Philippe Coutinho

Philippe Coutinho Correia (born 12 June 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Santos. He is known for his combination of vision, passing, dribbling, and ability to conjure curling long-range shots.

Coutinho showed prodigious talent and excelled in Vasco da Gama's youth system. He was signed by Serie A club Inter Milan in 2008 for €4 million and subsequently loaned back to Vasco, where he became a key player. He made his debut for Inter Milan in 2010, and was later loaned to La Liga club Espanyol in 2012. In January 2013, Coutinho joined Premier League club Liverpool. He flourished at Liverpool, being named in the PFA Team of the Year in 2015, and being named Liverpool's fans' and players' player of the year in 2015 and 2016. In 2016, the Football Supporters' Federation (FSF) awarded him its Player of the Year award.

In January 2018, Coutinho signed for Barcelona and won two La Liga titles with the club. He was loaned to German club Bayern Munich for the 2019–20 season. In the same season, Coutinho featured in Bayern's historic 8–2 victory over Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, scoring twice against his parent club. Bayern ultimately completed the treble, with Coutinho winning his first Champions League title. He went on loan to Aston Villa in January 2022 before signing permanently for them in the summer.

Coutinho made his senior international debut for Brazil in 2010. He was part of the squad at the 2015 Copa América and the Copa América Centenario in 2016, and made his FIFA World Cup debut at the 2018 World Cup, in which he scored two goals and was later named in the World Cup All-Star Team. He was also a member of the Brazil team that won the 2019 Copa América on home soil.