About Joao Teixeira

João Rafael de Brito Teixeira (born 6 February 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for G.D. Chaves 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.

On 18 January 2014, he scored his first professional goal in a 2013–14 Segunda Liga game against Portimonense. 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.

International career
Teixeira represented Portugal at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

He represented Portugal at the 2014 Toulon Tournament.