Number 10 Height 1.78 m Date joined 2014 (S.L. Benfica) | Playing position Weight 68 kg | |
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Full name João Rafael de Brito Teixeira Date of birth (1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 23) Similar Hélder Costa, Sílvio Manuel Pereira, Danny Batth, Conor Coady, Ivan Cavaleiro | ||
João Rafael de Brito Teixeira (born 6 February 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for English club Nottingham Forest, on loan from Benfica, as a midfielder. He is a Portugal U21 international.
Contents
- Benfica
- Loan to Vitria de Guimares
- Loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Loan to Nottingham Forest
- International career
- Career statistics
- Honours
- References
Benfica
On 13 January 2013, Teixeira made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2012–13 game against Sporting 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. 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 Bayern Leverkusen on 9 December 2014.
On 13 July 2015, he renewed his contract with Benfica until 2021.
Loan to Vitória de Guimarães
In February 2016, he joined Vitória de Guimarães on a season-long loan deal.
Loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers
On 2 August 2016, he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Football League Championship on a season-long loan, making debut four days later as a substitute in a 2–2 draw at Rotherham United. He scored his first two goals for the club on 24 September, in a 3–1 win against Brentford.
Loan to Nottingham Forest
After falling out of favour with newly appointed Wolves manager Paul Lambert, Teixeira was sub-loaned to Nottingham Forest until the end of the season. He made 20 appearances and scored 2 goals in all competitions for Wolves.
International career
Teixeira represented Portugal at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
He represented Portugal at the 2014 Toulon Tournament.