Cesar Murillo

{{short description|American soccer player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Cesar Murillo | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|2|16}} | birth_place = El Paso, Texas, United States | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Defender | youthyears1 = 2011–2014 | youthclubs1 = FC Dallas | collegeyears1 = 2014–2017 | college1 = Charleston Cougars | collegecaps1 = 66 | collegegoals1 = 2 | years1 = 2019 | clubs1 = North Texas SC | caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2020 | clubs2 = Texas United | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2020–2021 | clubs3 = Greenville Triumph | caps3 = 31 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2022 | clubs4 = Forward Madison | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2023 | clubs5 = Lexington SC | caps5 = 20 | goals5 = 0 | club-update = October 16, 2023 }}

'''Cesar Murillo''' (born February 16, 1996) is an American soccer player who last played as a defender for Lexington SC in USL League One.<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/cesar-murillo/319025/|title=USA – C. Murillo – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|accessdate=19 November 2020}}</ref>

==Career== ===North Texas SC=== Prior to the inaugural USL League One season, in March 2019, Murillo joined North Texas SC, signing a one-year deal with an option for a second.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcdallas.com/post/2019/03/28/north-texas-sc-signs-defenders-hector-montalvo-and-cesar-murillo|title=North Texas SC Signs Defenders Hector Montalvo and Cesar Murillo|website=fcdallas.com|date=28 March 2019|accessdate=19 November 2020}}</ref> He made his professional debut on 5 May 2019, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for Johan Gomez in a 1–0 away victory over Murillo's future club, the Greenville Triumph.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/05/05/united-states/usl-league-one/greenville-triumph/north-texas/2946802/|title=Greenville Triumph vs. North Texas – 5 May 2019 – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|accessdate=19 November 2020}}</ref>

===Greenville Triumph SC=== In February 2020, Murillo moved to the Greenville Triumph on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1090549|title=Lachlan McLean Highlights latest Group of Triumph Additions |website=uslleagueone.com|date=26 February 2020|accessdate=19 November 2020}}</ref>

===Forward Madison FC=== In February 2022, Forward Madison FC, also of USL League One, announced it had signed Murillo for the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://madison365.com/forward-madison-adds-defender-cesar-murillo/|title=Forward Madison adds defender Cesar Murillo|website=madison365.org|date=2 February 2022|accessdate=2 February 2022}}</ref>

===Lexington SC=== On March 15, 2023, Murillo signed with USL League One side Lexington SC ahead of their inaugural season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sporting-club-adds-cesar-murillo-jr-to-usl-league-one-roster/ | title=Lexington Sporting Club adds Cesar Murillo Jr. To USL League One roster }}</ref>

==Honors== ===Club=== ;North Texas SC USL League One: 2019<ref name="Soccerway"/>

;Greenville Triumph SC USL League One: 2020<ref name="Soccerway"/>

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==External links== * {{USL League One player|cesar-murillo-jr|Cesar Murillo Jr.}} * [https://cofcsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3269 Cesar Murillo at College of Charleston Athletics]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murillo, Cesar}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:American men's soccer players Category:Men's association football defenders Category:North Texas SC players Category:Greenville Triumph SC players Category:Forward Madison FC players Category:Lexington SC players Category:Soccer players from El Paso, Texas Category:USL League One players Category:21st-century American sportsmen