Hugo Filipe dos Reis Moutinho (born 1 January 1982) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He began his career at Sporting CP, but never played in the first team, going on to have a nomadic career spent mostly in Romania and Cyprus.
Club career A graduate of Sporting CP's youth academy, Lisbon-born Moutinho made his senior debut with their reserves, going on to compete in three third division seasons with the side. In 2004, he signed for Pampilhosa in the same league, receiving a five-match ban in November for assaulting the officiating squad and scoring his third and last goal of the campaign on 28 May 2005 in a 1–1 home draw against Fátima.
In summer 2007, after a spell with Mafra, Moutinho joined Drobeta in the Romanian Liga II. He became the first Portuguese player to score a hat-trick in the country in November the following year, against Mureșul Deva (3–2, away).
Moutinho remained in the nation until 2013, representing FCM Turda, Turnu Severin and Politehnica Iași. He made his top-flight debut on 20 July 2012 at the age of 30, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 Liga I home loss to Dinamo București, and scored his team's goal in a 1–1 draw at Concordia Chiajna on 6 May 2013; this spell was interspersed with one year back in his homeland with third-tier Oriental, scoring against Mafra and Pinhalnovense.
In the 2013 off-season, Moutinho moved to Cyprus and signed with Aris Limassol. His contract was terminated in December of that year, and he joined AEK Kouklia also in the country and its First Division.
The following season, Moutinho signed for Cypriot Second Division club Pafos.
Personal life Moutinho's cousin, João, was also a footballer. A midfielder, he was a longtime Portugal international.
After retiring, Moutinho settled in Drobeta-Turnu Severin with his Romanian wife and worked as a youth coach.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSporting CP B 2001–02Segunda Divisão110——1102002–03Segunda Divisão240——2402003–04Segunda Divisão10——10Total360——360Pampilhosa (loan)2004–05Segunda Divisão26320—2832005–06Segunda Divisão25300—253Total51620—536Mafra (loan)2006–07Segunda Divisão24340—283Drobeta 2007–08Liga II304—3042008–09Liga II296—2962009–10Liga II132—132Total7212—7212FCM Turda (loan) 2009–10Liga II50—50Oriental 2010–11Segunda Divisão22220—242Turnu Severin 2011–12Liga II211020—23102012–13Liga I18120—201Total391140—4311Politehnica Iași2012–13Liga I13100—131Aris Limassol2013–14Cypriot First Division8100—81AEK Kouklia2013–14Cypriot First Division11000—110Pafos2014–15Cypriot Second Division255—2552015–16Cypriot First Division20010—210Total45510—465Career total326411300033941
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