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Biography
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.
Club career
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. In February 2016, he joined Vitória de Guimarães on a season-long loan deal.
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.
After falling out of favour with newly appointed Wolves manager Paul Lambert, Teixeira's loan was cut short and he instead joined Nottingham Forest on loan 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.
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 January 2017
| Club | Season | Domestic League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 37 | 4 | — | — | — | 37 | 4 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 80 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 6 | |
| Benfica | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vitória de Guimarães (loan) | 2015–16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 2016–17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| Career total | 102 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 9 | |
Honours
- Cosme Damião Award - Revelation of the Year: 2014
- "Jorge Jesus recebe Galardão Cosme Damião" [Jorge Jesus receives Galardão Cosme Damião] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
Revelação: João Teixeira, Equipa B