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 | Gimnàstic | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2000 | 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) |
| 2012–2015 | Espanyol | 12 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Alavés (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2015– | Gimnàstic | 69 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Spain U17 | 2 | (1) |
| 2013– | Catalonia | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 June 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 January 2013 | |||
Sergio Tejera Rodríguez (born 28 May 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Gimnàstic de Tarragona 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 deal.[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 away loss against Real Zaragoza.[4]
In the 2012 summer, Tejera returned to Espanyol as Javi Márquez moved in the opposite direction. He scored his first goal in the top flight on 2 September, netting his team's second in a 2–3 defeat at Levante UD.[5]
On 29 January 2014, after receiving no playing time during the campaign, Tejera was loaned to Deportivo Alavés until June.[6] On 4 August, after featuring regularly, his loan was extended for one year.[7]
On 8 July 2015, Tejera terminated his contract with the Pericos[8] and moved to neighbouring Gimnàstic de Tarragona hours later.[9]
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 FC, 12 May 2014
- ↑ Gift for Gabi; ESPN Soccernet, 7 November 2010
- ↑ Remontada granota para hundir más al Espanyol (Grana comeback to sink Espanyol more); Diario AS, 3 September 2012 (in Spanish)
- ↑ El Deportivo Alavés cierra la cesión de Sergio Tejera (Deportivo Alavés completes the loan of Sergio Tejera); Deportivo Alavés, 29 January 2014 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Sergio Tejera llega cedido hasta final de temporada (Sergio Tejera arrives on loan until the end of the season); Deportivo Alavés, 4 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Rescisió de contracte de Tejera (Tejera's contract rescision); RCD Espanyol, 8 July 2015 (in Catalan)
- ↑ El Nàstic ficha a Sergio Tejera (Nàstic signs Sergio Tejera); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 8 July 2015 (in Spanish)
External links
- Gimnàstic official profile (in Spanish)
- Sergio Tejera at BDFutbol
- Sergio Tejera – FIFA competition record
- Sergio Tejera at Soccerway