Otávio Edmilson da Silva Monteiro (born 9 February 1995), commonly known as Otávio or Otavinho, is a professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club

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and the Portugal national team. Born and raised in Brazil, he signed with Portuguese

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side

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in 2014 as a free agent. He was immediately sent two-year loan deal to

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, before returning in 2016. After returning he became a starter, and won three

titles, two

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and two Supertaças Cândido de Oliveira, while being part of the squad that won two domestic doubles in 2020 and 2022, making over 200 official appearances for them. Otávio represented his native country Brazil internationally at the under-20 level in 2014, but switched allegiance at the senior international level to Portugal, making his senior international debut in 2021.

Club career

Internacional

Born in

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, Otávio finished his development at Internacional after joining the

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club's academy at the age of 15. He made his Série A debut only two years later, coming on as a second-half substitute in the 0–0 home draw against

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on 15 July. Otávio's first league goal arrived on 8 June 2013, when he started and helped to a 2–2 away draw to Cruzeiro. He added a further five during the season, in a 13th-place finish. Otávio credited manager

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for helping him overcome his weight problems. During his spell at the ''

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'', he netted seven times in 62 competitive matches.

Porto

On 1 September 2014, even though it was originally thought the transfer had cost

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5 million, Otávio joined

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as a

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after Internacional ceded his federative rights, and signed a five-year contract with a €50 million buyout clause. He was initially assigned to the reserve team, who competed in the Segunda Liga. In the last day of the 2015 January

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, Otávio, Ivo Rodrigues and Leocísio Sami were loaned to

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in the

. He made his debut in the competition on 8 February by playing 30 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against

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, and scored his first goal in the last matchday of the campaign to help the visitors beat

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4–2. The deal was extended for the entire 2015–16, and his performances while on loan earned him a contract extension with Porto subsequently. He made his competitive debut for the latter on 12 August 2016, starting in the 3–1 away defeat of

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. Otávio won the Portuguese League at the end of his second season, contributing two goals from 15 appearances. He was sidelined for several weeks during the tournament, due to injury problems. During the 2019–20 campaign, Otávio featured in 48 games and scored two goals, helping the team conquer the double. As a result, he was included in the league's Best XI.

Al-Nassr

On 22 August 2023,

side

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announced the signing of Otávio on a three-year contract, after activating the player's €60 million

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, making him both the most expensive player in the Saudi club's history and Porto's highest ever sale.

International career

Brazil

Shortly after making his Internacional debut, Otávio was selected to the Brazil under-20 side by

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Portugal

Otávio became a

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in March 2021. On 26 August of that year, he was called up to the Portugal national team by Fernando Santos for

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qualifiers against the

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and

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and a friendly with

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. He made his debut against the latter, scoring in the 3–1 win at the

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, Hungary. On 24 March 2022, Otávio scored his second goal, opening an eventual 3–1 home victory over

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in the semi-finals of the World Cup qualification play-offs and later providing an assist for

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. In October, he was named in Portugal's preliminary 55-man

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for the

in Qatar, being included in the final 26-man squad for the tournament. On 21 May 2024, he was selected in the 26-man squad for the

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. However, on 3 June, he was withdrawn due to injury.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Portugal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Otávio goal.''

Honours

Internacional *

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Porto *

: 2017–18, 2019–20, 2021–22 *

: 2019–20, 2021–22,

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

Individual *

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*Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2019–20, 2021–22,

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: July 2020

References

External links

Profile
at the FC Porto website * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Otavio 1995 births Living people Footballers from João Pessoa, Paraíba Portuguese people of Brazilian descent Sportspeople of Brazilian descent Brazilian emigrants to Portugal Naturalised citizens of Portugal Brazilian men's footballers Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players SC Internacional players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players FC Porto B players FC Porto players Vitória S.C. players Vitória S.C. B players Saudi Pro League players Al-Nassr FC players Brazil men's youth international footballers Portugal men's international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia 2022 FIFA World Cup players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen