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João Carlos Teixeira
Portuguese footballer (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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João Carlos Vilaça Teixeira (born 18 January 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua.
For other people named João Teixeira, see João Teixeira (disambiguation).
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Vilaça and the second or paternal family name is Teixeira.
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![]() Teixeira playing for Liverpool in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Carlos Vilaça Teixeira | ||
Date of birth | (1993-01-18) 18 January 1993 (age 31)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Braga, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2004 | Braga | ||
2004–2012 | Sporting CP | ||
2012–2013 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Liverpool | 2 | (0) |
2013 | → Brentford (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 32 | (5) |
2016–2018 | Porto | 8 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Braga (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Vitória Guimarães | 41 | (8) |
2020–2022 | Feyenoord | 19 | (0) |
2022 | Famalicão | 11 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Umm Salal | 16 | (4) |
2023– | Shanghai Shenhua | 25 | (6) |
International career | |||
2008–2009 | Portugal U16 | 9 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Portugal U17 | 16 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Portugal U18 | 6 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Portugal U19 | 5 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Portugal U21 | 2 | (1) |
2016 | Portugal Olympic | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2023 |
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After developing at Braga and Sporting CP he joined Liverpool for £800,000 in January 2012. He made eight total appearances for Liverpool, scoring once, and had loans at Brentford in League One and Brighton & Hove Albion in the Championship, winning Player of the Year at the latter. He returned to Portugal in 2016, and made over 70 Primeira Liga appearances for Braga, Porto, Vitória de Guimarães and Famalicão.