Pedro Teixeira (footballer)

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 Kriens on loan from Young Boys.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Martinho and the second or paternal family name is Teixeira.
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 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Left midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 Kriens
(on loan from 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)
2019 → Rapperswil-Jona (loan) 15 (3)
2019– → Kriens (loan) 11 (0)
National team‡
2016 Switzerland U19 1 (0)
2017 Switzerland U20 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:32, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

Professional career

Teixeira joined his local club Neuchâtel Xamax at the age of 10.[2] 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.[3] Teixeira made his professional debut in a 2-1 2017–18 UEFA Europa League win over KF Skënderbeu Korçë on 7 December 2017.[4]

He was loaned out to FC Rapperswil-Jona on 15 January 2019 for the rest of the season.[5]

On 12 September 2019, Teixeira joined Swiss Challenge League side Kriens on a season-long loan deal.[6]

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.[7]

References
  1. Pedro Teixeira, Midfielder, BSC Young Boys - Leagues, goalnoise.com
  2. Option-Web.ch. "Pedro Teixeira zu Young Boys".
  3. bscyb.ch. "Die Young Boys holen Pedro Teixeira - NEWS - BSC YOUNG BOYS - OFFIZIELLE INTERNETSEITE". www.bscyb.ch.
  4. UEFA.com. "UEFA Europa League - Young Boys-Skënderbeu". UEFA.com.
  5. Tinte trocken – Pedro Texeira kommt von YB!, fcrj.ch, 15 January 2019
  6. "Pedro Teixeira wechselt ins Kleinfeld" (in German). SC Kriens. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  7. "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". www.football.ch.


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