Eric Veiga (born 18 February 1997) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or midfielder. He most recently played for Liga Portugal 2 club Vilafranquense.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Mondercange | |||
| –2012 | RFC Union | ||
| 2013–2015 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| 2015–2016 | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Eintracht Braunschweig II | 44 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Aves | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Vilafranquense | 60 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Luxembourg U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Portugal U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016– | Luxembourg | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2021 | |||
Club career edit
In 2015, Veiga joined the under-19 side of German club Eintracht Braunschweig from the youth of Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[2] On 3 March 2016, he made his debut for Eintracht Braunschweig II in the Regionalliga Nord.[3]
In July 2019, Veiga moved to Portuguese club C.D. Aves, starting for the club's U23-squad.[4]
International career edit
Veiga represented both Luxembourg and Portugal at youth international level. On 18 May 2016, he was called up to the Luxembourg senior team by then manager Luc Holtz for a match against Nigeria,[5] but did not play. Veiga made his debut for Luxembourg on 2 September 2016 in a friendly against Latvia.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Luso-descendente Eric Veiga chamado para defrontar a Nigéria". Luxemburger Wort (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Veiga wechselt nach Braunschweig". Luxemburger Wort (in German). Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Hannover 96 II 0:2 Eintracht Braunschweig II". kicker.de. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ Lusodescendente Eric Veiga assina contrato profissional com o Desportivo das Aves, wort.lu, 19 July 2019
- ^ "Holtz beruft Kader für Nigeria-Spiel". L'essentiel (in German). Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Des débuts de mi-temps catastrophiques". Luxemburger Wort (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2016.
External links edit
- Eric Veiga – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Eric Veiga at Soccerway
- Eric Veiga at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile (in Portuguese) at the official website of FPF