João Teixeira (footballer, born 1994)
 Teixeira playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Rafael de Brito Teixeira | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Amora, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Amora | ||
| 2005–2013 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | Benfica B | 80 | (6) |
| 2014– | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Portugal U15 | 2 | (0) | |
| 2009 | Portugal U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2010 | Portugal U17 | 14 | (1) |
| 2011 | Portugal U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | Portugal U19 | 17 | (2) |
| 2014– | Portugal U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2014– | Portugal U21 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 October 2016 | |||
João Rafael de Brito Teixeira (born 6 February 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Benfica, as a midfielder. He is a Portugal U21 international.
Club career
Benfica
On 13 January 2013, Teixeira made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2012–13 game against Sporting Braga B and played 84 minutes.
He scored his first professional goal in a 2013–14 Segunda Liga game against Portimonense on 18 January 2014.[1] He acted mainly as a back-up to Carlos Martins, amassing 28 games in total. He debuted for Benfica in a UEFA Champions League against Bayern Leverkusen on 9 December 2014.
On 13 July 2015, he renewed his contract with Benfica until 2021.[2]
Loan to Vitória de Guimarães
In February 2016, he joined Vitória de Guimarães on a season-long loan deal.[3]
Loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers
On 2 August 2016, he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Football League Championship on a season-long loan,[4] making debut four days later as a substitute in a 2–2 draw at Rotherham United.[5] He scored his first two goals for the club on 24 September, in a 3–1 win against Brentford.[6]
Loan to Nottingham Forest
After falling out of favour with newly appointed Wolves manager Paul Lambert, Teixeira's loan with Wolves was cancelled and Benfica then loaned him out to Nottingham Forest until the end of the season.[7] He made 20 appearances and scored 2 goals in all competitions for Wolves.[8]
International career
Teixeira represented Portugal at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[9]
He represented Portugal at the 2014 Toulon Tournament.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 January 2017[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 37 | 4 | — | — | — | 37 | 4 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 80 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 6 | |
| Benfica | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vitória de Guimarães (loan) | 2015–16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 2016–17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 102 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 9 | |
Honours
- Cosme Damião Award – Revelation of the Year: 2014[12]
References
- ^ "Portimonense 0 – Benfica B 2" (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ http://www.slbenfica.pt/30/news/info/hd9vd5ZpZE6Ul6uJ8h8Jgw?language=pt-PT
- ^ "Alexis Scholl e João Teixeira emprestados" [Alexis Scholl and João Teixeira on loan] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Joao Teixeira: Everything you need to know about the new Wolves signing". Birmingham Mail. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Rotherham 2–2 Wolves". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Wolves 3–1 Brentford". BBC Sport. 24 September 2016.
- ^ "Joao Teixeira: Nottingham Forest sign Benfica winger after Wolves exit". BBC Sport. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "João Teixeira". Soccerbase. 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Sub-19: Rui Silva substitui José Costa" (in Portuguese). Record. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Sub-20: Ilídio Vale convoca 20 para o Torneio de Toulon" (in Portuguese). Record. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ João Teixeira at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Jorge Jesus recebe Galardão Cosme Damião" [Jorge Jesus receives Galardão Cosme Damião] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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External links
- João Teixeira at Soccerbase
- João Teixeira – UEFA competition record (archive)
- João Teixeira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
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