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Crystal Palace USA sign veteran Val Teixeira

25 Feb, 2008

Crystal Palace Baltimore have announced the signing of Val Teixeira, a former Benfica Juniors player with over ten years of USL experience. The 30 year-old left-footed defender/midfielder is a native of Lisbon, Portugal. Teixeira turned professional with Benfica Juniors in 1994 at the age of just 16. The following year he moved to the US, signing with the Rhode Island Stingrays in the equivalent of USL-2. During his six years with the Stingrays, he was selected for the USL-2 All-League First Team. In his seven-year career in USL-2, Teixeira has played in 90 regular season games, logging 11 goals and five assists, and is expected to be a regular in the Crystal Palace Baltimore starting line-up this season.
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