Yeltsin Tejeda

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Tejeda and the second or maternal family name is Valverde.
Yeltsin Tejeda

Tejeda playing for Costa Rica at the 2014 FIFA World Cup against Uruguay
Personal information
Full nameYeltsin Ignacio Tejeda Valverde
Date of birthMarch 17, 1992
Place of birthLimón, Costa Rica
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Evian
Number8
Youth career
Saprissa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–2014Saprissa110(5)
2014–Evian24(1)
National team‡
2008–2009Costa Rica U179(0)
2010–2011Costa Rica U2013(0)
2011–Costa Rica30(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2014

Yeltsin Ignacio Tejeda Valverde[1] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈʝeltsin teˈxeða]; born March 17, 1992) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for French club Evian in Ligue 1 and the Costa Rica National Team.

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.

Evian F.C.

On August 22, the club announced Tejeda has signed a four-year contract with the club.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 19 September 2014 in a 2-1 loss to Bordeaux.[4]

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.[5]

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.

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players - FIFA.com" (PDF). The Official Website of the FIFA World Cup - Fifa.com. FIFA. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Nesyn, Evgeny (1 June 2014). На чемпионат мира по футболу в Бразилию поедет Ельцин. KP.RU (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Tejeda sengage pour 4 ans". Evian Thonon Gaillard. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bordeaux beat Evian to climb top of Ligue 1". ESPN.com. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Yeltsin Tejeda – FIFA competition record

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