Sergio Tejera

Sergio Tejera Rodríguez (born 28 May 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Cartagena as a central midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tejera and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Sergio Tejera
Personal information
Full name Sergio Tejera Rodríguez
Date of birth (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cartagena
Number 23
Youth career
1996–2000 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)
2015–2018 Gimnàstic 98 (7)
2018–2021 Oviedo 102 (9)
2021– Cartagena 3 (0)
National team‡
2005 Spain U16 1 (0)
2007 Spain U17 2 (1)
2013– Catalonia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:36, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 January 2013

Club 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, joining the London club in late March.[1] During his spell with the Blues, he appeared in 22 games 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.[2] On 24 July, the Balearic Islands side exercised their buying option on the player and signed him to a four-year contract.[3]

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.[4]

In the summer of 2012, Tejera returned to Espanyol as Javi Márquez moved in the opposite direction.[5] He scored his first goal in the top flight on 2 September, his team's second in a 2–3 defeat at Levante UD.[6]

On 29 January 2014, after receiving no playing time during the campaign, Tejera was loaned to Deportivo Alavés until June.[7] On 4 August, having featured regularly, the move was extended for one year.[8]

Tejera terminated his contract with Espanyol on 8 July 2015,[9] and moved to neighbouring Gimnàstic de Tarragona hours later.[10] On 11 June 2018, he signed a two-year deal with second division club Real Oviedo.[11]

On 2 July 2021, free agent Tejera agreed to a two-year contract with FC Cartagena, still in the second tier.[12]

Honours

Spain U17

References
  1. Chelsea 'agree deal for Tejera'; BBC Sport, 21 March 2006
  2. Blues youngster joins Mallorca; Sky Sports, 2 February 2009
  3. Tejera joins Mallorca; Chelsea FC, 12 May 2014
  4. Gift for Gabi; ESPN Soccernet, 7 November 2010
  5. Trueque cerrado entre Mallorca y Espanyol por Javi Márquez y Tejera (Mallorca and Espanyol swap for Javi Márquez and Tejera completed); Sport, 30 June 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. Remontada granota para hundir más al Espanyol (Granota comeback to sink Espanyol more); Diario AS, 3 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  7. El Deportivo Alavés cierra la cesión de Sergio Tejera (Deportivo Alavés complete the loan of Sergio Tejera) Archived 9 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Deportivo Alavés, 29 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. Sergio Tejera llega cedido hasta final de temporada (Sergio Tejera arrives on loan until the end of the season) Archived 9 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Deportivo Alavés, 4 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  9. Rescisió de contracte de Tejera (Tejera's contract rescision); RCD Espanyol, 8 July 2015 (in Catalan)
  10. El Nàstic ficha a Sergio Tejera (Nàstic sign Sergio Tejera); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 8 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  11. Sergio Tejera, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo (Sergio Tejera, new player of Real Oviedo); Real Oviedo, 11 June 2018 (in Spanish)
  12. "Sergio Tejera, un refuerzo de calidad para el centro del campo del FC Cartagena" [Sergio Tejera, a quality addition for FC Cartagena's centre of midfield] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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