João Teixeira (footballer, born May 1996)

For other people named João Teixeira, see João Teixeira (disambiguation).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Teixeira and the second or paternal family name is Almeida.
João Teixeira
Personal information
Full name João Teixeira Almeida
Date of birth (1996-05-07) 7 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Forbach, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Jeunesse Esch
Number 17
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)
2019–2020 Oleksandriya 2 (0)
2022–2023 Swift Hesperange 10 (2)
2023– Jeunesse Esch 37 (6)
International career‡
2014–2015 Portugal U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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

As of 19 March 2021[11]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Metz B 2014–15 Championnat de France Amateur 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
2015–16 Championnat de France Amateur 2 26 3 0 0 — — 26 3
Total 37 3 0 0 — — 37 3
Sarre-Union 2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur 2 21 4 1 0 — — 22 4
Sarreguemines 2017–18 Championnat National 3 21 1 0 0 — — 21 1
Zimbru Chișinău 2018 Moldovan National Division 13 3 2 3 — — 15 6
Politehnica Iași 2018–19 Liga I 10 3 — — — 10 3
2019–20 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Total 13 3 0 0 — — 13 3
Oleksandriya 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League 2 0 2 0 1 0 — 5 0
Career total 107 14 5 3 1 0 — 113 17

References

  1. ^ "Teixeira courtisé par la sélection portugaise" [Teixeira courted by the Portuguese team]. www.lessentiel.lu (in French). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Flavius Stoican, one-man-show!" [Flavius Stoican, one-man-show!]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 7 February 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Zimbru Chișinău a obținut a treia victorie consecutivă" [Zimbru Chișinău get third consecutive win]. www.publika.md (in Romanian). 26 August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  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. ^ "João Teixeira : " Mon objectif ? Entrer et prendre M'Vila au marquage "".
  10. ^ "2 kommen, 1 bleift, 3 ginn" (in Luxembourgish). Jeunesse Esch. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  11. ^ "J. Teixeira". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 June 2019.