Murilo Cerqueira

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cerqueira and the second or paternal family name is Paim.

Murilo Cerqueira
File:Murilo-Palmeiras-Athletico-jul-2022.jpg
Murilo playing for Palmeiras in 2022
Personal information
Full name Murilo Cerqueira Paim[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth São Gonçalo dos Campos, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Number 26
Youth career
2012–2016 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Cruzeiro 50 (0)
2019–2022 Lokomotiv Moscow 52 (4)
2022– Palmeiras 154 (15)
International career‡
2016 Brazil U20 3 (2)
2019–2020 Brazil U23 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2020

Murilo Cerqueira Paim (born 27 March 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Brazilian club Palmeiras.

Club career

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Cruzeiro

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Cerqueira played for the Cruzeiro Youth Teams since 2012. In 2017, he was promoted to the senior team. On March 21, 2017 he made his professional debut for Cruzeiro in the match against Joinville Esporte Clube at the Primeira Liga.[2][3]

Lokomotiv

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File:Cerqueira murilo 2019.jpg
Murilo with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2019

On 18 June 2019, Murilo signed a 5-year contract with the Russian Premier League club FC Lokomotiv Moscow.[4] On 12 May 2021, he scored the last goal in a 3–1 victory over PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara in the 2020–21 Russian Cup final.

Palmeiras

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On 12 January 2022, Cerqueira signed a five-season contract with Série A club Palmeiras.[5]

International career

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Cerqueira represented Brazil U20 at youth level. He was one of the sparring players for the Brazil 2016 Olympic team. He was also part of the Brazil U-23 team which won the 2019 Toulon Tournament. He was present for the 2020 Summer Olympics qualifying cycle, but ended up not being called up to the final list for the tournament.[6]

He was called up for the first time to the senior Brazil national team in March 2024 for friendlies against England and Spain, but remained on the bench in both games.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 4 December 2025[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cruzeiro 2017 Série A 24 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2[b] 0 31 0
2018 Série A 9 0 10[c] 0 0 0 1[d] 0 — 20 0
2019 Série A 1 0 4[c] 0 0 0 1[d] 0 — 6 0
Total 34 0 14 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 57 0'
Lokomotiv Moscow 2019–20 Russian Premier League 25 0 — 1 0 5[e] 0 1[f] 0 32 0
2020–21 Russian Premier League 22 4 — 2 1 5[e] 0 1[f] 0 30 5
2021–22 Russian Premier League 5 0 — 0 0 3[g] 0 1[f] 0 9 0
Total 52 4 — 3 1 13 0 3 0 71 5
Palmeiras 2022 Série A 32 4 11[h] 3 4 0 8[d] 3 2[i] 0 57 10
2023 Série A 25 3 14[h] 2 2 0 7[d] 0 1[j] 0 49 5
2024 Série A 25 1 14[h] 1 3 0 5[d] 0 1[j] 0 48 2
2025 Série A 20 1 13[h] 0 0 0 9[d] 1 3[k] 0 45 2
Total 102 9 52 6 9 0 29 4 7 0 199 19
Career total 188 13 66 6 17 1 44 4 12 0 327 24
  1. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil and Russian Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
  4. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Russian Super Cup
  7. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
  9. ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
  10. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Supercopa do Brasil
  11. ^ Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

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Cruzeiro

Lokomotiv Moscow

Palmeiras

Brazil U23

Individual

References

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  8. ^ a b c d Murilo Cerqueira at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
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