For the following season he was loaned to CD Badajoz in Spain[2] but, after the sale of Matías Vitkieviez to BSC Young Boys in January 2012, he was recalled and assigned the #7 squad number,[3] going on to feature in several matches towards the end of the campaign as the team from the Stade de Genève finished in fourth place.
Other than his spell with Badajoz, Moutinho spent several years competing in Spanish football, helping Albacete Balompié[4] promote to Segunda División in 2014.
He made his professional league debut in that country with that team, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 home loss against CD Numancia on 21 September 2014.
[6] He scored four goals in his second season,[7][8][9] but the Balearic Islands club returned to Segunda División B after 36 years;[10] during his spell, he was also loaned to CD Tenerife of the same league for five months.
[14] The following transfer window, after 13 competitive appearances, the free agent returned to the Spanish third tier after agreeing to a six-month deal at Córdoba CF.