Joao Carlos Teixeira

Joao Carlos Vilaca Teixeira (born 18 January 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Feyenoord Rotterdam.

After developing at S.C. 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 50 Primeira Liga appearances for Braga, FC Porto and Vitoria de Guimaraes.

Club Career

Sporting CP

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 Zurich 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. 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. 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.

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.

Amidst interest from Bologna, Teixeira joined League One side Brentford on 1

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