Ricardo Jorge Martins Teixeira (born 7 June 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Leixões, on loan from Benfica B.

Career

Teixeira is a youth product of the academies of Alfa AC and Leixões. He began his senior career with Leixões in the Liga Portugal 2 in 2021. He made his professional debut with Leixões in a 2-1 league match against Académica de Coimbra on 22 May 2021. On 2 September 2022, he transferred to Benfica B for €300,000, signing a contract until 2026.

Ricardo Teixeira (footballer)

Honours

Individual

Liga Portugal 2 Defender of the Month: August 2022

References

External links

2001 births

Living people

Footballers from Porto

Portuguese men's footballers

Men's association football defenders

Men's association football central defenders

Liga Portugal 2 players

Leixões S.C. players

S.L. Benfica B players

Ricardo Teixeira (footballer)