João Teixeira (footballer, born 1996)

João Teixeira Almeida (born 7 May 1996) is a professional footballer who plays for Ukrainian Premier League club FC Oleksandriya as a midfielder.[1] Born in France, Teixeira represents Portugal internationally.

João Teixeira
Personal information
Full name João Teixeira Almeida
Date of birth (1996-05-07) 7 May 1996
Place of birth Forbach, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
FC Oleksandriya
Number 57
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– Oleksandriya 0 (0)
National team
2014–2015 Portugal U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 February 2016

Club career

Metz

Teixeira is a youth product of Metz, joining the French club when he was twelve years old.[2] He started his football career at the French club's second team, in the summer of 2014.[3] In 2016, after two seasons with Metz B, he terminated his contract by mutual consent.

Later that summer, Teixeira joined fellow Championnat National club Sarre-Union, and in the summer of 2017 he moved to Sarreguemines.[4] In August 2018, he moved to Moldovan National Division side Zimbru Chișinău.[5] On 26 August, Teixeira scored his first goal for Zimbru in a 1–0 victory over Speranța Nisporeni.[6]

Politehnica Iași

In February 2019, after only half a year with Zimbru Chișinău, Teixeira moved to Romanian Liga I club Politehnica Iași.[7] He later signed a one and a half year contract with the Moldavian team. On 10 March, he made his debut for Politehnica Iași in a 2–0 league loss against Voluntari.[8]

Oleksandriya

Teixeira moved to in the summer of 2019 to Oleksandriya in Ukrainian first tier and proceeded to be qualified for UEFA Europa league group stage with his new club.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 August 2019[10]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metz B 2014–15 Championnat National 11000110
2015–16 26300263
Total 37300373
Sarre-Union 2016–17 Championnat National 21410224
Sarreguemines 2017–18 Championnat National 21100211
Zimbru Chișinău 2018 Moldovan National Division 13323156
Politehnica Iași 2018–19 Liga I 103103
2019–20 300030
Total 13300133
Career total 105143310817
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References

  1. "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.
  2. "Teixeira courtisé par la sélection portugaise" [Teixeira courted by the Portuguese team]. www.lessentiel.lu (in French). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. "Flavius Stoican, one-man-show!" [Flavius Stoican, one-man-show!]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 7 February 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. https://www.sofoot.com/joao-teixeira-mon-objectif-rentrer-et-prendre-prendre-m-vila-au-marquage-475862.html
  10. "J. Teixeira". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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