Philippe Coutinho

Philippe Coutinho
	Coutinho playing for Brazil in 2018.
Personal information
Full name	Philippe Coutinho Correia
Date of birth	12 June 1992
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team	FC Barcelona
Number	7
Youth career
1999–2008	Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2013	Internazionale
2008–2010	→ Vasco da Gama (loan)
2012	→ Espanyol (loan)
2013–2018	Liverpool
2018–	Barcelona
National team‡
2009	Brazil U17
2011–2012	Brazil U20
2010–	Brazil
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 December 2017; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 November 2017

Philippe Coutinho Correia (born 12 June 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian professional footballer. He plays for English club Aston Villa and the Brazil national team. He plays as an attacking midfielder or winger.

Career

Coutinho started his career at Vasco da Gama in Brazil. He joined Italian side Internazionale of Serie A in 2008. From there, he was loaned to Vasco da Gama and Espanyol in La Liga. In January 2013, he signed for Premier League club Liverpool for £8.5m.[1] In 2018, he signed for FC Barcelona for £142m.

As of match played 10 November 2017

National Team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	2010	2	0
	2014	4	0
	2015	7	1
	2016	11	5
	2017	7	2
Total		31	8

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