Otavio

Otavio Edmilson da Silva Monteiro (born 9 February 1995), commonly known as Otavio or Otavinho, is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Portuguese club FC Porto.

After starting out at Internacional, he went on to spend most of his career in Portugal with Porto – who also loaned him one year to Vitoria de Guimaraes – winning several titles including two Primeira Liga championships and the 2019–20 Taca de Portugal.

Born in Brazil, Otavio represents Portugal at international level.

Club Career

Internacional

Born in Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Otavio finished his development at Sport Club Internacional after joining the Porto Alegre club's academy at the age of 15. He made his Serie A debut only two years later, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Santos FC on 15 July.

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

Otavio credited manager Dunga for helping him overcome his weight problems. During his spell at the Estadio Beira-Rio, he netted seven times in 62 competitive matches.

Porto

On 1 September 2014, even though it was originally thought the transfer had cost €5 million, Otavio 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. He was initially assigned to the reserve team, who competed in the Segunda Liga.

In the last day of the 2015 January transfer window, Otavio, Ivo Rodrigues and Leocisio Sami were loaned to Vitoria S.C. in the Primeira Liga. He made his debut in the competition on 8 February by playing 30 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against C.F. Os Belenenses, and scored his first goal in the last matchday of the campaign to help the visitors beat Academica de Coimbra 4–2.

The deal was extended for the