Luciano Mendes Teixeira (born 10 October 1993) is a Guinea-Bissauan professional

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who plays for as a

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for Portuguese lower-league side Coruchense. Between 2010 and 2012, he made six appearances for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Club career

On 11 August 2012, Teixeira made his debut with

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in a

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match against Braga B where he played 72 minutes as a

and scored an

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at 63rd minute. He joined

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during the summer 2013. A year later, he moved to Chaves.

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* 1993 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Bissau-Guinean men's footballers Footballers from Bissau Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers Étoile Lusitana players Liga Portugal 2 players S.L. Benfica B players FC Metz players G.D. Chaves players Lusitano G.C. players Bissau-Guinean expatriate men's footballers Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Senegal Expatriate men's footballers in Senegal Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France {{GuineaBissau-footy-bio-stub