Gustavo Coutinho Silva Lopes (born 19 January 1999), known as Gustavo Coutinho or simply Coutinho, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

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, on loan from

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Club career

Born in

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, Coutinho started his career at Audax Rio, and represented

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before moving to Portugal at the age of 17, with Atlético Clube Alcanenense. He made his senior debut with the latter's first team on 26 March 2017, starting in a 0–1 Campeonato de Portugal away loss against

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. In 2018, Coutinho returned to his home country after agreeing to a contract with

. Initially assigned to the under-20s, he started to feature with the main squad in the following year, but failed to establish himself as a regular for the side. In September 2020, Coutinho was loaned to Série D side Cabofriense until the end of the year, and debuted at the club with a

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in a 3–3 draw against

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. On 10 December, he renewed his contract with Fortaleza until 2022, and extended his loan to Cabofriense the following 9 January. On 23 February 2021, after four goals in nine matches in the

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, Coutinho was recalled by his parent club.

Career statistics

Honours

;Fortaleza *

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: 2019, 2021 *

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;Atlético Goianiense *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Coutinho, Gustavo 1999 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players A.C. Alcanenense players Fortaleza Esporte Clube players Associação Desportiva Cabofriense players Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube players Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players Sport Club do Recife players Atlético Clube Goianiense players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal