Eric Veiga
Eric Veiga (born 18 February 1997) is a Luxembourgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for C.D. Aves.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 February 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Aves | ||
Number | 8 | ||
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 | 53 | (4) |
2019– | Aves | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Luxembourg U19 | 3 | (0) |
2015 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
2016 | Portugal U19 | 1 | (0) |
2016– | Luxembourg | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 July 2020 |
Career
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
Veiga represented both Luxembourg and Portugal at youth level. On 18 May 2016, he was called up to the Luxembourg senior national team by 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]
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References
- "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
- Eric Veiga – UEFA competition record
- Eric Veiga at Soccerway
- Eric Veiga at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile (in Portuguese) at the website of the Portuguese Football Federation
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