David Texeira

David Texeira
Personal information
Full name	César David Texeira Torres
Date of birth	27 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Salto, Uruguay
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Dallas Sidekicks
Number	99
Youth career
	Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2011	Defensor Sporting
2011–2014	Groningen
2014–2015	FC Dallas
2016	Sivasspor
2016–2018	Vitória Guimarães
2018	AEL Limassol
2018–2020	Moreirense
2021–2022	Chattanooga Red Wolves
2024–	Dallas Sidekicks
International career‡
2010–2011	Uruguay U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 August 2011

César David Texeira Torres (born 27 February 1991) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Dallas Sidekicks in the Major Arena Soccer League.

Club career

Defensor Sporting

Texeira started his career playing with Defensor Sporting a top club in Uruguay, where he made his debut in the first team against Rampla Juniors on 30 February 2010.

FC Groningen

In August 2011, he was transferred to FC Groningen. He made his Eredivisie debut on 11 September 2011 against SC Heerenveen, and scored his first goal with the new club against AZ in the 2010–11 KNVB Cup. During the January transfer window, Texeira was heavily linked with a move to Liverpool, which would have seen him join up with national teammates Sebastián Coates and Luis Suárez.^[3] These rumours turned out to be false and Texeira stayed at Groningen. In the 2012–13 season, he played in midfield and ended the season with 29 appearances and five goals.

FC Dallas

Texeira was acquired by FC Dallas of Major League Soccer on 21 February 2014. He joined as a Designated Player, on an undisclosed contract.^[4] He made his debut on 16 March in a 1–1 draw at Sporting Kansas City, replacing Mauro Díaz for the last 12 minutes; he won the free kick that led to his team's late equaliser.^[5] In his first season, he scored four times as the team reached the Western Conference semi-finals, including two in a 3–1 home win against Seattle Sounders FC on 24 September.^[6]

In his second season, Texeira scored in home and away wins over the Houston Dynamo in the Texas derby, including two on 4 October 2015 in a 4–1 win at the Toyota Stadium.^[7] The team lost the Conference final to the Portland Timbers, with Texeira scoring once in the 5–3 aggregate loss.^[8]

Return to Europe

In January 2016, Texeira returned to European football by joining Sivasspor of the Turkish Süper Lig.^[9] Unemployed during the summer, he signed for Vitória S.C. of Portugal's Primeira Liga on 10 September.^[10] He was a 57th-minute substitute for Ghislain Konan in the 2017 Taça de Portugal Final, a 2–1 loss to S.L. Benfica.^[11]

After 25 games and six total goals for the team from Guimarães, Texeira was allowed to leave by manager Pedro Martins in January 2018 and headed for AEL Limassol in the Cypriot First Division.^[12] On 26 July that year he returned to the city, signing a two-year deal with Moreirense F.C. including the option of a third.^[13]

Return to the United States

On 24 September 2021, Texeira returned to the United States, joining third-tier USL League One side Chattanooga Red Wolves.^[14]

Texeira joined Major Arena Soccer League club Dallas Sidekicks in January 2024.^[15]

International career

He has been capped by the Uruguay national under-20 football team for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

^[16]

Club	Season	League	Domestic League		Domestic Cups		Continental Cups		Total
Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Defensor Sporting	2009–10	Uruguayan Primera División	2	0	-	-	-	-	2	0
	2010–11	Uruguayan Primera División	18	6	-	-	1	0	19	6
	2011–12	Uruguayan Primera División	2	0	-	-	-	-	2	0
FC Groningen	2011–12	Eredivisie	30	8	1	1	-	-	31	9
FC Groningen	2012–13	Eredivisie	29	5	1	0	-	-	30	5
FC Groningen	2013–14	Eredivisie	6	1	-	-	-	-	6	1
FC Dallas	2014	Major League Soccer	19	4	-	-	-	-	19	4
FC Dallas	2015	Major League Soccer	22	6	1	2	-	-	7	3
Total	Career		106	24	3	3	1	0	109	25

International goals


No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 July 2011	Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa, Campinas, Brazil	Saudi Arabia	2–0	3–0	Friendly
2.	11 July 2011	Complejo Uruguay Celeste, Canelones, Uruguay	Guatemala	3–0	7–0	Friendly
3.	13 July 2011	Estadio Juan Antonio Lavalleja, Flores, Uruguay	Guatemala	1–0	2–0	Friendly