João Teixeira Almeida

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.

Club career

Metz Teixeira is a youth product of Metz, joining the French club when he was twelve years old. He started his football career at the French club's second team, in the summer of 2014. 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. In August 2018, he moved to Moldovan National Division side Zimbru Chișinău. On 26 August, Teixeira scored his first goal for Zimbru in a 1–0 victory over Speranța Nisporeni.

Politehnica Iași In February 2019, after only half a year with Zimbru Chișinău, Teixeira moved to Romanian Liga I club Politehnica Iași. On 10 March, he made his debut for Politehnica Iași in a 2–0 league loss against Voluntari.

Oleksandriya In the summer of 2019, Teixeira moved to Ukrainian Premier League club Oleksandriya.

Jeunesse Esch On 27 June 2023, João Teixeira signed a contract with Jeunesse Esch in the BGL Ligue.

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