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Back from playing with Panama, Michael Amir Murillo could be poised for a larger role with the New York Red Bulls in the coming weeks.

In recent World Cup qualifying, Murillo made one appearance off the bench for Panama, another sign that the recently signed Red Bulls right back has a bright future. Just recently turned 21-years old, Murillo has yet to play for his new club but that could be changing in a hurry.

The timetable is for Murillo to play Wednesday in the USL with New York Red Bulls II so as to get 90 minutes. After that, it seems like an MLS debut may not be far away.

“He’s smart, so the clarity on the role is pretty good. It’s such a demanding position for us and it’s important that they’re clear on their roles so I’ve been a little bit reluctant to throw him in so that’s on me, not on him. I just want to set him up to succeed,” Red Bulls head coach Jesse Marsch said on Thursday following training.

“I’m hopeful that if he gets the USL game under his belt then we can start to think about when’s the time to integrate him with the first team.”

Murillo was in training on Thursday with the Red Bulls, making his return from international duty. In addition Sacha Kljestan (United States) and Derrick Etienne (Haiti) both trained with the club following time spent with their respective national teams.

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