João Teixeira (footballer, born 1996)

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João Teixeira
Personal information
Full name João Teixeira Almeida
Date of birth (1996-05-07) 7 May 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Forbach, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2008–2015 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Metz B 37 (3)
2016–2017 Sarre-Union 21 (4)
2017–2018 Sarreguemines 21 (1)
2018–2019 Zimbru Chișinău 13 (3)
2019 Politehnica Iași 13 (3)
2019–2020 Oleksandriya 2 (0)
National team
2014–2015 Portugal U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 February 2016

João Teixeira Almeida (born 7 May 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in France, Teixeira represents Portugal internationally.

Club career[]

Metz[]

Teixeira is a youth product of Metz, joining the French club when he was twelve years old.[1] He started his football career at the French club's second team, in the summer of 2014.[2] In 2016, after two seasons with Metz B, he terminated his contract by mutual consent.

Later that summer, Teixeira joined fellow Championnat de France Amateur 2 club Sarre-Union, and in the summer of 2017 he moved to Sarreguemines.[3] In August 2018, he moved to Moldovan National Division side Zimbru Chișinău.[4] On 26 August, Teixeira scored his first goal for Zimbru in a 1–0 victory over Speranța Nisporeni.[5]

Politehnica Iași[]

In February 2019, after only half a year with Zimbru Chișinău, Teixeira moved to Romanian Liga I club Politehnica Iași.[6][7] On 10 March, he made his debut for Politehnica Iași in a 2–0 league loss against Voluntari.[8]

Oleksandriya[]

In the summer of 2019, Teixeira moved to Ukrainian Premier League club Oleksandriya.[9]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 19 March 2021[10]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Metz B 2014–15 Championnat de France Amateur 11 0 0 0 11 0
2015–16 Championnat de France Amateur 2 26 3 0 0 26 3
Total 37 3 0 0 37 3
Sarre-Union 2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur 2 21 4 1 0 22 4
Sarreguemines 2017–18 Championnat National 3 21 1 0 0 21 1
Zimbru Chișinău 2018 Moldovan National Division 13 3 2 3 15 6
Politehnica Iași 2018–19 Liga I 10 3 10 3
2019–20 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 13 3 0 0 13 3
Oleksandriya 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League 2 0 2 0 1 0 5 0
Career total 107 14 5 3 1 0 113 17

References[]

  1. ^ "Teixeira courtisé par la sélection portugaise" [Teixeira courted by the Portuguese team]. www.lessentiel.lu (in French). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Flavius Stoican, one-man-show!" [Flavius Stoican, one-man-show!]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 7 February 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Mijlocaşul Joao Teixeira a semnat cu Poli Iaşi" [Midfielder Joao Teixeira signs with Poli Iaşi]. www.news.ro (in Romanian). 11 February 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Joao Teixeira la Poli Iași / Transfer în ziua meciului" [Joao Teixeira to Poli Iași / Game day transfer]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 4 February 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Zimbru Chișinău a obținut a treia victorie consecutivă" [Zimbru Chișinău get third consecutive win]. www.publika.md (in Romanian). 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Poli Iaşi se mişcă pe piaţa transferurilor" [Poli Iaşi makes moves on the transfer market]. ProSport (in Romanian). 12 February 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Mijlocașul portughez João Teixeira, ultimul sosit la Politehnica" [Portuguese midfielder João Teixeira, the last one to arrive at Politehnica]. politehnicaiasi.ro (in Romanian). 3 February 2019. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Flavius Stoican le-a răspuns suporterilor care i-au cerut demisia" [Flavius Stoican answers fans who asked him to quit]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 10 March 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  9. ^ https://www.sofoot.com/joao-teixeira-mon-objectif-rentrer-et-prendre-prendre-m-vila-au-marquage-475862.html
  10. ^ "J. Teixeira". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

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