Yeltsin Tejeda

Yeltsin Ignacio Tejeda Valverde (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈʝeltsin teˈxeða]; born 17 March 1992) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga FPD club Herediano, which he captains, and the Costa Rica national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tejeda and the second or maternal family name is Valverde.

Yeltsin Tejeda

Tejeda with Costa Rica at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Yeltsin Ignacio Tejeda Valverde[1]
Date of birth	(1992-03-17) March 17, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Limón, Costa Rica
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Herediano
Number	10
Youth career
	Saprissa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Saprissa	110	(5)
2014–2016	Evian	53	(1)
2016–2018	Lausanne-Sport	28	(1)
2019–	Herediano	84	(5)
International career‡
2008–2009	Costa Rica U17	9	(0)
2010–2011	Costa Rica U20	13	(0)
2011–	Costa Rica	78	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:22, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

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

After Costa Rica's campaign at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Tejeda traveled to the United Kingdom to sign with Swansea City, but the club halted the negotiations, and Tejeda instead traveled to France.^[3] On 22 August 2014, then-Ligue 1 club Evian announced that Tejeda had signed a four-year contract.^[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 19 September 2014 in a 2–1 loss to Bordeaux.^[5] During the winter transfer window, Tejeda was joined by his countryman and former Saprissa teammate David Ramírez.^[6] The team was relegated to Ligue 2 at the end of the season.^[7]

Lausanne-Sport

In July 2016 Tejeda joined Swiss club Lausanne-Sport on a three-year contract.^[8]

Herediano

In January 2019 Tejeda returned to Costa Rica, signing with Herediano.^[9] He signed a two-year contract extension with the club in October 2021.^[10]

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.^[1]

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.^[11] He also played at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana and 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[12]

In November 2022, Tejeda was named to Costa Rica's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[13] On December 1 in Costa Rica's final group stage game, he scored his first goal for Costa Rica against Germany in a 4–2 defeat.^[14]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 28 March 2023^[15]

Costa Rica
Year	Apps	Goals
2011	2	0
2012	6	0
2013	10	0
2014	12	0
2015	4	0
2016	5	0
2017	7	0
2018	6	0
2019	0	0
2020	3	0
2021	10	0
2022	11	1
2023	2	0
Total	78	1

As of match played 1 December 2022

Costa Rica score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tejeda goal.

List of international goals scored by Yeltsin Tejeda

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	1 December 2022	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar	76	Germany	1–1	2–4	2022 FIFA World Cup	[16]

References

1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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. Monge, Alejandro (6 March 2021). "Yeltsin Tejeda relata su fichaje fallido con club de la Premier League". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
4. "Tejeda sengage pour 4 ans". Evian Thonon Gaillard. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
5. "Bordeaux beat Evian to climb top of Ligue 1". ESPN.com. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
6. Vargas, Dinia (13 January 2015). "Ramírez jugará en el Evian". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
7. Masís, Fiorella (16 May 2015). "Evian de Yeltsin Tejeda y David Ramírez firmó su descenso en Francia". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
8. "YELTSIN TEJEDA S'ENGAGE AVEC LAUSANNE POUR 3 SAISONS". 16 July 2022.|
9. "Yeltsin Tejeda jugará para Herediano". YouTube. 24 January 2019.
10. Jimenez, Cristian (8 October 2021). "Yeltsin Tejeda renovó con Herediano hasta 2023".
11. Yeltsin Tejeda – FIFA competition record (archived)
12. "Costa Rica national team World Cup squad: Oscar Ramirez names 23-man roster featuring Keylor Navas, six MLS players". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
13. "Suarez names Costa Rica squad for Qatar 2022".
14. "Germany beat Costa Rica but crash out of World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
15. "Yeltsin Tejeda". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
16. "Costa Rica 2–4 Germany: Four-time champions out of World Cup despite victory over Costa Rica". BBC Sport. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

External links

• Yeltsin Tejeda at National-Football-Teams.com
• Yeltsin Tejeda at Soccerway