Otávio (footballer, born 1995)

Otávio Edmilson da Silva Monteiro (born 9 February 1995), commonly known as Otávio or Otavinho,^[2] is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr and the Portugal national team.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Monteiro.

Otávio

Otávio with Al Nassr in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Otávio Edmilson da Silva Monteiro[1]
Date of birth	(1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth	João Pessoa, Brazil[1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Al Nassr
Number	25
Youth career
2006–2010	Santa Cruz
2010–2012	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Internacional	55	(6)
2014	Porto B	6	(2)
2014–2023	Porto	183	(19)
2015–2016	→ Vitória SC (loan)	35	(7)
2015	→ Vitória SC B (loan)	2	(0)
2023–	Al Nassr	31	(10)
International career‡
2014–2015	Brazil U20	4	(1)
2021–	Portugal	20	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:19, 27 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:59, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Born and raised in Brazil, he signed with Portuguese Primeira Liga side Porto in 2014 as a free agent. He was immediately sent two-year loan deal to Vitória de Guimarães, before returning in 2016. After returning he became a starter, and won three Primeira Liga titles, two Taça de Portugal 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

Otávio with Internacional in 2014

Born in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Otávio finished his development at Internacional after joining the Porto Alegre 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 Santos on 15 July.^[3]

Otávio's first league goal arrived on 8 June 2013, when he started and helped to a 2–2 away draw to Cruzeiro.^[4] He added a further five during the season, in a 13th-place finish.

Otávio credited manager Dunga for helping him overcome his weight problems. During his spell at the Estádio Beira-Rio, he netted seven times in 62 competitive matches.^[2]

Porto

On 1 September 2014, even though it was originally thought the transfer had cost €5 million, Otávio joined FC Porto as a free agent after Internacional ceded his federative rights, and signed a five-year contract with a €50 million buyout clause.^[5][6] He was initially assigned to the reserve team, who competed in the Segunda Liga.^[7]

In the last day of the 2015 January transfer window, Otávio, Ivo Rodrigues and Leocísio Sami were loaned to Vitória SC in the Primeira Liga.^[8] He made his debut in the competition on 8 February by playing 30 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against Belenenses,^[9] and scored his first goal in the last matchday of the campaign to help the visitors beat Académica de Coimbra 4–2.^[10]

The deal was extended for the entire 2015–16,^[11] and his performances while on loan earned him a contract extension with Porto subsequently.^[12] He made his competitive debut for the latter on 12 August 2016, starting in the 3–1 away defeat of Rio Ave.^[13][14]

Otávio won the Portuguese League at the end of his second season, contributing two goals from 15 appearances.^[15] He was sidelined for several weeks during the tournament, due to injury problems.^[16][17]

During the 2019–20 campaign, Otávio featured in 48 games and scored two goals, helping the team conquer the double.^[18] As a result, he was included in the league's Best XI.^[19]

Al Nassr

On 22 August 2023, Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr announced the signing of Otávio on a three-year contract,^[20] after activating the player's €60 million release clause, making him both the most expensive player in the Saudi club's history and Porto's highest ever sale.^[21]

International career

Brazil

Shortly after making his Internacional debut, Otávio was selected to the Brazil under-20 side by Alexandre Gallo.^[2]

Portugal

Otávio became a Portuguese citizen in March 2021.^[22] On 26 August of that year, he was called up to the Portugal national team by Fernando Santos for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Republic of Ireland and Azerbaijan and a friendly with Qatar.^[23] He made his debut against the latter, scoring in the 3–1 win at the Nagyerdei Stadion in Debrecen, Hungary.^[24]

On 24 March 2022, Otávio scored his second goal, opening an eventual 3–1 home victory over Turkey in the semi-finals of the World Cup qualification play-offs and later providing an assist for Diogo Jota.^[25][26]

In October, he was named in Portugal's preliminary 55-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar,^[27] being included in the final 26-man squad for the tournament.^[28]

On 21 May 2024, he was selected in the 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.^[29] However, on 3 June, he was withdrawn due to injury.^[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2024^[31]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league[lower-alpha 1]		National cup[lower-alpha 2]		League cup[lower-alpha 3]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Internacional	2012	Série A	7	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		7	0
	2013		26	6	7	0	6	1	—		—		—		39	7
	2014		6	0	9	0	1	0	—		0	0	—		16	0
	Total		39	6	16	0	7	1	—		0	0	—		62	7
Porto B	2014–15	Segunda Liga	6	2	—		—		—		—		—		6	2
Porto	2016–17	Primeira Liga	23	1	—		2	1	—		8[lower-alpha 4]	1	—		33	3
	2017–18		15	2	—		3	1	1	0	2[lower-alpha 4]	0	—		21	3
	2018–19		28	3	—		5	1	2	0	8[lower-alpha 4]	2	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	44	6
	2019–20		31	2	—		5	0	4	0	8[lower-alpha 6]	0	—		48	2
	2020–21		26	3	—		5	1	1	0	9[lower-alpha 4]	1	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	42	5
	2021–22		32	3	—		7	2	1	0	9[lower-alpha 7]	0	—		49	5
	2022–23		27	5	—		6	2	4	0	7[lower-alpha 4]	0	0	0	44	7
	2023–24		1	0	—		—		—		—		1[lower-alpha 5]	0	2	0
	Total		183	19	—		33	8	13	0	51	4	3	0	283	31
Vitória SC (loan)	2014–15	Primeira Liga	10	1	—		0	0	1	0	—		—		11	1
	2015–16		25	6	—		1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 8]	0	—		27	6
	Total		35	7	—		1	0	1	0	1	0	—		38	7
Vitória SC B (loan)	2015–16	Segunda Liga	2	0	—		—		—		—		—		2	0
Al Nassr	2023–24	Saudi Pro League	29	10	—		5	0	—		9[lower-alpha 9]	1	1[lower-alpha 10]	0	44	11
	2024–25		1	0	—		0	0	—		0	0	2[lower-alpha 10]	0	3	0
	Total		30	10	—		5	0	—		9	1	3	0	47	11
Career total			295	44	18	0	45	9	14	0	61	5	6	0	439	58

1. Includes Campeonato Gaúcho
2. Includes Copa do Brasil, Taça de Portugal, King Cup
3. Includes Taça da Liga
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
5. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
6. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
7. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
8. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
9. Appearances in AFC Champions League
10. Appearance(s) in Saudi Super Cup

International

As of match played 26 March 2024^[32]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Portugal	2021	2	1
	2022	9	1
	2023	8	1
	2024	1	0
Total		20	3

As of match played 26 March 2024

Portugal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Otávio goal.^[32]

List of international goals scored by Otávio

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 September 2021	Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary	1	Qatar	2–0	3–1	Friendly
2	24 March 2022	Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal	3	Turkey	1–0	3–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	26 March 2023	Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	12	Luxembourg	5–0	6–0	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Internacional

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2013, 2014^[33]

Porto

• Primeira Liga: 2017–18,^[34] 2019–20,^[18] 2021–22
• Taça de Portugal: 2019–20,^[18] 2021–22, 2022–23
• Taça da Liga: 2022–23
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2018,^[35] 2020^[36]

Individual

• LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year: 2022–23^[37]
• Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2019–20,^[19] 2021–22,^[38] 2022–23^[39]
• SJPF Player of the Month: July 2020^[18]

References

1. "Otávio" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
2. De Laurentiis, Francisco; Bianchini, Vladimir (9 December 2015). "Bronca de Dunga transformou 'gordinho' em joia de R$ 200 milhões" [Dunga earful turned 'fatty' into R$ 200 million gem] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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16. "Otávio admite 'culpa'" [Otávio admits "guilt"]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
17. "Lesão de Otávio só o permite regressar em 2018" [Otávio injury only allows his comeback in 2018] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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19. "Do melhor jogador ao golo do ano. Confira os vencedores do Kick-Off da Liga" [From best player to goal of the year. Check out League Kick-Off's winners]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 28 August 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
20. "Star of Porto and Portuguese National Team "Otávio" Joins Al Nassr". Al Nassr. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
21. Sousa, Nuno; Andrade, David (22 August 2023). "Otávio troca o FC Porto pelo Al Nassr em negócio de 60 milhões" [Otávio leaves FC Porto for Al Nassr in 60 million business] (in European Portuguese). Público. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
22. Magalhães, Ana Luísa (23 March 2021). "Otávio escolhe a dobradinha e assume: "Fico mais tranquilo por ser português"" [Otávio chooses double and acknowledges: "I'm more at ease now that I am Portuguese"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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24. Monteiro, Bernardo (4 September 2021). "Seleção nacional triunfa perante um Catar demasiado "tenro"" [National team triumph against too-"soft" Qatar]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
25. Maia, Vítor (24 March 2022). "Mundial 2022: Portugal-Turquia, 3–1 (crónica)" [2022 World Cup: Portugal-Turkey, 3–1 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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28. "Os 26 convocados de Portugal: Gonçalo Ramos, António Silva, Otávio e Matheus Nunes chamados" [Portugal select 26: Gonçalo Ramos, António Silva, Otávio and Matheus Nunes called] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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33. "De férias em João Pessoa, Otávio festeja primeiro título internacional da carreira" [On vacation in João Pessoa, Otávio celebrates first international title of career] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
34. "FC Porto é campeão nacional 2017/2018" [FC Porto are 2017/2018 national champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
35. "FC Porto conquista Supertaça pela 21.ª vez" [FC Porto conquer Supercup for the 21st time] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
36. Ribeiro, Patrick (23 December 2020). "FC Porto claim Super Cup joy over rivals Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
37. "Otávio eleito o melhor jogador da Primeira Liga 2022/2023" [Otávio named best player of Primeira Liga 2022/23]. SIC Notícias. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
38. "Liga Nos Team of the season". A Bola. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
39. "11 do Ano fechado com avançado do SC Braga (fotogaleria) (Liga)". A Bola (in Portuguese). 25 June 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

External links

• Profile at the FC Porto website
• Otávio at Sambafoot (archived)
• Otávio at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Otávio – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Otávio at National-Football-Teams.com
• Otávio at Soccerway
• Otávio at FootballDatabase.eu