Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Teixeira Almeida | ||
Date of birth | 7 May 1996 | ||
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 | 29 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Portugal U19 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 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.
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]
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]
In the summer of 2019, Teixeira moved to Ukrainian Premier League club Oleksandriya. [9]
On 27 June 2023, João Teixeira signed a contract with Jeunesse Esch in the BGL Ligue. [10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |