 victory over rival D.C. United, in the last match played at RFK Stadium.^[8] The Red Bulls exercised their contract option to permanently sign him on 11 November 2017.^[9]

On 13 March 2018, Murillo assisted on two goals in New York's 3–1 victory over Club Tijuana in the CONCACAF Champions League, helping the club advance to semifinals of the Champions League for the first time.^[10] On 14 April 2018, he scored his first goal of the season for New York in a 3–1 victory over Montreal Impact.^[11] He was also selected to participate for the New York Red Bulls in the MLS All-Star Game against Italy's Juventus on 1 August 2018 in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, US, making him the first Panamanian to participate in an MLS All-Star game.^[12]

During his time with the Red Bulls, Murillo totalled 80 appearances in all competitions, scoring four goals and providing eight assists.^[13]

Anderlecht

On 6 December 2019, the Red Bulls announced the transfer of Murillo to Belgian side Anderlecht.^[14] Murillo scored his first goal for his new club on 23 February 2020, during a 6–1 victory versus Eupen.^[15]

Marseille

On 30 August 2023, Murillo joined French side Olympique de Marseille.^[16]

International career

Murillo with Panama at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Murillo with Panama in 2024.

Murillo was called up for the Panama national team, making his debut in 2016. On 27 April 2016, Murillo scored his first goal with Panama in a 2–1 victory over Martinique.^[17]

Murillo started three of Panama's ten CONCACAF Hexagonal matches in the final round of 2018 World Cup qualifying,^[18] helping Panama qualify for its first World Cup. In May 2018 he was named to Panama's final 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.^[19] Murillo was the starting right back in Panama's group stage losses to Belgium and England. He received a yellow card in each of the two matches, making him ineligible to play in the team's final group match against Tunisia.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 October 2024^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
San Francisco	2014–15	Liga Panameña de Fútbol	8	0	—		—		—		8	0
	2015–16		21	3	5	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		29	3
	2016–17		13	0	1	0	—		—		14	0
	Total		42	3	6	0	3	0	—		51	3
New York Red Bulls (loan)	2017	MLS	17	2	2	0	—		3[lower-alpha 3]	0	22	2
New York Red Bulls	2018	MLS	23	1	0	0	6[lower-alpha 2]	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	0	33	1
	2019		22	1	0	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		25	1
	Total		62	4	2	0	9	0	7	0	80	4
Anderlecht	2019–20	Belgian Pro League	8	1	0	0	—		—		8	1
	2020–21		36	4	3	0	0	0	—		39	4
	2021–22		34	2	5	1	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	—		42	3
	2022–23		29	3	2	0	14[lower-alpha 4]	3	—		45	6
	Total		107	10	10	1	17	3	—		134	14
Marseille	2023–24	Ligue 1	16	3	2	0	7[lower-alpha 5]	0	—		25	3
	2024–25		9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	Total		25	3	2	0	7	0	—		34	3
Career total			236	20	20	1	36	3	7	0	299	24

1. Includes Copa Panamá, U.S. Open Cup, Belgian Cup, Coupe de France
2. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
3. Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 6 July 2024^[20]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Panama	2016	5	1
	2017	14	1
	2018	11	0
	2019	8	0
	2020	2	0
	2021	11	0
	2022	11	2
	2023	8	4
	2024	7	1
Total		76	9

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Murillo goal (includes one unofficial goal).

List of international goals scored by Michael Amir Murillo^[20]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	27 April 2016	Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique	Martinique	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2	15 July 2017	FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United States	Martinique	1–0	3–0	2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3	27 September 2022	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	Bahrain	1–0	2–0	Friendly
4	18 November 2022	Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Cameroon	1–1	1–1	Friendly
5	10 June 2023	Estadio Universidad Latina, Penonomé, Panama	Nicaragua	1–1	3–2	Friendly
6				2–2
7	30 June 2023	Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States	Martinique	2–0	2–1	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8	16 November 2023	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica	Costa Rica	1–0	3–0	2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League
9	23 June 2024	Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States	Uruguay	1–3	1–3	2024 Copa América

Honours

San Francisco

• Copa Panamá: 2015

New York Red Bulls

• MLS Supporters' Shield: 2018
• U.S. Open Cup runner-up: 2017

Anderlecht

• Belgian Cup runner-up: 2021–22

Panama U20

• CONCACAF U-20 Championship runner-up: 2015

Panama

• CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2023
• Copa Centroamericana runner-up: 2017

Individual

• CONCACAF Champions League Best XI: 2018^[21]
• MLS All-Star: 2018

References

1. "M. Murillo". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
2. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
3. "SAN FRANCISCO VS. ALIANZA 2–1". soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
4. "Monjes hacen historia". Bitacora Deportiva. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
5. "San Francisco gana 2–1 a Querétaro de México en Liga de Campeones". laestrella.com.pa. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
6. "New York Red Bulls Complete Loan of Panama International Michael Amir Murillo". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
7. "Red Bulls Roll in Harrison, 4–0". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
8. "Red Bulls Spoil The Party at RFK Finale". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
9. "Red Bulls Exercise loan option on Murillo". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
10. "Red Bulls Moving On to SCCL Semis, Defeat Tijuana, 3–1". newyorkredbulls.com. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
11. "New York Red Bulls Bounce Montreal Impact, 3–1". newyorkredbulls.com. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
12. "TV Max: Panameño Michael Murillo se las verá con la Juventus de Italia".
13. "Red Bulls sell star defender Michael Murillo to Anderlecht". ESPN. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
14. "New York Red Bulls Transfer Michael Amir Murillo to RSC Anderlecht". newyorkredbulls.com. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
15. "ANDERLECHT VS. AS EUPEN 6–1". soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
16. "Amir Murillo est Olympien !" [Amir Murillo is an Olympian!] (in French). Olympique de Marseille. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
17. "Con goles de Michael Murillo y José Batista, Panamá vence 0–2 a Martinica". fepafut.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
18. "2018 FIFA World Cup: Get to know the Major League Soccer players in Russia".
19. "Russia 2018 squads officially confirmed". FIFA.
20. "Michael Amir Murillo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
21. "2018 SCCL – Best XI". CONCACAF. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

External links

• Michael Amir Murillo at Soccerway
• Michael Amir Murillo at National-Football-Teams.com