David Texeira

César David Texeira Torres (born 27 February 1991) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Moreirense.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Texeira and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
David Texeira
Personal information
Full name César David Texeira Torres[1]
Date of birth (1991-02-27) 27 February 1991
Place of birth Salto, Uruguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Moreirense
Number 9
Youth career
Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Defensor Sporting 22 (6)
2011–2014 Groningen 65 (14)
2014–2015 FC Dallas 41 (10)
2016 Sivasspor 15 (2)
2016–2018 Vitória Guimarães 21 (5)
2018 AEL Limassol 11 (4)
2018– Moreirense 19 (4)
National team‡
2010–2011 Uruguay U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 August 2011

Club career

Defensor Sporting

Texeira started his career playing with Defensor Sporting a top club in Uruguay, where he made his debut in the first team against Rampla Juniors on 30 February 2010.

FC Groningen

In August 2011, he was transferred to FC Groningen. He made his Eredivisie debut on 11 September 2011 against SC Heerenveen, and scored his first goal with the new club against AZ in the 2010–11 KNVB Cup. During the January transfer window, Texeira was heavily linked with a move to Liverpool, which would have seen him join up with national teammates Sebastián Coates and Luis Suárez.[3] These rumours turned out to be false and Texeira stayed at Groningen. In the 2012–13 season, he played in midfield and ended the season with 29 appearances and five goals.

FC Dallas

Texeira was acquired by FC Dallas of Major League Soccer on 21 February 2014. He joined as a Designated Player, on an undisclosed contract.[4] He made his debut on 16 March in a 1–1 draw at Sporting Kansas City, replacing Mauro Díaz for the last 12 minutes; he won the free kick that led to his team's late equaliser.[5] In his first season, he scored four times as the team reached the Western Conference semi-finals, including two in a 3–1 home win against Seattle Sounders FC on 24 September.[6]

In his second season, Texeira scored in home and away wins over the Houston Dynamo in the Texas derby, including two on 4 October 2015 in a 4–1 win at the Toyota Stadium.[7] The team lost the Conference final to the Portland Timbers, with Texeira scoring once in the 5–3 aggregate loss.[8]

Return to Europe

In January 2016, Texeira returned to European football by joining Sivasspor of the Turkish Süper Lig.[9] Unemployed during the summer, he signed for Vitória S.C. of Portugal's Primeira Liga on 10 September.[10] He was a 57th-minute substitute for Ghislain Konan in the 2017 Taça de Portugal Final, a 2–1 loss to S.L. Benfica.[11]

After 25 games and six total goals for the team from Guimarães, Texeira was allowed to leave by manager Pedro Martins in January 2018 and headed for AEL Limassol in the Cypriot First Division.[12] On 26 July that year he returned to the city, signing a two-year deal with Moreirense F.C. including the option of a third.[13]

International career

He has been capped by the Uruguay national under-20 football team for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

[14]

Club Season League Domestic League Domestic Cups Continental Cups Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Defensor Sporting 2009–10 Uruguayan Primera División 20----20
2010–11 Uruguayan Primera División 186--10196
2011–12 Uruguayan Primera División 20----20
FC Groningen 2011–12 Eredivisie 30811--319
FC Groningen 2012–13 Eredivisie 29510--305
FC Groningen 2013–14 Eredivisie 61----61
FC Dallas 2014 Major League Soccer 194----194
FC Dallas 2015 Major League Soccer 22612--73
Total Career10624331010925

International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result CompetitionRef[14]
1.7 July 2011Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa, Campinas, Brazil Saudi Arabia2–03–0Friendly
2.11 July 2011Complejo Uruguay Celeste, Canelones, Uruguay Guatemala3–07–0Friendly
3.13 July 2011Estadio Juan Antonio Lavalleja, Flores, Uruguay Guatemala1–02–0Friendly

References
  1. "César David Texeira Torres" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. "David Texeira's profile" (in Spanish).
  3. "Liverpool open talks over FC Groningen striker David Texeira". Metro. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  4. "FC Dallas sign Uruguayan youth international David Texeira to young Designated Player contract". Major League Soccer. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  5. Hunt, Steve (18 March 2014). "David Texeira's MLS debut goes well; Veteran center back gets surprise start for FC Dallas". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. "Texeira Leads FC Dallas Past Seattle 3-1". CBS. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. Callaghan, Shane. "Result: David Texeira at the double as Dallas crush Houston Dynamo". Sports Mole. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. "MLS Western Conference final: Late strike gives Timbers two-goal lead over FC Dallas". The Guardian. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  9. "David Texeira vertrekt naar Sivasspor" [David Texeira signs for Sivasspor] (in Dutch). Boerenmacht. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  10. "David Teixeira é reforço do Vitória" [David Texeira is Vitória addition]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 10 September 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  11. "Benfica-V. Guimarães, 2-1". Record (in Portuguese). 28 May 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  12. "Texeira já não é jogador do Vitória e é reforço do AEL Limassol" [Texeira is no longer a Vitória player and is an addition to AEL Limassol] (in Portuguese). Mais Guimarães. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  13. "David Texeira regressa a Portugal para jogar no Moreirense" [David Texeira returns to Portugal to play for Moreirense] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  14. "David Texeira". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
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