Mujeeb Murana

Mujeeb Murana
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-23) 23 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Ibadan, Nigeria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Miami FC
Number 15
Youth career
2012–2019 Houston Dynamo
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 SLU Billikens 52 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Flint City Bucks 7 (1)
2022–2023 Houston Dynamo 2 45 (2)
2023 Houston Dynamo 0 (0)
2024 Birmingham Legion 10 (1)
2024– Miami FC 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 31, 2024

Mujeeb Murana (born 23 September 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Miami FC.

Club career

Born in Nigeria, Murana moved to the United States in 2007 with his father, and enrolled in local soccer programs.[1] He joined the youth academy of Houston Dynamo in 2012, and captained their youth team at U19 level.[2] He attended Saint Louis University, where he was a mainstay of their soccer team the SLU Billikens.[3] He had a stint with the Flint City Bucks in 2021, with 1 goal and 7 appearances.[4] On 16 February 2023, he signed a homegrown contract with the Houston Dynamo for the 2023 season, with options to extended until 2025.[2]

He made his senior and professional debut with Houston Dynamo in a 1–0 U.S. Open Cup win over Sporting Kansas City on 10 May 2023.[5]

Following his release from Houston at the end of their 2023 season, Murana joined USL Championship side Birmingham Legion.[6] He transferred to Miami FC on June 1, 2024.[7]

Personal life

Murana's older brother Quayyum Murana also played football with the SLU Billikens. He speaks the Yoruba language.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Confirmed : Houston Dynamo sign Nigerian-born defender to homegrown contract:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  2. ^ a b "Houston Dynamo FC Sign Fresno, Texas Native Mujeeb Murana to Homegrown Contract". OurSports Central. 16 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b Glass, Sam. "Murana Brothers New Dynamic Duo for Men's Soccer".
  4. ^ "Flint City Bucks | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. ^ "Houston Dynamo FC 1-0 Sporting Kansas City (11 May, 2023) Final Score". ESPN.
  6. ^ "Legion FC Signs Defender Mujeeb Murana".
  7. ^ "Midseason Roster Updates".