Bryan Teixeira

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Teixeira. "Jr." is a generational suffix.

Bryan Alberto Silva Teixeira Jr. (born 1 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Austrian club Sturm Graz. Born in France, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.

Bryan Teixeira

Personal information
Full name	Bryan Alberto Silva Teixeira Jr.
Date of birth	(2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Savigny-le-Temple, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Sturm Graz
Youth career
0000–2017	Fleury 91
2017–2018	Clermont
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Clermont II	22	(1)
2019–2022	Clermont	1	(0)
2020	→ Concarneau (loan)	5	(0)
2020–2021	→ Orléans (loan)	13	(0)
2021–2022	→ Austria Lustenau (loan)	23	(3)
2022–2023	Austria Lustenau	16	(6)
2023–	Sturm Graz	24	(0)
2024–2025	→ 1. FC Magdeburg (loan)	29	(2)
International career‡
2019	Cape Verde U20	1	(0)
2022–	Cape Verde	6	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:10, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Career

On 17 July 2019, Teixeira signed his first professional contract with Clermont.^[1] He made his professional debut with Clermont in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over on 2 November 2019.^[2]

He spent the second half of the 2019–20 season on loan at Concarneau. He made five appearances in Championnat National before the season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

In June 2020, he joined Orléans, newly relegated to Championnat National, on a season-long loan.^[3]

On 31 August 2021, he joined Austrian club Austria Lustenau on loan for the 2021–22 season.^[4] On 30 June 2022, Teixeira returned to Austria Lustenau on a permanent basis and signed a contract until the summer of 2024.^[5]

On 7 January 2023, Teixeira joined Sturm Graz on a contract until 2026.^[6] On 1 February 2024, Teixeira was loaned by 1. FC Magdeburg in Germany.^[7] The loan was extended for the 2024–25 season.^[8]

International career

Born in France, Teixeira is of Cape Verdean descent.^[9] He debuted with the Cape Verde national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Ecuador on 11 June 2022, coming on as a substitute.^[10]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 3 February 2024^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cape Verde	2022	2	0
	2023	4	0
	2024	2	1
Total		8	1

Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Teixeira goal.

List of international goals scored by Bryan Teixeira

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	22 January 2024	Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Egypt	2–2	2–2	2023 Africa Cup of Nations	[12]

Honours

Austria Lustenau

• Austrian Football Second League: 2021–22^[13]