Dionatan Teixeira

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Do Nascimento and the second or paternal family name is Teixeira.
Dionatan Teixeira

Teixeira with Dukla Banská Bystrica in 2013
Personal information
Full nameDionatan do Nascimento Teixeira[1]
Date of birth24 July 1992
Place of birthLondrina, Brazil
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Stoke City
Number23
Youth career
2006–2008Londrina
2008–2009Košice
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2012Košice2(0)
2011–2012→ Slovan Bratislava (loan)0(0)
2012Slovan Čeľadice
2012→ Baník Ružiná (loan)9(1)
2013–2014Dukla Banská Bystrica35(3)
2014–Stoke City1(0)
National team‡
Brazil U179(1)
2013–Slovakia U213(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:23, 22 February 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:52, 11 June 2014 (UTC)

Dionatan do Nascimento Teixeira (born 24 July 1992) is a Brazilian-born Slovak footballer who plays as a defender for Stoke City.

Teixeira began playing football with local side Londrina EC in Brazil before he was given the opportunity to play in Europe with Slovakian side MFK Košice in 2008. He played in the youth teams at Košice and went on trials with a number of clubs in England. A failure to gain a work permit ended any chances of him joining an English club and after playing on loan for Slovan Bratislava in 2011–12 he was released by Košice. After briefly playing amateur football he moved on to Baník Ružiná and then to Slovak Super Liga side Dukla Banská Bystrica. In 2013 Teixeira was granted Slovakian citizenship and after impressing Stoke City whilst on trial he joined them on a three-year contract in June 2014.

Career

Early career

Teixeira began his career with local team Londrina EC in his native Brazil.[3] At the age of 16 he decided to move into European football and earned a youth contract with Slovakian side MFK Košice.[3] In 2009 Teixeria went on trial with a number of English teams inducing Middlesbrough, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and Manchester City.[4]

He returned to Košice in April 2009 and made his first team debut on 18 April 2009 against MFK Dubnica.[5] After a lack of opportunity at Košice he went on loan to Slovan Bratislava for the 2011–12 season but spent his time in Bratislava playing in the B team. He left Košice in the summer of 2012 and after spending time playing for local amateur side Slovan Čeľadice he joined 2. Liga side Baník Ružiná. In March 2013 he joined Slovak Super Liga side Dukla Banská Bystrica.

In January 2014 Teixeira had a trial at Reading and at Stoke City in March 2014.[6]

Stoke City

On June 11 2014 he signed a three-year contract with Stoke City, with Chief Executive Tony Scholes saying — "We have been following Dionatan's progress for some time and we're delighted to have secured his services because there's no doubt he's a talented player with a great deal of potential."[7][8] Stoke manager Mark Hughes stated that whilst on trial Teixeira reminded him of Ryan Nelsen who played for Hughes at Blackburn Rovers. —"Dionatan came in on trial and I've done that before with the likes of Chris Samba and Ryan Nelsen, who we had the opportunity to bring in at Blackburn. When you can look at players close up you get a better impression of what their capabilities are. We did it with Dionatan and he looked really good".[9]

Teixeira's start to his Stoke City career was hampered after he broke his foot in training which ruled him out for most of the 2014–15 season.[10] He made his Premier League debut for Stoke on 21 February 2015, coming on as substitute in a 2–1 victory against Aston Villa.[11]

International career

Teixeira played with Brazil U-17 squad before gaining a Slovakian passport in August 2013.[12]

Style of play

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes described Teixeira as a left-sided centre-back who has a big physique but is mobile and compared him to Ryan Nelsen who played under Hughes at Blackburn.[9]

Career statistics

Teixeira playing for Dukla Banská Bystrica in 2013
As of 21 February 2015[13]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MFK Košice 2009–10 Slovak Super Liga 2000—20
2010–11 Slovak Super Liga 0000—00
2011–12 Slovak Super Liga 0000—00
Baník Ružiná 2012–13 Slovak 2. Liga 9100—91
Dukla Banská Bystrica 2012–13 Slovak Super Liga 13000—130
2013–14 Slovak Super Liga 22300—223
Stoke City 2014–15 Premier League 10000010
Career total 4740000474

References

  1. ↑ "In Profile: Dionatan Teixeira". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Dionatan Teixeira". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Meet the new promise of the base Avai". infoesporte.com.br. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  4. ↑ DIONATHAN NO MANCHESTER CITY ! 10.07.2009, jorgejr9.blogspot.com
  5. ↑ "Brazilian Nascimento Teixeira becomes youngest player in Slovak Premier league.". MFK Kosice. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Stoke City: Boy from Brazil checks in at the Brit". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Double Swoop Makes It Four". Stoke City FC. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Stoke complete signings of Mame Biram Diouf and Dionatan Teixeira". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Hughes hopes Dionatan Teixeria will be new Ryan Nelsen". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Injuries leave Potters with just TWO defenders in training in build-up for Burnley match". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Aston Villa 1-2 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Prvý Brazílčan za Slovensko!". Sport.sk. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Dionatan Teixeira". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 May 2014.

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