Yeltsin Ignacio Tejeda Valverde (; born 17 March 1992) is a Costa Rican professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Herediano, which he

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, and the Costa Rica national team. He is named after the first

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Club career

Saprissa

Tejeda began his career with

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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

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, Tejeda traveled to the United Kingdom to sign with

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, but the club halted the negotiations, and Tejeda instead traveled to France. On 22 August 2014, then-Ligue 1 club

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announced that Tejeda had signed a four-year contract. He scored his first goal for the club on 19 September 2014 in a 2–1 loss to

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. During the winter transfer window, Tejeda was joined by his countryman and former Saprissa teammate David Ramírez. The team was relegated to Ligue 2 at the end of the season.

Lausanne-Sport

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

Herediano

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

International career

Tejeda was selected in Costa Rica's squad for the

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and he was named in the

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. He played for his country at the 2009 FIFA U-17 and

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s. He officially debuted in the senior

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on 11 December 2011 in a friendly match against

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, in

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and during the finals tournament. He also played at the

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and

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. In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23 man squad for the

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in Russia. In November 2022, Tejeda was named to Costa Rica's 26-man squad for the

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. On December 1 in Costa Rica's final group stage game, he scored his first goal for Costa Rica against

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in a 4–2 defeat.

Career statistics

International

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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tejeda, Yeltsin 1992 births Living people Footballers from Limón Province Men's association football midfielders Costa Rican men's footballers 21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen Costa Rica men's international footballers Costa Rica men's under-20 international footballers Deportivo Saprissa players Thonon Evian Grand Genève FC players FC Lausanne-Sport players C.S. Herediano footballers Liga FPD players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Swiss Super League players Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Costa Rica men's youth international footballers 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Copa América Centenario players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2022 FIFA World Cup players 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players