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João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho ComMˈtĩɲu, ˈʒwɐ̃w -]; born 8 September 1986) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Portugal national team.
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Moutinho began his professional career with Sporting CP, moving in 2010 to FC Porto and winning twelve major titles between the two clubs combined.
Moutinho represented the Portuguese national team at four European Championships, one UEFA Nations League finals and two FIFA World Cups, winning the 2016 and 2019 editions of each of the former two tournaments.
Moutinho was born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, but his birth was registered in Portimão, Algarve, where he grew up.
During the 2004-05 pre-season, at only 17 years of age, Moutinho was called by manager José Peseiro to the main squad, where he displayed some talent early on.
In the beginning of 2005, Moutinho was called up for a Taça de Portugal match, eventually playing 20 minutes against F.C. Pampilhosa, and made his Primeira Liga debut on 23 January, staying in the entire 3-0 win at Gil Vicente F.C. and wearing the #28 shirt previously worn by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Based on consistent displays, he wasted no time in establishing himself as a regular while being able to play in any position across a flat midfield or in a diamond formation; his box-to-box dynamism and determination quickly made him a firm fan favourite, as he rarely missed a game since becoming first-choice.
Moutinho's performances in the closing stages of the campaign, especially in the UEFA Cup with player of the match displays against Feyenoord and Newcastle United that helped the Lions reach the final of the competition, made him an automatic starter despite his young age; he contributed with 15 league games as his team finished second and, during the summer, he agreed to a one-year extension.
In his first full season, Moutinho's further progress and exceptional consistency was one of the brightest spots in Sporting's runner-up final place.
In 2006-07, following the departure of veteran Ricardo Sá Pinto, Moutinho was made vice-captain at just 19 years of age.
That campaign, with Leandro Romagnoli also in the starting eleven, Moutinho, more often than not, moved from his natural "Behind-the-forwards" midfield role to the right flank, where he still managed to deliver impressive performances.
In 2008-09, after an aborted deal with Premier League's Everton, Moutinho was again ever present, only missing three league matches as Sporting finished once again runners-up; he also had the dubious distinction of netting his side's only goal in the Champions League round of 16 clash against FC Bayern Munich, a 1-12 aggregate loss.
On 3 July 2010, Moutinho signed a five-year contract with rivals FC Porto, with the transfer price reaching €11 million; additionally, Sporting would receive 25% of any added value occurring during that time frame, provided it surpassed the previous value.
Sporting Chairman José Eduardo Bettencourt described Moutinho's conduct as deplorable and called him a "Rotten apple", adding: "The deal was done because Sporting wanted it, because it did not want a rotten apple in its orchard, and it did not want someone who was not an example, nor dignified the flag of the club." Soon after, Porto sold 37.5% of the player's economic rights to a third party, Mamers BV, for €4,125,000.
Moutinho was an ever-present figure for Porto in his first season.
On 3 August 2011, Porto partnered with Soccer Invest Fund to buy back 37.5% of Moutinho's economic rights.
On 19 February 2013, Moutinho scored to help his team to a 1-0 home win over Málaga CF for the Champions League round of 16, netting from close range after an Alex Sandro cross.
On 24 May 2013, it was announced that Moutinho had joined AS Monaco FC alongside teammate James Rodríguez for a combined fee believed to be around €70 million.
Moutinho was first-choice in his debut campaign, as the principality team finished runners-up straight out of Ligue 2.
On 16 September 2014, in Monaco's first Champions League match since 2005, Moutinho scored the only goal in a home defeat of Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Moutinho contributed with two goals from 31 matches during 2016-17, helping the club to the eighth national championship of its history.
On 24 July 2018, Moutinho joined newly-promoted English club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a two-year-deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £5 million.
On 23 November 2019, shortly after Moutinho had scored his team's opening goal in a 2-1 league win away to AFC Bournemouth, his second in the competition, it was announced that the player had signed a new contract with the club keeping him at Molineux until 2022.
On 12 December 2020, Moutinho was sent off for a second yellow card in a 0-1 home loss to West Midlands neighbours Aston Villa.
Moutinho scored his debut goal at Molineux, and the third of his Wolves career, from 30 yards against Arsenal in a 2-1 win in the Premier League on 2 February 2021.
On 3 January 2022, Moutinho scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Manchester United, sealing Wolves' first league victory at Old Trafford since 1980.
Three weeks later, in Wolves's next away fixture, Moutinho scored again in a 2-1 Premier League win over Brentford on 22 January 2022, the first time the player had scored more than once in a season for Wolves since arriving at the club in 2018.
A full Portugal international at the age of 18, Moutinho made his debut on 17 August 2005 in a 2-0 home friendly win against Egypt in Ponta Delgada.
On 31 May 2008, Moutinho registered his first goal for the national team in a 2-0 friendly victory over Georgia at Estádio do Fontelo in Viseu.
Moutinho also played in two UEFA European Under-21 Championships, scoring against Germany in the 2006 edition, played on home soil, as the Portuguese exited in the group stage on both occasions; additionally, although not part of the provisional 24-player list for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, he was named in a backup list of six players.
Moutinho played all the games and minutes at the Euro 2012 tournament.
Moutinho was selected by former Sporting boss Bento for the 2014 World Cup, making his debut in the tournament on 16 June in a 0-4 group stage defeat to Germany.
After six appearances out of a possible seven to help his nation win the European Championships for the first time ever, Moutinho was also picked for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup squad by Fernando Santos.
Moutinho was included in the 2018 World Cup squad. On 2 June, in a pre-tournament goalless friendly draw away to Belgium, he captained the side for the first time.
On 14 November 2020, in a home defeat to France, Moutinho gained his 128th cap, surpassing Luís Figo to become the second most capped Portuguese player of all time, only behind teammate and captain Cristiano Ronaldo.
Moutinho was named in Portugal's final squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.
Moutinho's father, Nélson, was also a footballer.
Moutinho's cousin, Hugo, also plays the sport professionally.
Alongside his native Portuguese, Moutinho also speaks English and French, being proficient in the former already upon arrival in England.
Moutinho represented the Portuguese national team at four European Championships, one UEFA Nations League finals and two FIFA World Cups, winning the 2016 and 2019 editions of each of the former two tournaments.
Moutinho was born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, but his birth was registered in Portimão, Algarve, where he grew up.
During the 2004-05 pre-season, at only 17 years of age, Moutinho was called by manager José Peseiro to the main squad, where he displayed some talent early on.
In the beginning of 2005, Moutinho was called up for a Taça de Portugal match, eventually playing 20 minutes against F.C. Pampilhosa, and made his Primeira Liga debut on 23 January, staying in the entire 3-0 win at Gil Vicente F.C. and wearing the #28 shirt previously worn by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Based on consistent displays, he wasted no time in establishing himself as a regular while being able to play in any position across a flat midfield or in a diamond formation; his box-to-box dynamism and determination quickly made him a firm fan favourite, as he rarely missed a game since becoming first-choice.
Moutinho's performances in the closing stages of the campaign, especially in the UEFA Cup with player of the match displays against Feyenoord and Newcastle United that helped the Lions reach the final of the competition, made him an automatic starter despite his young age; he contributed with 15 league games as his team finished second and, during the summer, he agreed to a one-year extension.
In his first full season, Moutinho's further progress and exceptional consistency was one of the brightest spots in Sporting's runner-up final place.
In 2006-07, following the departure of veteran Ricardo Sá Pinto, Moutinho was made vice-captain at just 19 years of age.
That campaign, with Leandro Romagnoli also in the starting eleven, Moutinho, more often than not, moved from his natural "Behind-the-forwards" midfield role to the right flank, where he still managed to deliver impressive performances.
In 2008-09, after an aborted deal with Premier League's Everton, Moutinho was again ever present, only missing three league matches as Sporting finished once again runners-up; he also had the dubious distinction of netting his side's only goal in the Champions League round of 16 clash against FC Bayern Munich, a 1-12 aggregate loss.
On 3 July 2010, Moutinho signed a five-year contract with rivals FC Porto, with the transfer price reaching €11 million; additionally, Sporting would receive 25% of any added value occurring during that time frame, provided it surpassed the previous value.
Sporting Chairman José Eduardo Bettencourt described Moutinho's conduct as deplorable and called him a "Rotten apple", adding: "The deal was done because Sporting wanted it, because it did not want a rotten apple in its orchard, and it did not want someone who was not an example, nor dignified the flag of the club." Soon after, Porto sold 37.5% of the player's economic rights to a third party, Mamers BV, for €4,125,000.
Moutinho was an ever-present figure for Porto in his first season.
On 3 August 2011, Porto partnered with Soccer Invest Fund to buy back 37.5% of Moutinho's economic rights.
On 19 February 2013, Moutinho scored to help his team to a 1-0 home win over Málaga CF for the Champions League round of 16, netting from close range after an Alex Sandro cross.
On 24 May 2013, it was announced that Moutinho had joined AS Monaco FC alongside teammate James Rodríguez for a combined fee believed to be around €70 million.
Moutinho was first-choice in his debut campaign, as the principality team finished runners-up straight out of Ligue 2.
On 16 September 2014, in Monaco's first Champions League match since 2005, Moutinho scored the only goal in a home defeat of Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Moutinho contributed with two goals from 31 matches during 2016-17, helping the club to the eighth national championship of its history.
On 24 July 2018, Moutinho joined newly-promoted English club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a two-year-deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £5 million.
On 23 November 2019, shortly after Moutinho had scored his team's opening goal in a 2-1 league win away to AFC Bournemouth, his second in the competition, it was announced that the player had signed a new contract with the club keeping him at Molineux until 2022.
On 12 December 2020, Moutinho was sent off for a second yellow card in a 0-1 home loss to West Midlands neighbours Aston Villa.
Moutinho scored his debut goal at Molineux, and the third of his Wolves career, from 30 yards against Arsenal in a 2-1 win in the Premier League on 2 February 2021.
On 3 January 2022, Moutinho scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Manchester United, sealing Wolves' first league victory at Old Trafford since 1980.
Three weeks later, in Wolves's next away fixture, Moutinho scored again in a 2-1 Premier League win over Brentford on 22 January 2022, the first time the player had scored more than once in a season for Wolves since arriving at the club in 2018.
A full Portugal international at the age of 18, Moutinho made his debut on 17 August 2005 in a 2-0 home friendly win against Egypt in Ponta Delgada.
On 31 May 2008, Moutinho registered his first goal for the national team in a 2-0 friendly victory over Georgia at Estádio do Fontelo in Viseu.
Moutinho also played in two UEFA European Under-21 Championships, scoring against Germany in the 2006 edition, played on home soil, as the Portuguese exited in the group stage on both occasions; additionally, although not part of the provisional 24-player list for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, he was named in a backup list of six players.
Moutinho played all the games and minutes at the Euro 2012 tournament.
Moutinho was selected by former Sporting boss Bento for the 2014 World Cup, making his debut in the tournament on 16 June in a 0-4 group stage defeat to Germany.
After six appearances out of a possible seven to help his nation win the European Championships for the first time ever, Moutinho was also picked for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup squad by Fernando Santos.
Moutinho was included in the 2018 World Cup squad. On 2 June, in a pre-tournament goalless friendly draw away to Belgium, he captained the side for the first time.
On 14 November 2020, in a home defeat to France, Moutinho gained his 128th cap, surpassing Luís Figo to become the second most capped Portuguese player of all time, only behind teammate and captain Cristiano Ronaldo.
Moutinho was named in Portugal's final squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.
Moutinho's father, Nélson, was also a footballer.
Moutinho's cousin, Hugo, also plays the sport professionally.
Alongside his native Portuguese, Moutinho also speaks English and French, being proficient in the former already upon arrival in England.
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