João Carlos Teixeira
Teixeira playing for Liverpool in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | João Carlos Vilaça Teixeira | ||
| Date of birth | January 18, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Braga, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Porto | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| 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 | (6) |
| 2016– | Porto | 4 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008–2009 | Portugal U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Portugal U17 | 2 | (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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:31, 3 February 2016 (UTC). |
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João Carlos Vilaça Teixeira (born 18 January 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club FC Porto.
Teixeira joined Sporting CP from hometown club Braga in 2004 and progressed through the youth teams. He began training with the first team and was given the number 46 shirt for the 2011–12 season. 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.
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. He had impressed Liverpool Academy manager Frank McParland with his performances in midfield for Sporting Lisbon against Liverpool during the 2011–12 NextGen Series. The move almost fell through due to a back injury, which resulted in Teixeira spending six months in a brace. Upon joining Liverpool, Teixeira was hailed as "the new Deco". 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. He made his first U21 appearance of the 2013–14 season on 2 September, scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Leicester City. He bagged his second goal in as many games when he scored Liverpool's fifth in a 5–0 rout of Tottenham Hotspur on 7 October.
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