João Teixeira Almeida (born 7 May 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Luxembourgish side Jeunesse Esch. Born in France, Teixeira represents Portugal internationally.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Teixeira Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Forbach, France | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jeunesse Esch | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2023 | Swift Hesperange | 10 | (2) |
| 2023– | Jeunesse Esch | 19 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U19 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 February 2016 | |||
Club career edit
Metz edit
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 edit
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 edit
In the summer of 2019, Teixeira moved to Ukrainian Premier League club Oleksandriya.[9]
Jeunesse Esch edit
On 27 June 2023, João Teixeira signed a contract with Jeunesse Esch in the BGL Ligue.[10]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 19 March 2021[11]
| 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 edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "João Teixeira : " Mon objectif ? Entrer et prendre M'Vila au marquage "".
- ^ "2 kommen, 1 bleift, 3 ginn" (in Luxembourgish). Jeunesse Esch. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "J. Teixeira". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
External links edit
- João Teixeira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- João Teixeira at Soccerway
- João Teixeira national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)