Sergio Tejera

Sergio Tejera

Personal information
Full name	Sergio Tejera Rodríguez
Date of birth	(1990-05-28) 28 May 1990
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Gimnàstic
Number	23
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)
2012–2015	Espanyol	12	(1)
2014–2015	→ Alavés (loan)	22	(1)
2015–	Gimnàstic	4	(0)
International career‡
2005	Spain U16	1	(0)
2007	Spain U17	2	(1)
2013–	Catalonia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 January 2013

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

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. 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. On 24 July, the Balearic Islands side exercised its buying option on the player and signed him to a four-year contract.

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.

In the 2012 summer Tejera returned to Espanyol, as Javi Márquez moved in the opposite direction. He scored his first goal in the main category on 2 September, netting his team's second in a 2–3 defeat at Levante UD.

On 29 January 2014, after receiving no playing time during the campaign, Tejera was loaned to Deportivo Alavés until June. On 4 August, after featuring regularly, his loan was extended for one year.

On 8 July 2015 Tejera rescinded his link with the Pericos, and moved to neighbouring Gimnàstic de Tarragona hours later.

Honours

Spain U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: Runner-up 2007

External links

• Gimnàstic official profile (Spanish)
• Sergio Tejera profile at BDFutbol
• Sergio Tejera – FIFA competition record
• Sergio Tejera at Soccerway