Thierry Moutinho

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ruaand the second or paternal family name is Moutinho.

Thierry Moutinho

Personal information
Full name	Thierry Rua Moutinho [1]
Date of birth	(1991-02-26) 26 February 1991 (age 33) [1]
Place of birth	Geneva, Switzerland [1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Athens Kallithea
Number	27
Youth career
2007–2008	Étoile Carouge
2009–2010	Servette
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Étoile Carouge	24	(1)
2010–2013	Servette	35	(1)
2011–2012	→ Badajoz (loan)	19	(5)
2014–2015	Albacete	30	(4)
2015–2017	Mallorca	52	(5)
2016	→ Tenerife (loan)	16	(1)
2017–2019	CFR Cluj	25	(1)
2018	→ Cultural Leonesa (loan)	15	(1)
2019–2020	FCSB	7	(0)
2020–2021	Córdoba	26	(0)
2021–2023	Levadiakos	44	(6)
2023–	Athens Kallithea	12	(3)
International career
2011	Portugal U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:05, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Thierry Rua Moutinho (born 26 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece 2 club Athens Kallithea.

He spent most of his career in Spain, making 99 Segunda División appearances and scoring nine goals for four clubs, mainly Mallorca. He also had spells in the top divisions of Switzerland, Romania and Greece.

Born in Switzerland, Moutinho was a youth international for Portugal.

Club career

Servette

Born in Geneva, Switzerland to Portuguese parents, Moutinho started playing football with Étoile Carouge FC. In 2009 he signed with Servette FC, completing his training with the club and making his first senior appearances in the Swiss Challenge League.

In 2010–11, Moutinho played five league games (one start) as Servette won promotion to the Super League. For the following season he was loaned to CD Badajoz in Spain ^[2] but, after the sale of Matías Vitkieviez to BSC Young Boys in January 2012, he was recalled and assigned the #7 squad number, ^[3] going on to feature in several matches towards the end of the campaign as the team from the Stade de Genève finished in fourth place.

Spain

Other than his spell with Badajoz, Moutinho spent several years competing in Spanish football, helping Albacete Balompié ^[4] promote to Segunda División in 2014. He made his professional league debut in that country with that team, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 home loss against CD Numancia on 21 September 2014. ^[5]

On 7 July 2015, Moutinho signed with RCD Mallorca on a two-year contract. ^[6] He scored four goals in his second season, ^{[7] [8] [9]} but the Balearic Islands club returned to Segunda División B after 36 years; ^[10] during his spell, he was also loaned to CD Tenerife of the same league for five months. ^[11]

Later career

Moutinho started the 2017–18 campaign in the Romanian Liga I, with CFR Cluj. ^[12] On 27 December 2017, however, he returned to Spain and joined Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa on loan. ^[13]

On 15 July 2019, Moutinho returned to the Romanian top flight and signed a contract with FCSB. ^[14] The following transfer window, after 13 competitive appearances, the free agent returned to the Spanish third tier after agreeing to a six-month deal at Córdoba CF. ^[15]

Moutinho moved to Levadiakos F.C. of Super League Greece 2 in August 2021. ^[16] He won promotion as champions in his first season. ^[17]

In August 2023, Moutinho returned to the Greek second division, with Athens Kallithea FC. ^[18]

International career

Moutinho was part of the Portugal under-20 squad at the 2011 Toulon Tournament. He earned the first of his two caps for his country on 3 June, starting in a 1–1 group stage draw with Italy. ^[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 March 2020 ^{[20] [21]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Étoile Carouge	2007–08	8	0	2	0	—				10	0
	2008–09	16	1	0	0	—				16	1
	Total	24	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	26	1
Servette	2009–10	3	0	0	0	—				3	0
	2010–11	5	0	1	0	—		0	0	6	0
	2011–12	13	1	0	0	—				13	1
	2012–13	9	0	0	0	3	0	—		12	0
	2013–14	5	0	1	0	—				6	0
	Total	35	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	40	1
Badajoz (loan)	2011–12	19	5	0	0	—				19	5
Albacete	2013–14	14	2	0	0	—		1	0	15	2
	2014–15	16	2	4	1	—				20	3
	Total	30	4	4	1	—	—	1	0	35	5
Mallorca	2015–16	18	1	1	0	—				19	1
	2016–17	34	4	2	0	—				36	4
	Total	52	5	3	0	—	—	—	—	55	5
Tenerife (loan)	2015–16	15	1	—		—				15	1
CFR Cluj	2017–18	9	0	1	0	—				10	0
	2018–19	16	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	20	1
	Total	25	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	30	1
Cultural Leonesa (loan)	2017–18	15	1	0	0	—				15	1
FCSB	2019–20	7	0	2	0	4	0	–		13	0
Córdoba	2019–20	6	0	0	0	–		–		6	0
Career total		228	19	18	1	7	0	1	0	254	20

Honours

CFR Cluj

• Liga I: 2017–18, 2018–19 ^[20]
• Supercupa României: 2018 ^[20]

FCSB

• Cupa României: 2019–20

Levadiakos

• Super League Greece 2: 2021–22 ^[20]

References

1. "Thierry Moutinho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
2. Vela, José Luis (11 January 2012). "Moutinho se va del Badajoz y Diego Torres está a punto" [Moutinho leaves Badajoz and Diego Torres is poised]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2020.
3. Tedesco, Eva (1 February 2012). "Frau Canepas Barometer sichert den Transfersieg" [Mrs Canepa's barometer ensures a transfer win]. 20 minutes (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2020.
4. "El Albacete presenta al "desequilibrante" Moutinho (video)" [Albacete present "revolutionary" Moutinho (video)] (in Spanish). En Castilla-La Mancha. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
5. Martínez, Carolina (22 September 2014). "El Albacete Balompié no puede con un Numancia contundente" [Albacete Balompié have no chance against powerful Numancia] (in Spanish). Vavel . Retrieved 27 June 2017.
6. "El Mallorca ficha a Thierry Moutinho" [Mallorca sign Thierry Moutinho]. Marca (in Spanish). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
7. "El Mallorca más efectivo logra una victoria de oro en Córdoba" [The most effective Mallorca get golden win in Córdoba]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). 11 November 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
8. "Un gol de Alexánder González en el minuto 94 da el triunfo al Huesca" [94th-minute Alexánder González goal gives win to Huesca]. ABC (in Spanish). 18 March 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
9. Rodríguez, Rada (30 April 2017). "Al Mallorca no le gustan los farolillos de la Feria (2–3)" [Mallorca do not like the Fair's lanterns (2–3)]. El Correo de Andalucía (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2018.
10. "La afición del Mallorca, sobre el descenso: "Lo peor en 101 años"" [Mallorca faithful, on relegation: "The worst in 101 years"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 10 June 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
11. "El Tenerife incorpora a Thierry Moutinho" [Tenerife add Thierry Moutinho]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
12. "Portughezul Moutinho vine la CFR Cluj" [Portuguese Moutinho comes to CFR Cluj]. Ziua de Cluj (in Romanian). 28 June 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
13. "Thierry Moutinho, nuevo jugador de la Cultural Leonesa" [Thierry Moutinho, new Cultural Leonesa player]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 27 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
14. "Welcome, Thierry Moutinho!". FCSB. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
15. Cano, Rafael (14 January 2020). "Thierry Moutinho, primer fichaje invernal del Córdoba CF" [Thierry Moutinho, first Córdoba CF winter signing]. El Día de Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
16. "Μουτίνιο και Μπαχανάκ στον Λεβαδειακό" [Moutinho and Bahanack to Levadiakos] (in Greek). Athlitiko. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
17. Mnerie, Călin (26 August 2022). "Adi Petre va juca în Grecia pentru o echipă nouă promovată, arădeanul va fi coleg cu doi foști ceferiști!" [Adi Petre will play in Greece for a new promoted team, the Arada native will be a colleague of two former Ceferiști!]. ProSport (in Romanian). Retrieved 2 September 2022.
18. "Thierry Moutinho joins Athens Kallithea FC". Athens Kallithea F.C. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
19. "Toulon: Baldé volta a dar empate a Portugal" [Toulon: Baldé gives draw to Portugal again] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
20. Thierry Moutinho at Soccerway
21. Thierry Moutinho – UEFA competition record ( archive )

External links

• Servette official profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 January 2011)
• Thierry Moutinho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Thierry Moutinho at BDFutbol
• Thierry Moutinho national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)