Sergio Tejera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Tejera Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Alavés (on loan from Espanyol) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Damm | |||
| 2000–2006 | Espanyol | ||
| 2006–2009 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Mallorca B (loan) | 19 | (6) |
| 2009–2011 | Mallorca B | 23 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Mallorca | 31 | (0) |
| 2012– | Espanyol | 12 | (1) |
| 2014– | → Alavés (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Spain U17 | 2 | (1) |
| 2013– | Catalonia | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Sergio Tejera Rodríguez (born 28 May 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Deportivo Alavés on loan from RCD Espanyol as a central midfielder.
Football career
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Tejera joined local RCD Espanyol's youth ranks in 2000, aged 10. Six years later, he was spotted by Chelsea scout Frank Arnesen during a match with the Spanish under-15s, signing with the London club in late March.[1] During his spell with the Blues, he appeared in 22 matches for the reserves and scored once.
In the last days of the 2009 January transfer window, Chelsea agreed to loan Tejera to RCD Mallorca in his country.[2] On 24 July, the Balearic Islands side exercised its buying option on the player and signed him to a four-year contract.[3]
Tejera spent the vast majority of his first seasons with Mallorca with the B-team, in the third division. On 7 November 2010 he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, playing 11 minutes in a 2–3 loss at Real Zaragoza.[4]
In the 2012 summer Tejera returned to Espanyol, as Javi Márquez moved in the opposite direction.
Honours
- Spain U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup: Runner-up 2007
References
- ↑ Chelsea 'agree deal for Tejera'; BBC Sport, 21 March 2006
- ↑ Blues youngster joins Mallorca; Sky Sports, 2 February 2009
- ↑ Tejera joins Mallorca; Chelsea's official website, 12 May 2014
- ↑ Gift for Gabi; ESPN Soccernet, 7 November 2010
External links
- Mallorca official profile
- BDFutbol profile
- Sergio Tejera – FIFA competition record
- Soccerway profile
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