Mauro Couto

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Meireles and the second or paternal family name is Couto.

Mauro Meireles Couto (born 15 November 2005) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sporting CP B as a winger.

Mauro Couto

Personal information
Full name	Mauro Meireles Couto
Date of birth	(2005-11-15) 15 November 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Paredes, Portugal
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Sporting CP B
Number	78
Youth career
2012–2014	FC Cête
2014–2018	Penafiel
2018–2020	Dragon Force
2020–2021	Padroense
2021–2022	Paços de Ferreira
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	Paços de Ferreira	5	(0)
2023–2024	→Sporting CP B (loan)	12	(3)
2024–	Sporting CP B	29	(4)
2024–	Sporting CP	1	(0)
International career‡
2023	Portugal U18	6	(0)
2023	Portugal U19	5	(1)
2024–	Portugal U20	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:05, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Couto is a youth product of the academies of FC Cête, Penafiel, Dragon Force, Padroense and Paços de Ferreira.^[1] He made his senior and professional debut with Paços de Ferreira as a substitute in a 3–2 Primeira Liga loss to Casa Pia on 11 September 2022. On 31 January 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Paços de Ferreira until 2025.^[2] For the 2023–24 season he was loan to Sporting CP B, and he was formally signed to Sporting on 9 January 2024.^[3]

International career

Couto is a youth international for Portugal. In March 2023, he was first called up to the Portugal U18s for a set of friendlies.^[4]