Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer
Philippe Coutinho Correia (born 12 June 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Aston Villa, on loan from La Liga club Barcelona, and the Brazil national team. He is known for his combination of vision, passing, dribbling and ability to conjure curving long-range strikes.Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Coutinho showed prodigious talent and excelled in Vasco da Gama's youth system. He was signed by Italian 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 English club Liverpool for £8.5 million. He flourished at Liverpool, being named in the PFA Team of the Year in 2015. In January 2018, Coutinho signed for Barcelona for a club record fee reportedly worth €160 million (making him the world's second most expensive player at the time, and the most expensive midfielder as of 2018), and won two La Liga titles. However, he was loaned to German club Bayern Munich on a season-long loan ahead of the 2019–20 season, being a part of the team that won a treble including the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and UEFA Champions League.Coutinho made his senior international debut in 2010. He was part of the Brazilian squad at the 2015 Copa América and the Copa América Centenario in 2016, and he made his World Cup debut at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where he scored two goals and was named to the FIFA World Cup Dream Team. He was also a member of the Brazilian team that won the 2019 Copa América on home soil.