César David Texeira Torres (born 27 February 1991) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for the Dallas Sidekicks in the

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Club career

Defensor Sporting

Texeira started his career playing with

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a top club in Uruguay, where he made his debut in the first team against

Rampla Juniors Rampla Juniors Fútbol Club, commonly known as Rampla Juniors, is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The team was actively playing the 2021 season by January 2021. In their home stadium, Rampla won the Uruguayan championship in 1927. I ...

on 30 February 2010.

FC Groningen

In August 2011, he was transferred to

FC Groningen Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, Groningen (province), Groningen province. Founded in 1971 as the successor of GVAV-Rapiditas, GVAV, Groningen compete in the Eredivisie, the first t ...

. He made his

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debut on 11 September 2011 against

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, and scored his first goal with the new club against AZ in the

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. During the January transfer window, Texeira was heavily linked with a move to

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, which would have seen him join up with national teammates

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and

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. 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

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on 21 February 2014. He joined as a Designated Player, on an undisclosed contract. He made his debut on 16 March in a 1–1 draw at

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, replacing

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for the last 12 minutes; he won the free kick that led to his team's late equaliser. 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

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on 24 September. In his second season, Texeira scored in home and away wins over the

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in the

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, including two on 4 October 2015 in a 4–1 win at the Toyota Stadium. The team lost the Conference final to the

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, with Texeira scoring once in the 5–3 aggregate loss.

Return to Europe

In January 2016, Texeira returned to European football by joining

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of the Turkish

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. Unemployed during the summer, he signed for

Vitória S.C. Vitória Sport Clube, popularly known as Vitória de Guimarães or sometimes just Vitória, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Guimarães that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football, at the Est ...

of Portugal's

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on 10 September. He was a 57th-minute substitute for Ghislain Konan in the

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, a 2–1 loss to

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. After 25 games and six total goals for the team from

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, Texeira was allowed to leave by manager Pedro Martins in January 2018 and headed for

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...

in the

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. 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.

Return to the United States

On 24 September 2021, Texeira returned to the United States, joining third-tier

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side

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. Texeira joined

club Dallas Sidekicks in January 2024.

International career

He has been capped by the

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for the

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Career statistics

Club

International goals

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Texeira, David 1991 births Living people Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Defensor Sporting players FC Groningen players FC Dallas players Sivasspor footballers Vitória S.C. players AEL Limassol players Moreirense F.C. players Chattanooga Red Wolves SC players Uruguayan Primera División players Eredivisie players Major League Soccer players Süper Lig players Primeira Liga players Cypriot First Division players USL League One players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Designated Players (MLS) Men's association football forwards Footballers from Salto, Uruguay