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Amir Murillo
Right-Back / Panama
Right-Back
30
Panama
€7.0M
Profile
Key strength: Pace and recovery
Overlapping full-back
In a Marseille squad brimming with attacking royalty—Matt O'Riley, Igor Paixão, Timothy Weah, and Amine Gouiri all rated at 80—29-year-old Amir Murillo represents the unsung equilibrium. With Marseille sitting 4th in Ligue 1 and riding back-to-back wins after a stumble, the Panamanian right-back has quietly become one of Jean-Louis Gasset's most trusted lieutenants. His 2 goals and 4 assists from 26 appearances may not grab headlines, but 1,491 minutes of committed service tells the real story. While Marseille's creative talents dance and dazzle, Murillo's overlapping runs and defensive diligence—built on a 65 defending rating—provide the platform for their freedom. Four yellow cards speak to the combative edge required when marking elite wingers week in, week out. Valued at €10 million and capped 29 times for Panama, he embodies the modern full-back: positionally adventurous yet defensively astute. As Marseille chase Champions League qualification, Murillo's reliability could prove the difference between European glory and another season of near-misses.