Diego Murillo

Spanish association football player

Diego Murillo
Personal information
Full name	Diego Murillo Domínguez
Date of birth	(2001-03-14) 14 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Malagón, Spain
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Málaga
Number	25
Youth career
2016–2017	FB Ciudad Real
2017	Albacete
2017–2020	Málaga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Málaga B	78	(0)
2022–	Málaga	7	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2023

Diego Murillo Domínguez (born 14 March 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays as either a central defender or a right back for Málaga CF.

Club career

Murillo was born in Malagón, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, and joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2017, after representing EM FB Ciudad Real and Albacete Balompié. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 13 October 2019, starting in a 2–2 Tercera División home draw against Loja CD.^[1]

On 7 June 2022, after establishing himself as a regular starter for the B-team, Murillo renewed his contract until 2024 on 7 June 2022.^[2] He made his first team debut on 24 September, coming on as a late substitute for Juanfran in a 1–1 Segunda División home draw against Villarreal CF B.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Un Malagueño de dos caras (2–2)" [A two-faced Malagueño (2–2)] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ "El Málaga CF renueva al canterano Murillo" [Málaga CF renew the youth graduate Murillo] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ "Mejoría con Mel, pero sin premio" [Improvement with Mel, but without prize] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ "Protagonistas de plata" [Silver protagonists] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Ciudad Real. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.