Pedro Teixeira (footballer)

Pedro Teixeira
Personal information
Full name Daniel Pedro Martinho Teixeira
Date of birth (1998-09-07) September 7, 1998
Place of birth Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Young Boys
Number 27
Youth career
2008-2016 Xamax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016-2017 Xamax 27 (7)
2017- Young Boys 0 (0)
National team‡
2016 Switzerland U19 1 (0)
2017 Switzerland U20 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2018

Daniel Pedro Martinho Teixeira (born 7 September 1998), better known as just Pedro Teixeira, is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the club Young Boys in the Swiss Super League.

Professional career

Teixeira joined his local club Neuchâtel Xamax at the age of 10.[1] After a successful debut season with Xamax in the Swiss Challenge League, Teixeira signed a 4-year contract with BSC Young Boys on 30 August 2017.[2] Teixeira made his professional debut in a 2-1 2017–18 UEFA Europa League win over KF Skënderbeu Korçë on 7 December 2017.[3]

International career

Teixeira was born in Switzerland to Portuguese parents, and is a one-time international for the Switzerland U19s, and most recently represented the Switzerland U20s.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Option-Web.ch. "Pedro Teixeira zu Young Boys".
  2. ↑ bscyb.ch. "Die Young Boys holen Pedro Teixeira - NEWS - BSC YOUNG BOYS - OFFIZIELLE INTERNETSEITE". www.bscyb.ch.
  3. ↑ UEFA.com. "UEFA Europa League - Young Boys-Skënderbeu". UEFA.com.
  4. ↑ "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". www.football.ch.
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