João Rafael de Brito Teixeira (born 6 February 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente.

[3] He made his Primeira Liga debut on 6 March in a 2–0 loss at Académica de Coimbra as a 74th-minute substitute for Licá, and scored his first goal on 8 May in a 4–1 home win over neighbours Moreirense again from the bench.

[5] On 2 August 2016, Teixeira joined Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Football League Championship on a season-long loan,[6] making debut four days later as a substitute in a 2–2 draw at Rotherham United.

[12] He was sent off in the opening game of the season only six minutes after coming off the bench, for a high foot on Porto's Sérgio Oliveira in a 5–0 loss on the road; his penalty was upgraded from a yellow to red card by the video assistant referee.

[16] Teixeira scored twice on 26 August 2021 in a 3–0 win over Académico de Viseu and was the Liga Portugal 2 Player of the Month in January.

[17][18] Having scored and assisted eight goals each as Chaves won promotion in 2021–22, he made the league's Team of the Year and renewed his contract.