João Teixeira (footballer, born May 1996) explained

João Teixeira
Fullname:João Teixeira Almeida
Birth Date:7 May 1996
Birth Place:Forbach, France
Height:1.74 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Jeunesse Esch
Clubnumber:17
Youthyears1:2008–2015
Youthclubs1:Metz
Years1:2014–2016
Clubs1:Metz B
Caps1:37
Goals1:3
Years2:2016–2017
Clubs2:Sarre-Union
Caps2:21
Goals2:4
Years3:2017–2018
Clubs3:Sarreguemines
Caps3:21
Goals3:1
Years4:2018–2019
Caps4:13
Goals4:3
Years5:2019
Caps5:13
Goals5:3
Years6:2019–2020
Clubs6:Oleksandriya
Caps6:2
Goals6:0
Years7:2022–2023
Caps7:10
Goals7:2
Years8:2023–
Clubs8:Jeunesse Esch
Caps8:29
Goals8:6
Nationalyears1:2014–2015
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:1 June 2024
Ntupdate:15 February 2016

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.

Club career

Metz

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

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

In the summer of 2019, Teixeira moved to Ukrainian Premier League club Oleksandriya.[9]

Jeunesse Esch

On 27 June 2023, João Teixeira signed a contract with Jeunesse Esch in the BGL Ligue.[10]

Career statistics

Club

[11]

Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metz B2014–15Championnat de France Amateur11000110
2015–16Championnat de France Amateur 226300263
Total37300373
Sarre-Union2016–17Championnat de France Amateur 221410224
Sarreguemines2017–18Championnat National 321100211
Zimbru Chișinău2018Moldovan National Division13323156
Politehnica Iași2018–19Liga I103103
2019–20300030
Total13300133
Oleksandriya2019–20Ukrainian Premier League20201050
Career total10714531011317

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Teixeira courtisé par la sélection portugaise. Teixeira courted by the Portuguese team. www.lessentiel.lu. French. 15 January 2015. 26 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Flavius Stoican, one-man-show!. Flavius Stoican, one-man-show!. Gazeta Sporturilor. Romanian. 7 February 2019. 26 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Mijlocaşul Joao Teixeira a semnat cu Poli Iaşi. Midfielder Joao Teixeira signs with Poli Iaşi. www.news.ro. Romanian. 11 February 2019. 26 June 2019.
  4. Web site: Joao Teixeira la Poli Iași / Transfer în ziua meciului. Joao Teixeira to Poli Iași / Game day transfer. Gazeta Sporturilor. Romanian. 4 February 2019. 26 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Zimbru Chișinău a obținut a treia victorie consecutivă. Zimbru Chișinău get third consecutive win. www.publika.md. Romanian. 26 August 2018. 26 June 2019.
  6. Web site: Poli Iaşi se mişcă pe piaţa transferurilor. Poli Iaşi makes moves on the transfer market. ProSport. Romanian. 12 February 2019. 26 June 2019.
  7. Web site: Mijlocașul portughez João Teixeira, ultimul sosit la Politehnica. Portuguese midfielder João Teixeira, the last one to arrive at Politehnica. politehnicaiasi.ro. Romanian. 3 February 2019. 5 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015522/https://www.politehnicaiasi.ro/stiri/mijlocasul-portughez-joao-teixeira-ultimul-sosit-la-politehnica. 7 February 2019. dead.
  8. Web site: Flavius Stoican le-a răspuns suporterilor care i-au cerut demisia. Flavius Stoican answers fans who asked him to quit. Gazeta Sporturilor. Romanian. 10 March 2019. 26 June 2019.
  9. Web site: João Teixeira : " Mon objectif ? Entrer et prendre M'Vila au marquage " .
  10. Web site: 2 kommen, 1 bleift, 3 ginn. Jeunesse Esch. 19 July 2023. luxembourgish.
  11. Web site: J. Teixeira. Soccerway. 26 June 2019.