Yeltsin Tejeda
Yeltsin Ignacio Tejeda Valverde (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈʝeltsin teˈxeða]; born 17 March 1992) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Liga FPD club Herediano and the Costa Rica national team.
![]() Tejeda with Costa Rica at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yeltsin Ignacio Tejeda Valverde[1] | ||
Date of birth | 17 March 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Limón, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Herediano | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Saprissa | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Saprissa | 110 | (5) |
2014–2016 | Evian | 53 | (1) |
2016–2018 | Lausanne-Sport | 28 | (1) |
2018– | Herediano | 84 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
2008–2009 | Costa Rica U17 | 9 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Costa Rica U20 | 13 | (0) |
2011– | Costa Rica | 68 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:39, 25 March 2022 (UTC) |
He is named after the first President of Russia Boris Yeltsin.[2]
Club career
Saprissa
Tejeda began his career with Saprissa in 2011 scoring one goal against San Carlos. In the 2014 Verano season, Tejeda was named the captain of the team.
International career
Tejeda was selected in Costa Rica's squad for the 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and he was named in the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He played for his country at the 2009 FIFA U-17 and 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cups.[1]
He officially debuted in the senior Costa Rica national football team on 11 December 2011 in a friendly match against Cuba, in Havana and has, as of November 2014, earned a total of 30 caps, scoring no goals. Tejeda was a key part during Costa Rica's successful qualification to the 2014 FIFA World Cup and during the finals tournament.[5] He also played at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana and 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6]
Career statistics
International
- As of 7 October 2021[7]
Costa Rica | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2011 | 2 | 0 |
2012 | 6 | 0 |
2013 | 10 | 0 |
2014 | 12 | 0 |
2015 | 4 | 0 |
2016 | 5 | 0 |
2017 | 7 | 0 |
2018 | 6 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 3 | 0 |
2021 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 61 | 0 |
References
- "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- Nesyn, Evgeny (1 June 2014). На чемпионат мира по футболу в Бразилию поедет Ельцин. KP.RU (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- "Tejeda sengage pour 4 ans". Evian Thonon Gaillard. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- "Bordeaux beat Evian to climb top of Ligue 1". ESPN.com. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- Yeltsin Tejeda – FIFA competition record (archived)
- "Costa Rica national team World Cup squad: Oscar Ramirez names 23-man roster featuring Keylor Navas, six MLS players". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- "Yeltsin Tejeda". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
External links
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