Philippe Coutinho
Awards & Honours
13
Awards Won
4
Rankings
4
Covers
2
Records
Coutinho's career is marked by a rare combination of individual brilliance and team success. He is one of the few Brazilian players to win the UEFA Champions League, a major European league title, and the Copa America. His back-to-back Liverpool Player of the Year awards in 2015 and 2016 place him among the club's most celebrated midfielders of the modern era. The Coutinho curler became a viral sensation, and his transfer to Barcelona for €160 million made him the third most expensive player in history at the time. At Bayern Munich, he played a key role in a historic treble, scoring twice in the 8-2 demolition of Barcelona. His return to Vasco da Gama in 2024 was celebrated as a homecoming for a player who never forgot his roots.
Awards
Rankings & Lists
FourFourTwo's Best Players in the World
The Guardian's 100 Best Footballers in the World
The Guardian's 100 Best Footballers in the World
ESPN FC's Top 100 Players
Magazine Covers
FourFourTwo
October 2016
Philippe Coutinho: The Magician of Anfield
World Soccer
January 2017
Coutinho: Brazil's Next Superstar
Placar
July 2018
Coutinho: The €160 Million Man
Sport
January 2018
Coutinho: Welcome to Barcelona
Records & Feats
Youngest Liverpool player to reach 50 Premier League assists
Coutinho achieved 50 assists in the Premier League for Liverpool at age 24, the youngest in the club's history.
Third most expensive transfer in history (at time)
His €160 million move from Liverpool to Barcelona in January 2018 was the third highest transfer fee ever, behind only Neymar and Kylian Mbappé.