to have an operation, before undergoing rehabilitation at former club Académica; as Albion promoted to the Premier League, he contributed with five goals in 30 games. On 31 January 2010, having appeared scarcely for WBA following his return from injury, Teixeira joined fellow division two club Barnsley, on loan until the rest of the season. Later career On 22 June 2010, aged nearly 30, Teixeira joined Ukrainian side Metalurh Donetsk on a two-year contract, after being granted a free transfer from West Bromwich– he teamed up at the club with compatriots China and Mário Sérgio. In February of the following year, however, he was loaned to FC Brașov in Romania, for six-months. Teixeira continued in Romania and its Liga I for the 2011–12 season, signing for Rapid București. He was released from his contract after the club entered administration, and moved to the United Arab Emirates with Al-Shaab. Teixeira returned to Romania in the summer of 2013, joining Petrolul Ploiești. He scored seven league goals in 29 games in his debut campaign, helping his new team to the third position with the subsequent qualification to the UEFA Europa League; on 7 August 2014 he opened the scoring against Viktoria Plzeň, contributing to 4–1 away win for the third qualifying round of the Europa League (5–2 on aggregate). On 23 June 2017, after spending the preceding two seasons with Astra Giurgiu where he won the national title, Teixeira signed a one-year contract with FCSB. He netted his first competitive goal on 25 July, his header helping to a 2–2 home draw to Viktoria Plzeň for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League; he scored again in the second leg, a 4–1 victory where he also obtained a penalty. Career statistics Club Honours West Bromwich Albion Championship: 2007–08 Astra Giurgiu Liga I: 2015–16 Supercupa României: 2016 Cupa României runner-up: 2016–17 Portugal UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 1999 References External links 1980 births Living people French people of Portuguese descent Sportspeople from Boulogne-Billancourt Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players F.C. Felgueiras players U.D. Leiria players Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players FC Istres players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Ukrainian Premier League players FC Metalurh Donetsk players Liga I players FC Brașov (1936) players FC Rapid București players