Filipe Teixeira

Filipe Teixeira

Teixeira playing for Barnsley
Personal information
Full name	Filipe de Andrade Teixeira
Date of birth	2 October 1980 (1980-10-02)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Rapid Bucureşti
Number	80
Youth career
	Felgueiras
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2001	Felgueiras	87	(16)
2001–2002	Istres	16	(2)
2002–2005	Paris SG	18	(0)
2003–2004	→ União Leiria (loan)	23	(0)
2005–2007	Académica	59	(4)
2007–2010	West Bromwich Albion	49	(5)
2010	→ Barnsley (loan)	14	(0)
2010–2011	Metalurh Donetsk	9	(0)
2011	→ Braşov (loan)	14	(1)
2011–	Rapid Bucureşti	10	(3)
National team
2001–2002	Portugal U21	9	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 3 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Filipe de Andrade Teixeira (born 2 October 1980 in Paris, France) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for FC Rapid Bucureşti in Romania, as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Early years

Teixeira started his career with F.C. Felgueiras in the Portuguese second division, being an automatic first-choice for the club since the age of 18.

After a career-best nine goals in 2000–01 season, he returned to his nation of birth – his parents were Portuguese immigrants – and signed with second level club FC Istres.

Paris SG

Although he appeared sparingly for the Bouches-du-Rhône side in his only season, Teixeira joined the top flight after being transferred to Paris Saint-Germain F.C. where he teamed up with Brazil's Ronaldinho, being rarely used during his spell with the capital club (18 league appearances in three years, although only two were spent with the team).

Teixeira then returned to Portugal, making his first division debuts at Vítor Pontes's União de Leiria, on loan, and playing alongside compatriots Hugo Almeida and Luís Filipe. At the season's end, he went back to PSG, and teamed up with two more countrymen: Pauleta and Hugo Leal.

Another move to Portugal followed, as he signed for Académica de Coimbra. With the Students, he only missed five league game in two seasons combined, helping the team to consecutive 13th-place finishes (the competition changed from 18 to 16 clubs for the 2006–07 campaign).

West Bromwich

Teixeira completed a move to West Bromwich Albion on 17 July 2007 for a fee of £600,000, signing a three-year contract. He made his pre-season debut one week later against Northampton Town, scoring twice. His competitive debut came in a 2–1 defeat at Burnley, on the opening day of the 2007–08 season.

Teixeira scored his first goal for Albion in a 2–0 home win over Barnsley, on 1 September 2007. His performances in midfield during that month earned him a place on the shortlist for Championship Player of the Month, although the award eventually went to Watford's Darius Henderson.

Teixeira was stretchered off after 18 minutes of WBA's 3–0 home win against Plymouth Argyle in early March 2008, when he landed awkwardly following a clash with Gary Sawyer. Initial scans on the player's knee suggested that he had suffered cruciate ligament damage and was "likely to miss the rest of the campaign". The prognosis proved correct and Teixeira returned to Portugal to have an operation, before undergoing rehabilitation at former club Académica; As Albion promoted to the Premier League, he contributed with five goals in 30 games.

On 31 January 2010, having appeared scarcely for WBA following his return from injury, Teixeira joined fellow level two club Barnsley, on loan until the rest of the season.

Later years

On 22 June 2010, aged nearly 30, Teixeira joined Ukrainian side FC Metalurh Donetsk on a two-year contract, after being granted a free transfer from West Bromwich. He teamed up at the club with compatriots China and Mário Sérgio. In February of the following year, however, he was loaned to FC Braşov in Romania, for six-months.

Teixeira continued in Romania and its top division for the 2011–12 season, signing for FC Rapid Bucureşti.

External links

• WBA player profile
• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Filipe Teixeira French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
• Filipe Teixeira career stats at Soccerbase