John Mousinho

He was loaned to Slough Town upon the conclusion of his agreement with Woking, and made his debut for the club in a 2–1 away win over Fisher Athletic, before scoring his first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory over Bromley; Mousinho's goal came in the 58th minute as Slough came from two goals down to win the match.

John Michael Lewis Mousinho (born 30 April 1986) is an English professional football manager and former footballer.

He is head coach of EFL League One club Portsmouth.

Mousinho began his professional football career at Brentford, having previously played for Chesham United and Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the latter whilst studying at the University of Notre Dame.

He grew up supporting Tottenham Hotspur, and states his footballing heroes were Darren Anderton and Teddy Sheringham after watching the attacking football Tottenham played during the early 1990s.

Mousinho was signed by Brentford manager Martin Allen during the 2005–06 season, after returning from the United States where he was studying and playing football at the University of Notre Dame.

He was recommended to Brentford by Allen's son, having previously played for Chesham United.

He made his Brentford debut on 18 October 2005 in a 1–1 against Oxford United in the Football League Trophy, playing the whole match.

Mousinho made his Football League debut for the club two months later in a 4–1 away win over Tranmere Rovers on 17 December 2005, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute.

Mousinho was sent on loan to several non-League clubs – Woking, Slough Town, and Yeading – mid-way through the 2005–06 season.

He did not make any first-team appearances for Woking, his loan spell lasting just two weeks.

In April 2006, he was loaned out to Conference South club Yeading, where he played six times, making his debut in the club's 4–0 defeat to Basingstoke Town.

Martin Allen stated that Mousinho's loan moves were "positive" and "definitely not the end of his time at Brentford".

On returning to his parent club, Mousinho played more frequently during the 2006–07 season.

Initially he acted as cover for regular right-back Kevin O'Connor, but was then played in a central midfield role.

He was also the outfield player chosen to play as goalkeeper against Gillingham on 21 October 2006, when Clark Masters was sent off with no substitute goalkeeper available; the game ended 2–2, Mousinho playing 75 minutes in goal.

The following season, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 victory against Barnet on 27 August 2007, scoring the rebound from Kevin O'Connor's missed penalty.

He played 24 times in all competitions, 15 times fewer than during the club's previous season.

At the end of the 2007–08 season, Mousinho was transfer-listed by manager Andy Scott because he did not feature in the club's future plans and, as a result, his first-team chances would be limited.

He spent two-and-a-half years at Brentford, before joining Wycombe Wanderers in June 2008 on a free transfer.

Mousinho played regularly for Wycombe for two seasons, experiencing both a promotion and relegation during his time at the Buckinghamshire club.

His contract was terminated by mutual consent with a year to run on 16 June 2008 and he joined Wycombe later that day.

On joining Wycombe, Mousinho said "It's been my local club since I was quite young so I've been down here a few times and it was the lure of that, plus the chance to work with Peter Taylor, that made me jump at the chance."

He made his debut for Wycombe in the club's opening game of the 2008–09 season, a 1–1 draw against Morecambe on 9 August 2008.

He scored his first goal for the club a week later in a 2–0 away victory over Chester City.

Wycombe triggered a one-year extension clause in his contract on 7 October 2008, subsequently keeping him at the club until 2010.

He played 39 times during the season and was subsequently rewarded with an extended contract, which was due to run until June 2009.

Mousinho scored his second goal of the season in Wycombe's 3–3 draw against his former employers, Brentford, on 14 March 2009.

He played 38 times in all competitions during his first season with the club, scoring twice, as Wycombe earned promotion to League One after finishing in the third and final automatic promotion place.

The following season, he played a further 41 matches, scoring once in a 5–2 home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on 28 December 2009, with Wycombe being relegated back to League Two at the end of the season.

During his two years at Wycombe, he played 79 times for the club in all competitions, scoring three goals.

He signed for Stevenage in June 2010 on a two-year contract.

In his first season at Stevenage, Mousinho helped the club earn the second of back-to-back promotions, scoring the winning goal in the 2010–11 League Two play-off final, as well as finishing as the club's joint top goalscorer for the season.

Following an injury-disrupted season during the 2011–12 season, Mousinho left Stevenage and joined Preston North End.

In his final season at Preston, he was loaned out to Gillingham and then back to Stevenage before being released and joining Burton Albion in June 2014.

He played 127 times for Burton over three seasons, winning the League Two title in his first season and promotion to the Championship a year later.

In August 2017, he joined Oxford United, where he made 151 appearances before finishing his playing career in January 2023.

Whilst playing, Mousinho was elected as chairman of the PFA in May 2021, a position he held until January 2023, leaving in order to take on his first managerial role, as head coach of League One club Portsmouth.

Born in Isleworth, Greater London, Mousinho is of Portuguese descent.

His father's side of the family originate from Lisbon.