Pedro Teixeira (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Martinho and the second or paternal family name is Teixeira.

Pedro Teixeira

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Pedro Martinho Teixeira
Date of birth	(1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team	Bulle
Number	27
Youth career
2008–2016	Xamax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Xamax	27	(7)
2017–2020	Young Boys	0	(0)
2019	→ Rapperswil-Jona (loan)	15	(3)
2019–2020	→ Kriens (loan)	20	(0)
2020–2021	Xamax	15	(0)
2021–2022	Chiasso	31	(2)
2022–2023	Biel-Bienne	28	(2)
2023–	Bulle	11	(2)
International career^‡
2016	Switzerland U19	1	(0)
2017	Switzerland U20	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 October 2022

Daniel Pedro Martinho Teixeira (born 7 September 1998), better known as just Pedro Teixeira, is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulle.[2]

Professional career

Teixeira joined his local club Neuchâtel Xamax at the age of 10.[3] After a successful debut season with Xamax in the Swiss Challenge League, Teixeira signed a 4-year contract with BSC Young Boys on 30 August 2017.[4] Teixeira made his professional debut in a 2-1 2017–18 UEFA Europa League win over KF Skënderbeu Korçë on 7 December 2017.[5]

He was loaned out to FC Rapperswil-Jona on 15 January 2019 for the rest of the season.[6]

On 12 September 2019, Teixeira joined Swiss Challenge League side Kriens on a season-long loan deal.[7]

On 19 August 2022, Teixeira moved to Biel-Bienne on a one-year contract.[8]

International career

Teixeira was born in Switzerland to Portuguese parents, and is a one-time international for the Switzerland U19s, and most recently represented the Switzerland U20s.[9]

References

1. Pedro Teixeira, Midfielder, BSC Young Boys - Leagues, goalnoise.com
2. Pedro Teixeira at Soccerway
3. Option-Web.ch. "Pedro Teixeira zu Young Boys".
4. bscyb.ch. "Die Young Boys holen Pedro Teixeira - NEWS - BSC YOUNG BOYS - OFFIZIELLE INTERNETSEITE". www.bscyb.ch.
5. UEFA.com. "UEFA Europa League - Young Boys-Skënderbeu". UEFA.com.
6. Tinte trocken – Pedro Texeira kommt von YB!, fcrj.ch, 15 January 2019
7. "Pedro Teixeira wechselt ins Kleinfeld" (in German). SC Kriens. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
8. "Der FC Biel-Bienne 1896 verpflichtet Pedro Teixeira" (in German). Biel-Bienne. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
9. "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". www.football.ch.

External links

• FuPa Profile
• SFL Profile
• SFV Profile