Philippe Coutinho

Philippe Coutinho Correia is a Brazilian professional footballer, who presently plays for the Brazilian national football team and for the Spanish club ‘Futbol Club Barcelona,’ better known as ‘FC Barcelona,’ or ‘Barcelona.’ His playing position is that of an attacking midfielder/winger. After displaying his talent in football as a kid, he was enrolled at a local football academy. He joined the youth wing of the Brazilian football club ‘Vasco da Gama’ and excelled there. He was signed by Italian football club ‘Internazionale,’ in 2008, only to be loaned back to ‘Vasco’ due to him being underage. In 2010, he made his senior debut for Brazil and for ‘Internazionale.’ ‘Internazionale’ loaned him to ‘Espanyol’ in 2012. He signed with the ‘Premier League’ club ‘Liverpool’ in January 2013 and gradually earned the epithet ‘Little Magician,’ for his dribbling, passing, and long-range striking skills, coupled with his vision. He was included in the ‘PFA Premier League Team of the Year’ in 2014–2015 and was named as the ‘Liverpool FC Fans’ Player of the Year’ in 2014–2015 and 2015–2016. He joined ‘Barcelona’ in January 2018.