Yeltsin Tejeda

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

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Yeltsin Tejeda
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Tejeda playing for Costa Rica at the 2014 FIFA World Cup against Uruguay
Personal information
Full name Yeltsin Ignacio Tejeda Valverde
Date of birth (1992-03-17) March 17, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Limón, Costa Rica
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Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Evian
Number 8
Youth career
Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Saprissa 110 (5)
2014– Evian 51 (1)
International career‡
2008–2009 Costa Rica U17 9 (0)
2010–2011 Costa Rica U20 13 (0)
2011– Costa Rica 31 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 August 2015

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 2 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, 2014 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

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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Yeltsin Tejeda – FIFA competition record

External links

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