Eric Veiga | |
Birth Date: | 1997 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
Height: | 1.83 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | AVS |
Clubnumber: | 27 |
Youthclubs1: | FC Mondercange |
Youthyears2: | –2012 |
Youthclubs2: | RFC Union |
Youthyears3: | 2013–2015 |
Youthclubs3: | Bayer Leverkusen |
Youthyears4: | 2015–2016 |
Youthclubs4: | Eintracht Braunschweig |
Years1: | 2016–2019 |
Clubs1: | Eintracht Braunschweig II |
Caps1: | 44 |
Goals1: | 4 |
Years2: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs2: | Aves |
Caps2: | 2 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2020–2023 |
Clubs3: | Vilafranquense |
Caps3: | 60 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2023– |
Clubs4: | AVS |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
Nationalteam1: | Luxembourg U19 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2015 |
Nationalteam2: | Portugal U18 |
Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2016 |
Nationalteam3: | Portugal U19 |
Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2016– |
Nationalteam4: | Luxembourg |
Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 1 June 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 12 October 2021 |
Eric Veiga (born 18 February 1997) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club AVS.[1]
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]
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]