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Rafael Tejada (born 12 March 2003) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primera División club FAS and the El Salvador national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Antonio Tejada Linares[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Ana, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FAS | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2021 | Los Angeles FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Las Vegas Lights | 3 | (0) |
| 2023- | FAS | 54 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023- | El Salvador U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023- | El Salvador | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024 | |||
Rafael Tejada would begin his career with the Los Angeles FC youth academy. He would start his senior career with Los Angeles FC affiliate Las Vegas Lights FC ahead of the 2022 USL Championship season.[3] He would make his debut for Las Vegas Lights on 20 August 2022 against Sacramento Republic in a 2–1 win.[4] He would finish the 2022 season with 3 appearances.[5]
Youth career
Rafael Tejada began his international career representing the El Salvador U23 team in a friendly match against Honduras U23 ahead of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.[6] He would make 4 appearances in the tournament as El Salvador would end in fourth place, loosing the bronze medal match to Honduras.[7]
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