Miami, Florida – Opportunities can come at any point in a footballer’s career. There is no limit to keep growing as a professional and to take on new challenges. Honduras National Team captain Barbara Murillo knows this very well, as she took on a new adventure by signing with FC Lustenau Dornbirn Ladies, a second-tier team in Austria.
The 29-year-old DF knows what it’s like to change scenery to follow her dreams. From a very young age, she flew to the United States to keep growing within the game, while trying to stand out from the rest. Her natural talent and resilient character led her to her first club, Universitario Peruano, and from there, she made another change, signing for two seasons with Colombian team Cortulua.
Barbara Murillo standing to the right with the captain's band, gather for a team photo before facing Haiti in the Concacaf W qualifiers.
Every footballer dreams about playing abroad, and this was no exception for Murillo. Thanks to her display on the pitch both in North and South America, the call from the Honduras National Team didn’t take long. For the daughter of former Motagua player Oscar Murillo, it was the thrill of a lifetime.
Not only that, but she took no time in showing her experience and how far she had come in her footballing career. Thanks to this and what she brings to the pitch, she was named captain of her National Team.
Women’s football is evolving in Honduras and alongside other profesional players, Murillo and company have shown how their game is growing in several friendlies, the more recent one against El Salvador in which they came out victorious.
They also competed in the pre-qualifiers for the Concacaf W Championship in 2022, playing against Haiti, Cuba, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the British Virgin Islands, earning a draw with Cuba and wins against St. Vincent and the Grenadines and British Virgin Islands.
The call to play in Austria came after Murillo spent some time in Mexico, training in preseason with the Liga MX Femenil Pachuca, sharing training sessions with some historic footballers that gave her advice before taking flight to Europe.
In February of this year, the FC Lustenau / Dornbirn Ladies announced through their social media that the Honduras captain was joining their ranks, to help them grow and face the season in the best way possible, signing with them for a year.
With the season just starting, Murillo will try to prove to her team what she is capable of, while also preparing to be ready to represent Honduras again and take them to the next level.
