João Teixeira (footballer, born 1996)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Teixeira Almeida | ||
Date of birth | 7 May 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Forbach, France | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 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 | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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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[]
- ^ "Teixeira courtisé par la sélection portugaise" [Teixeira courted by the Portuguese team]. www.lessentiel.lu (in French). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Flavius Stoican, one-man-show!" [Flavius Stoican, one-man-show!]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 7 February 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://www.sofoot.com/joao-teixeira-mon-objectif-rentrer-et-prendre-prendre-m-vila-au-marquage-475862.html
- ^ "J. Teixeira". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
External links[]
- João Teixeira at ForaDeJogo
- João Teixeira at Soccerway
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Forbach
- Portuguese footballers
- Portugal youth international footballers
- French footballers
- French people of Portuguese descent
- Association football midfielders
- FC Metz players
- US Sarre-Union players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Moldovan National Division players
- FC Zimbru Chișinău players
- Liga I players
- FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players
- FC Oleksandriya players
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
- Expatriate footballers in Moldova
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine