João Teixeira (footballer, born 1994)

João Rafael de Brito Teixeira (born 6 February 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for G.D. Chaves as a midfielder.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Brito and the second or paternal family name is Teixeira.
João Teixeira
Teixeira playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2016
Personal information
Full name João Rafael de Brito Teixeira
Date of birth (1994-02-06) 6 February 1994
Place of birth Amora, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chaves
Number 24
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)
2017–2018 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 23 (2)
2018– Chaves 28 (1)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 October 2016

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]

Loans

In February 2016, Teixeira joined Vitória de Guimarães on loan for the rest of the season.[3] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 6 March in a 2–0 loss at Académica de Coimbra as a 74th-minute substitute for Licá, and scored his first goal on 8 May in a 4–1 home win over neighbours Moreirense again from the bench.[4] On 13 March, he was sent off before the end of the first half as his team lost by a goal to Paços de Ferreira.[5]

On 2 August 2016, Teixeira joined Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Football League Championship on a season-long loan,[6] making debut four days later as a substitute in a 2–2 draw at Rotherham United.[7] He scored his first two goals for the club on 24 September, in a 3–1 win against Brentford.[8]

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.[9] He made 20 appearances and scored 2 goals in all competitions for Wolves.[10]

For the 2017–18 season, Teixeira was loaned to Vitória F.C. in Portugal's top flight.[11]

Chaves

In July 2018, Teixeira signed a permanent four-year contract with G.D. Chaves.[12] He was sent off in the opening game of the season only six minutes after coming off the bench, for a high foot on Porto's Sérgio Oliveira in a 5–0 loss on the road; his penalty was upgraded from a yellow to red card by the video assistant referee.[13]

The team from Trás-os-Montes were relegated in Teixeira's first season. He scored his first goal for them in the second division on 21 September 2019, to open a 3–2 home loss to S.C. Covilhã.[14] In December, he suffered a muscular injury in training, and missed some weeks of the season.[15]

International career

Teixeira represented Portugal at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[16]

He represented Portugal at the 2014 Toulon Tournament.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 January 2017[18]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica B 2012–13 20———20
2013–14 281———281
2014–15 374———374
2015–16 131———131
Total 806000000806
Benfica 2014–15 0000001010
Vitória de Guimarães (loan) 2015–16 5100000051
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2016–17 1720030—202
Nottingham Forest 2016–17 000000—00
Career total 10290030101069

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Portimonense 0 – Benfica B 2" (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. Quatro jovens renovam contrato S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese)
  3. "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.
  4. "Vit. Guimarães regressa às vitórias três meses depois" [Vit. Guimarães return to winning ways after three months]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 8 May 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. "Paços de Ferreira sobe ao sétimo lugar, ao vencer em Guimarães" [Paços de Ferreira rise to seventh place, on winning in Guimarães]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 13 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  6. "Joao Teixeira: Everything you need to know about the new Wolves signing". Birmingham Mail. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  7. "Rotherham 2–2 Wolves". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016.
  8. "Wolves 3–1 Brentford". BBC Sport. 24 September 2016.
  9. "Joao Teixeira: Nottingham Forest sign Benfica winger after Wolves exit". BBC Sport. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  10. "João Teixeira". Soccerbase. 27 January 2017.
  11. "25 jogadores iniciaram os trabalhos com exames médicos" [25 players started by doing medical exams]. Vitória F.C. (in Portuguese). 29 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  12. "João Teixeira assinou e já integrou treino" [João Teixeira has already signed and joined the training]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  13. Pereira, António Pedro (11 August 2018). "Coração, cabeça e músculo na goleada do FC Porto sobre o Chaves" [Heart, head and muscle in FC Porto's thrashing of Chaves]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  14. "Covilhã vence em Chaves com reviravolta e é novamente líder isolado" [Covilhã win in Chaves with a comeback and are outright leaders again]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 21 September 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  15. "João Teixeira só em 2020" [João Teixeira only in 2020]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 December 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  16. "Sub-19: Rui Silva substitui José Costa" [Sub-19: Rui Silva replaces José Costa] (in Portuguese). Record. 14 July 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  17. "Sub-20: Ilídio Vale convoca 20 para o Torneio de Toulon" (in Portuguese). Record. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  18. João Teixeira at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  19. "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. Revelação: João Teixeira, Equipa B
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