João Teixeira (footballer, born 1994)
{{short description|Portuguese footballer}}
{{other people|João Teixeira}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Portuguese name|Brito|Teixeira}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = João Teixeira
| image = JoaoTeixieira.jpg
| caption = Teixeira playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2016
| full_name = João Rafael de Brito Teixeira
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|2|6}}
| birth_place = Amora, Portugal
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Gil Vicente
| clubnumber = 18
| youthyears1 = 2002–2005
| youthclubs1 = Amora
| youthyears2 = 2005–2013
| youthclubs2 = Benfica
| years1 = 2012–2018
| clubs1 = Benfica B
| years2 = 2014–2018
| clubs2 = Benfica
| years3 = 2016
| clubs3 = → Vitória Guimarães (loan)
| years4 = 2016–2017
| clubs4 = → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)
| years5 = 2017
| clubs5 = → Nottingham Forest (loan)
| years6 = 2017–2018
| clubs6 = → Vitória Setúbal (loan)
| years7 = 2018–2023
| clubs7 = Chaves
| years8 = 2023–2024
| clubs8 = Al-Markhiya
| years9 = 2024
| clubs9 = → Rio Ave (loan)
| years10 = 2024–
| clubs10 = Gil Vicente
| caps1 = 80
| goals1 = 6
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 1
| caps4 = 17
| goals4 = 2
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| caps6 = 23
| goals6 = 2
| caps7 = 120
| goals7 = 17
| caps8 = 12
| goals8 = 0
| caps9 = 13
| goals9 = 1
| caps10 = 7
| goals10 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalteam1 = Portugal U15
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2009
| nationalteam2 = Portugal U16
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2010
| nationalteam3 = Portugal U17
| nationalcaps3 = 14
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2011
| nationalteam4 = Portugal U18
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2012
| nationalteam5 = Portugal U19
| nationalcaps5 = 17
| nationalgoals5 = 2
| nationalyears6 = 2014
| nationalteam6 = Portugal U20
| nationalcaps6 = 5
| nationalgoals6 = 1
| nationalyears7 = 2014–2016
| nationalteam7 = Portugal U21
| nationalcaps7 = 3
| nationalgoals7 = 0
| club-update = 19 January 2025
}}
João Rafael de Brito Teixeira (born 6 February 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente.
He played over 150 games in Liga Portugal 2 for Benfica B and Chaves, as well as playing in the Primeira Liga for Vitória de Guimarães, Vitória de Setúbal and Chaves. He also had a brief spell in England with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Club career
=Benfica=
On 13 January 2013, Teixeira made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2012–13 game against 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/jogo/20132014/segundaliga/25/5|title=Portimonense 0 – Benfica B 2|publisher=Liga Portugal|language=Portuguese|date=18 January 2014|accessdate=18 January 2014}} 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 Bayer Leverkusen on 9 December 2014. On 13 July 2015, he renewed his contract with Benfica until 2021.[http://www.slbenfica.pt/30/news/info/hd9vd5ZpZE6Ul6uJ8h8Jgw Quatro jovens renovam contrato] S.L. Benfica {{in lang|pt}}
==Loans==
In February 2016, Teixeira joined Vitória SC on loan for the rest of the season.{{cite web |url=http://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/44563/language/pt-PT/.aspx |title=Alexis Scholl e João Teixeira emprestados |language=Portuguese |trans-title=Alexis Scholl and João Teixeira on loan |date=1 February 2016 |publisher=S.L. Benfica |access-date=1 February 2016 |archive-date=10 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710225136/https://slbdpprdmedia01.blob.core.windows.net/errorpage/error404.html |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite news |title=Vit. Guimarães regressa às vitórias três meses depois|trans-title=Vit. Guimarães return to winning ways after three months |url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/vit-guimaraes-regressa-as-vitorias-tres-meses-depois-5164146.html |accessdate=16 July 2020 |work=Diário de Notícias |date=8 May 2016 |language=Portuguese}} 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.{{cite news |title=Paços de Ferreira sobe ao sétimo lugar, ao vencer em Guimarães|trans-title=Paços de Ferreira rise to seventh place, on winning in Guimarães|url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/pacos-de-ferreira-sobe-ao-setimo-lugar-ao-bater-vitoria-de-guimaraes-5075382.html |accessdate=16 July 2020 |work=Diário de Notícias |date=13 March 2016 |language=Portuguese}}
On 2 August 2016, Teixeira joined Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Football League Championship on a season-long loan,{{cite web |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/joao-teixeira-everything-you-need-11693783|title=Joao Teixeira: Everything you need to know about the new Wolves signing|date=2 August 2016|publisher=Birmingham Mail|access-date=4 August 2016}} making debut four days later as a substitute in a 2–2 draw at Rotherham United.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36929897 |title=Rotherham 2–2 Wolves |date=6 August 2016|work=BBC Sport}} He scored his first two goals for the club on 24 September, in a 3–1 win against Brentford.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37392408 |title=Wolves 3–1 Brentford|date=24 September 2016|work=BBC Sport}}
After falling out of favour with newly appointed Wolves manager Paul Lambert, Teixeira's loan with Wolves was cancelled and Benfica loaned him out to Nottingham Forest until the end of the season.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38768718|title=Joao Teixeira: Nottingham Forest sign Benfica winger after Wolves exit|work=BBC Sport|date=27 January 2017|accessdate=27 January 2017}} He made 20 appearances and scored 2 goals in all competitions for Wolves.{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=79499|title=João Teixeira|date=27 January 2017|publisher=Soccerbase}}
For the 2017–18 season, Teixeira was loaned to Vitória FC in Portugal's top flight.{{cite news|date=29 June 2017|title=25 jogadores iniciaram os trabalhos com exames médicos|trans-title=25 players started by doing medical exams|url=https://vfc.pt/noticias/futebol/2017/06/29/futebol-25-jogadores-iniciaram-os-trabalhos-com-exames-medicos/|language=Portuguese|website=Vitória F.C.|access-date=5 July 2017}}
=Chaves=
In July 2018, Teixeira signed a permanent four-year contract with Chaves.{{cite news|date=2 July 2018|title=João Teixeira assinou e já integrou treino|trans-title=João Teixeira has already signed and joined the training|url=https://www.abola.pt/Nnh/Noticias/Ver/738360|language=pt|work=A Bola|access-date=2 July 2018}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Pereira |first1=António Pedro |title=Coração, cabeça e músculo na goleada do FC Porto sobre o Chaves|trans-title=Heart, head and muscle in FC Porto's thrashing of Chaves|url=https://www.dn.pt/desportos/fc-porto---d-chaves-conceicao-mantem-o-11-da-supertaca-9708462.html |accessdate=16 July 2020 |work=Diário de Notícias |date=11 August 2018 |language=Portuguese}}
Chaves were relegated in Teixeira's first season, which ended for him in April due to appendicitis.{{cite news |title=João Teixeira é baixa no Chaves até final da época |trans-title=João Teixeira is out for Chaves until the end of the season|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/chaves/detalhe/joao-teixeira-e-baixa-no-chaves-ate-final-da-epoca?ref=Detalhe_BlocoUltimasArea |access-date=13 February 2022 |work=Record |date=25 April 2019 |language=Portuguese}} He scored his first goal for them in the second division on 21 September 2019, to open a 3–2 home loss to Covilhã.{{cite news |title=Covilhã vence em Chaves com reviravolta e é novamente líder isolado|trans-title=Covilhã win in Chaves with a comeback and are outright leaders again|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/2a-liga/noticias/covilha-vence-em-chaves-com-reviravolta-e-e-novamente-lider-isolado-11325666.html |accessdate=16 July 2020 |work=O Jogo |date=21 September 2019 |language=Portuguese}} In December, he suffered a muscular injury in training, and missed some weeks of the season.{{cite news |title=João Teixeira só em 2020 |trans-title=João Teixeira only in 2020|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/chaves/detalhe/joao-teixeira-so-em-2020 |accessdate=16 July 2020 |work=Record |date=11 December 2019 |language=Portuguese}}
Teixeira scored twice on 26 August 2021 in a 3–0 win over Académico de Viseu and was the Liga Portugal 2 Player of the Month in January.{{cite news |title=II Liga: Desp. Chaves reduzido a dez vence Académico de Viseu|trans-title=II Liga: Ten-man Desp. Chaves beat Académico de Viseu|url=https://www.iol.pt/desportivo-de-chaves/27-08-2021/ii-liga-chaves-reduzido-a-dez-vence-academico-de-viseu |access-date=24 June 2022 |publisher=IOL |date=26 August 2021 |language=Portuguese}}{{cite news |last1=Silva Reis |first1=Paulo |title=João Teixeira eleito melhor jogador do mês de janeiro da Liga SABSEG|trans-title=João Teixeira voted best player of the month of January in Liga SABSEG |url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/chaves/detalhe/joao-teixeira-eleito-melhor-jogador-do-mes-de-janeiro-da-liga-sabseg |access-date=24 June 2022 |work=Record |date=18 February 2022 |language=Portuguese}} Having scored and assisted eight goals each as Chaves won promotion in 2021–22, he made the league's Team of the Year and renewed his contract.{{cite news |last1=Silva Reis |first1=Paulo |title=João Teixeira renova com o Chaves|trans-title=João Teixeira renews with Chaves|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/chaves/detalhe/joao-teixeira-renova-com-o-chaves?ref=Detalhe_Ultimas |access-date=24 June 2022 |work=Record |date=24 June 2022|language=Portuguese}} He also scored in a 2–0 win over Moreirense in the playoffs on 21 May 2022.{{cite news |title=Desportivo de Chaves vence Moreirense e está mais perto de conseguir vaga na I Liga|trans-title=Desportivo de Chaves defeat Moreirense and are closer to getting a place in I Liga|url=https://observador.pt/2022/05/21/desportivo-de-chaves-vence-moreirense-e-esta-mais-perto-de-conseguir-vaga-na-i-liga/ |access-date=10 March 2023 |work=Observador |date=21 May 2022 |language=Portuguese}}
=Al-Markhiya=
On 22 June 2023, Teixeira joined Al-Markhiya in the Qatar Stars League on a two-year contract.{{cite web |title=Our club includes Portuguese midfielder João Teixeira|url=https://almarkhiyasc.qa/%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%af%d9%8a%d9%86%d8%a7-%d9%8a%d8%aa%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%82%d8%af-%d8%b1%d8%b3%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d9%85%d8%b9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8%d8%b1%d8%aa%d8%ba%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a-%d8%ac%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%88/ |website=almarkhiyasc.qa |publisher=Al-Markhiya SC |access-date=22 June 2023 |date=22 June 2023}}
== Rio Ave (loan) ==
On 25 January 2024, Al-Markhiya sent Teixeira on loan to Primeira Liga club Rio Ave until the end of the 2023–24 season.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=25 January 2024 |title=Rio Ave FC reforça meio-campo com João Teixeira |trans-title=Rio Ave FC reinforces midfield with João Teixeira |url=https://rioavefc.pt/destaque/rio-ave-fc-reforca-meio-campo-com-joao-teixeira/ |access-date=25 January 2024 |website= |publisher=Rio Ave F.C. |language=pt-pt}}
=Gil Vicente=
On 2 September 2024, Teixeira signed a one-season contract with Gil Vicente.{{cite web|publisher=Gil Vicente F.C.|url=https://gilvicentefc.pt/joao-teixeira-e-reforco/|title=JOÃO TEIXEIRA É REFORÇO|trans-title=JOAO TEIXEIRA IS A REINFORCEMENT|date=2 September 2024|access-date=24 January 2025|language=pt}}
International career
Teixeira earned 56 caps for Portugal at youth levels, starting with a 1–0 win for the under-15s against Bulgaria in Óbidos on 9 April 2009. His first goal was for the under-19s on 13 October 2012, in a 5–0 win over Israel in qualification for the 2013 UEFA European Championship;{{cite news |title=Sub-19: Portugal garante presença na Ronda de Elite|trans-title=Under-19s: Portugal guarantee presence in the Elite Round|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/selecoes/detalhe/sub-19-portugal-garante-presenca-na-ronda-de-elite-782845 |access-date=13 February 2022 |work=Record |date=13 October 2019 |language=Portuguese}} he was called up for the finals in Lithuania.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/selecoes/interior.aspx?content_id=833181|title=Sub-19: Rui Silva substitui José Costa|trans-title=Sub-19: Rui Silva replaces José Costa|publisher=Record|language=Portuguese|date=14 July 2013|accessdate=14 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150341/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/selecoes/interior.aspx?content_id=833181|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}
Teixeira went with the under-20s to the 2014 Toulon Tournament, in which the Portuguese came third.{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/selecoes/interior.aspx?content_id=882916|title=Sub-20: Ilídio Vale convoca 20 para o Torneio de Toulon|publisher=Record|language=Portuguese|date=13 May 2013|accessdate=24 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516022919/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/selecoes/interior.aspx?content_id=882916|archive-date=16 May 2014|url-status=dead}} He scored the first goal of the tournament in a 2–0 win over Mexico on 21 May.{{cite news |last1=Guarda |first1=Pedro |title=Portugal estreia-se com vitória (2-0) frente ao México|trans-title=Portugal debut with victory (2-0) against Mexico|url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/seleccao/portugal-estreia-se-com-vitoria-2-0-frente-ao-mexico-3926367.html |access-date=13 February 2022 |work=Diário de Notícias |date=21 May 2014 |language=Portuguese}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 28 September 2023}}{{Soccerway|joao-rafael-brito-teixeira/161792}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National cup ! colspan="2" |League cup ! colspan="2" |Continental ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
!Apps !Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5" valign="center" |Benfica B
|2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |— | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14
|Segunda Liga |28 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |— | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15
|Segunda Liga |37 | 4 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |— | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2015–16
|13 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |— | 13 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!80 | 6 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |—
! colspan="2" |— | 80 | 6 | |||
| rowspan="3" valign="center" |Benfica
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{Efn|Appearance in UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}} | 0
|0 |0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015–16
|Primeira Liga |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 | |||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!0 !0 !1 !0 !0 !0 !1 !0 !0 !0 !2 !0 | |||||||||
| valign="center" |Vitória SC (loan)
|Primeira Liga |5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| colspan="2" |— | 5 | 1 |
| valign="center" |Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)
|17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |— | 20 | 2 | |
| valign="center" |Nottingham Forest (loan)
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | |
| Vitória FC (loan)
|Primeira Liga |23 |2 |2 |1 |5 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |30 |3 | |||||||||
| rowspan="6" |Chaves
|Primeira Liga |11 |0 |1 |1 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |13 |1 | |||||||||
| 2019–20
|LigaPro |20 |1 |3 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |25 |1 | |||||||||
| 2020–21
|29 |4 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |29 |4 | |||||||||
| 2021–22
|Liga Portugal 2 |28 |7 |1 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |2{{Efn|Appearances in Primeira Liga promotion play-offs}} |1 |32 |8 | |||||||||
| 2022–23
|Primeira Liga |32 |5 |1 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |35 |5 | |||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!120 !17 !6 !1 !6 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !2 !1 !134 !19 | |||||||||
| Al-Markhiya
|5 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |5 |0 | |||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
! 250 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0
!2 ! 1 | 276 | 31 |
{{Notelist}}
Honours
Individual
- Cosme Damião Awards – Revelation of the Year: 2014{{cite web|url=http://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/40854/language/pt-PT/.aspx |title=Jorge Jesus recebe Galardão Cosme Damião |language=Portuguese |trans-title=Jorge Jesus receives Galardão Cosme Damião |date=28 February 2015 |publisher=S.L. Benfica |access-date=4 March 2015 |quote=Revelação: João Teixeira, Equipa B |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322012618/http://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/40854/language/pt-PT/.aspx |archivedate=22 March 2015 }}
- Liga Portugal 2 Team of the Season: 2021–22{{Cite web |date=23 June 2022 |title=João Teixeira integrates the Liga Portugal SABSEG Team of the Year |url=http://www.ligaportugal.pt/en/epocas/20212022/noticias/geral/onze-do-ano/joao-teixeira-no-11-do-ano-da-liga-portugal-sabseg/ |access-date=18 October 2023 |website=Liga Portugal}}
- Liga Portugal 2 Player of the Month: January 2022{{Cite web |date=18 February 2022 |title=Best of January: João Teixeira wins Player of the Month in Liga Portugal SABSEG |url=http://www.ligaportugal.pt/en/epocas/20212022/noticias/geral/premios-mensais/janeiro/melhores-de-janeiro-joao-teixeira-e-o-vencedor-do-premio-melhor-jogador-do-mes-da-liga-portugal-sabseg/ |access-date=18 October 2023 |website=Liga Portugal}}
- Liga Portugal 2 Midfielder of the Month: December 2021,{{Cite web |date=12 January 2022 |title=Best of December: João Teixeira wins Best Midfielder of the Month in Liga Portugal SABSEG |url=http://www.ligaportugal.pt/en/epocas/20212022/noticias/geral/premios-mensais/dezembro/melhores-de-dezembro-joao-teixeira-e-o-medio-do-mes-na-liga-portugal-sabseg/ |access-date=18 October 2023 |website=Liga Portugal}} January 2022,{{Cite web |date=16 February 2022 |title=Best of January: João Teixeira wins Best Midfielder of the Month in Liga Portugal SABSEG |url=http://www.ligaportugal.pt/en/epocas/20212022/noticias/geral/premios-mensais/janeiro/melhores-de-janeiro-joao-teixeira-e-o-medio-do-mes-na-liga-portugal-sabseg/ |access-date=18 October 2023 |website=Liga Portugal}} February 2022{{Cite web |date=10 March 2022 |title=Best of February: João Teixeira named Midfielder of the Month in Liga Portugal SABSEG |url=http://www.ligaportugal.pt/en/epocas/20212022/noticias/geral/premios-mensais/fevereiro/melhores-de-fevereiro-joao-teixeira-eleito-medio-do-mes-da-liga-portugal-sabseg/ |access-date=18 October 2023 |website=Liga Portugal}}
References
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