João Carlos Teixeira

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.
João Carlos Teixeira
Teixeira with Liverpool in 2013
Personal information
Full name João Carlos Vilaça Teixeira
Date of birth (1993-01-18) 18 January 1993[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 13 (1)
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 15:58, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

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.

Club career

Sporting CP

Teixeira joined Sporting CP from hometown club Braga in 2004 and progressed through the youth teams.[3] He began training with the first team and was given the number 46 shirt for the 2011–12 season.[4] His first involvement for the senior side came in December 2011, when he was an unused substitute for Europa League matches against FC Zürich and Lazio.

Liverpool

Having been a youth player at Braga and Sporting CP, Teixeira joined Premier League side Liverpool in a £830,000 deal during the January 2012 transfer window.[5] He had impressed Liverpool Academy manager Frank McParland with his performances in midfield for Sporting Lisbon against Liverpool during the 2011–12 NextGen Series.[3] The move almost fell through due to a back injury.[3] Upon joining Liverpool, Teixeira was hailed as "the new Deco".[6][7] Teixeira made 20 U21 Premier League appearances for Liverpool during the 2012–13 season, scoring 2 goals as Liverpool reached the competition's semi-finals, where they lost 3–0 to Manchester United.

2013–14 season: Brentford loan and debut

Teixeira made his first U21 appearance of the 2013–14 season on 2 September, scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Leicester City, and followed it with the concluding goal of a 5–0 rout of Tottenham Hotspur on 7 October.[8]

Amidst interest from Bologna, Teixeira joined League One side Brentford on 10 September 2013 on a youth loan running until 5 January 2014.[9] On 14 September he made the first professional appearance of his career in a 4–3 victory at Tranmere Rovers, coming on as an added-time substitute for George Saville.[10] He then made his second appearance on 23 September as a substitute for Martin Fillo, playing 21 minutes in a 2–0 home defeat to Leyton Orient.[11] However, as Brentford fell further down League One, manager Uwe Rösler admitted that due to the team's downturn in form, he could no longer guarantee the game time Liverpool expected for Teixeira.[12][13][14] The loan was therefore terminated early by Liverpool on 7 October, Teixeira having made just two league appearances.[13]

After returning to the Liverpool Reserves, on 12 February 2014 Teixeira made his senior team debut as an 82nd-minute substitute for Raheem Sterling against Fulham, in a tightly contested 3–2 win at Craven Cottage. He was involved in the buildup play that led to Daniel Sturridge winning the penalty that won Liverpool the game.[15] The young midfielder was praised after the game by manager Brendan Rodgers and captain Steven Gerrard.[16][17]

2014–15 season: Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
Teixeira preparing a free kick for Brighton against Cardiff City in February 2015

On 15 August 2014, Teixeira joined Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion on a season-long loan deal, signed by former Liverpool defender Sami Hyypiä.[18] Teixeira made his debut the day after joining, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute for Kazenga LuaLua in a 1–0 defeat away to Birmingham City.[19]

On 19 August, he scored his first goal on his first full start for the club, opening a 2–0 victory against Leeds United.[20] He went on to score his second goal for the club just four days later, the winner as they came from behind to defeat Bolton Wanderers 2–1.[21]

Teixeira scored twice in the first half in a 3–2 home win over Ipswich Town on 21 January 2015.[22] A month later, he scored a further two goals for a 4–3 victory against Birmingham.[23] On 14 April, Teixeira suffered a broken leg as a result of a challenge by Huddersfield Town's Nahki Wells during a goalless draw. Ruled out for the remainder of the season, he was recalled by Liverpool.[24] On 20 April, he was voted as Brighton's Young Player of the Year after ending the season as their top scorer in the league with 6 goals.[25] On 19 May, Teixeira was also awarded Liverpool's Academy Player of the Year.[26]

2015–16 season

On 28 October 2015, Teixeira made his first start for Liverpool against Bournemouth in the League Cup and assisted Nathaniel Clyne to score the only goal of the game.[27] On 20 January 2016, in a FA Cup Third round replay, Teixeira scored his first competitive goal for Liverpool, the last to round off a 3–0 victory over Exeter City.[28]

Later career

On 12 June 2016, Teixeira announced that he had agreed to join Porto following the expiration of his contract with Liverpool.[29] His departure was confirmed by Liverpool two days later, with the club due £250,000 compensation.[30][31]

Teixeira was loaned back to his hometown club Braga on 31 August 2017, for the season.[32] He played 23 times, scoring once, an equaliser in a UEFA Europa League 2–1 win at Hoffenheim on 14 September.[33]

In a surprise move on 26 July 2018, Teixeira joined Braga's local rivals Vitória S.C. on a three-year deal.[34] He did not score until 13 months later, when he netted in home wins over Jeunesse Esch and Ventspils in Europa League qualifiers;[35] 2019–20 was the most prolific league season of his career with eight goals.[36]

On 4 September 2020, Teixeira went back abroad on a two-year deal with the option for a third at Feyenoord in the Dutch Eredivisie; no fee was disclosed.[37] Having not scored in 24 appearances, mostly as a substitute, he returned to his country's top division on 31 January 2022 with Famalicão.[38]

Teixeira signed a two-year deal at Umm Salal in the Qatar Stars League on 27 June 2022.[39] In April 2023, he joined Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua on a contract until December 2024.[40]

International career

Teixeira represented Portugal at every age group from U16 to U21. He was included in the under-17 squad for the 2010 UEFA European Championship. He made his U21 debut in a friendly against Croatia in June 2013, starting the match and scoring in the 84th minute.[41]

Career statistics
As of match played 17 March 2023[42]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2013–14 Premier League 100000——10
2015–16 10411010—71
Total 204110100081
Brentford (loan) 2013–14 League One 200000——20
Brighton (loan) 2014–15 Championship 3261020——356
Porto 2016–17 Primeira Liga 80000000—80
Braga (loan) 2017–18 140003061—231
Vitória de Guimarães 2018–19 200201000—230
2019–20 218103052—3010
Total 418304052005310
Feyenoord 2020–21 Eredivisie 18000—4000220
2021–22 1000—10—20
Total 190004050002410
Famalicão 2021–22 Primeira Liga 1120000——112
Umm Salal 2022–23 Qatar Stars League 1640061——225
Shanghai Shenhua 2023 Chinese Super League 0000———00
Career total 13620811611430017425

Honours

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