Eric Veiga (born 18 February 1997) is a Luxembourgish professional
footballer who plays as a
left-back or
midfielder. He most recently played for
Liga Portugal 2 club
Vilafranquense.
Club career
In 2015, Veiga joined the under-19 side of German club
Eintracht Braunschweig
Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...
from the youth of
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, t ...
. On 3 March 2016, he made his debut for
Eintracht Braunschweig II in the
Regionalliga Nord.
In July 2019, Veiga moved to Portuguese club
C.D. Aves, starting for the club's U23-squad.
International career
Veiga represented both Luxembourg and Portugal at youth level. On 18 May 2016, he was called up to the
Luxembourg senior national team by
Luc Holtz
Luc Holtz (born 14 June 1969) is a Luxembourgish former international football player. He was the manager of the Luxembourg national under-21 football team. He is currently the manager of the Luxembourg national football team, succeeding Guy Hel ...
for a match against
Nigeria, but did not play. Veiga made his debut for Luxembourg on 2 September 2016 in a friendly against
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
.
References
External links
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Profile at the official website of
FPF
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1997 births
Living people
Footballers from Luxembourg City
Luxembourgian men's footballers
Luxembourg men's international footballers
Luxembourg men's youth international footballers
Portuguese men's footballers
Portugal men's youth international footballers
Luxembourgian people of Portuguese descent
Men's association football midfielders
C.D. Aves players
Eintracht Braunschweig II players
U.D. Vilafranquense players
Primeira Liga players
Regionalliga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Luxembourgian expatriate men's footballers
Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany