Luis Tejada

Luis Tejada

Personal information
Full name	Luis Carlos Tejada Hansell
Date of birth	March 28, 1982
Place of birth	Panama City, Panama
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Juan Aurich
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001	Tauro	26	(9)
2002	Plaza Amador	27	(14)
2003	Deportes Tolima	2	(0)
2004	Envigado	22	(8)
2005	Al Ain	15	(4)
2005–2006	Plaza Amador	30	(19)
2006	Once Caldas	3	(0)
2007	Real Salt Lake	1	(0)
2007	Tauro	4	(4)
2007–2008	América Cali	30	(16)
2008–2009	Millonarios	25	(1)
2009	Tauro	30	(4)
2010–2012	Juan Aurich	65	(48)
2012–2013	Toluca	30	(7)
2013	→ Veracruz (loan)	12	(2)
2014	Universidad César Vallejo	46	(14)
2015–	Juan Aurich	13	(5)
National team^‡
2001–	Panama	98	(43)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2, 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 6, 2016

Luis Carlos "Matador" Tejada Hansell (born March 28, 1982) is a Panamanian professional association football striker. He currently plays for Juan Aurich of the Peruvian Primera División and the Panamanian national team.

Club career

Tejada's debut in professional soccer was with Tauro in the local league, where he managed to make a good impression and quickly moved to Colombia to play with Colombian side Deportes Tolima. Later on he was transferred to first division team Envigado in 2004, and after a splendid participation in the Gold Cup, he sets off to the United Arab Emirates.

In 2005, he signed a 3-year contract to send him to Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates.^[1] However, he did not yield the same results he obtained in the Gold Cup, reason why shortly after finished the AFC Champions League, and he returned to Panama.

Returning to Panama, he participated in the championship of Clausura of ANAPROF, with the Plaza Amador, one of the best teams of the local football league. But he only participated in a few matches. His conditioning was not optimal, and he acquired the nickname of "el gordito (fatty)". Growing into better form, he moved on to Colombia, where he played a short spell with ex Copa Libertadores champions Once Caldas,^[2] from which he was fired for disciplinary problems. He then returned to Panama to play for Plaza Amador.^[3]

Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer announced the signing of Tejada on December 12, 2006, for the 2007 season. He played only two minutes in five games,^[4] however, before he was released by head coach Jason Kreis.^[5] He returned to Panamanian side Tauro, but did not play very much since he was shortly signed by Colombian side América de Cali. He scored 4 goals during his short stay in Panama.

Matador scored only 3 goals in the Torneo Finalizacion 2007, however he became a key player for América in the next tournament. Tejada played 19 games in the Torneo Iniciacion 2008 where he scored 12 goals, becoming América de Cali's top-scorer and the second in the tournament. Tejada reached the final where America lost to Boyacá Chicó. He was nicknamed by the Colombian press as America's golden tooth (el diente de oro del America) because of his golden tooth. After the tournament, there was numerous interest for Tejada, including Argentine side River Plate,^[6] however nothing was concrete. Unfortunately for the Matador América could not pay his salary and price so he was sold to Bogotá's side Millonarios^[7] where he debuted on August 16, 2008 in the Embajadores victory over Deportes Quindío. After an unsuccessful spell at Millonarios. Tejada returned once more to Tauro^[8] and afterwards moved to Peru to play for champions Juan Aurich.^[9] At Juan Aurich, Tejada scored an impressive 48 goal record in 65 games and attracted interest from teams in stronger leagues such as Mexico and Brazil. Tejada finally moved to Mexican side Deportivo Toluca in late 2012 as a replacement of Uruguyan-striker Iván Alonso. His spell at Toluca began promising after a late arrival, scoring 4 goals in 5 matches, however his performance and consistency dropped for the liguilla, the Clausura 2013 and in the disappointing performance of Toluca at Copa Libertadores. In summer 2013 he joined Veracruz.^[10]

In December 2013, Tejada returned to Peru where he played with Juan Aurich for two years. He joined Universidad César Vallejo.^[11]

On 1 March 2015, Tejada walked off the pitch during a match against Cienciano, after being subjected to racist abuse from fans.^[12]

International career

Tejada made his debut for Panama in a June 2001 friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago and has, as of 1 August 2015, earned a total of 88 caps, scoring 40 goals^[13] and making him Panama's all-time record goalscorer just ahead of Blas Pérez. He represented his country in 24 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[14] and in March 2005, Tejada scored a goal on an overhead kick against Mexico in a World Cup 2006 qualifying match that gave Panama a 1:1 tie against the CONCACAF giants. This goal was voted the best goal of the year by Fox Sports.

Tejada led Panama to the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup final, where they finished as runners-up to the United States. He scored three goals to end up as joint top scorer, but unfortunately, he missed his penalty kick in the penalty shoot-out against the United States in the final. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament for his efforts. Tejada is currently the all-time leading scorer in Panama history.

Tejada was ejected from the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup semi final against Mexico after receiving a red card.

International goals

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Final	Competition
1.	June 27, 2003	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City	Cuba	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2.	June 29, 2003	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City	Cuba	1–0	1–0	Friendly
3.	April 28, 2004	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City	Bermuda	3–0	4–1	Friendly
4.	June 13, 2004	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City	Saint Lucia	2–0	4–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
5.	June 20, 2004	Vieux Fort Stadium, Vieux Fort	Saint Lucia	1–0	3–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qual.
6.	March 30, 2005	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City	Mexico	1–1	1–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qual.
7.	July 5, 2005	Orange Bowl, Miami	Colombia	1–0	1–0	2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8.	July 9, 2005	Orange Bowl, Miami	Trinidad and Tobago	1–1	2–2	2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
9.				2–2		2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
10.	September 3, 2005	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City	Costa Rica	1–3	1–3	2006 FIFA World Cup qual.
11.	October 7, 2006	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City	El Salvador	1–0	1–0	Friendly
12.	November 19, 2006	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City	Peru	1–0	1–2	Friendly
13.	January 14, 2007	East Los Angeles College Stadium, Monterey Park	Armenia	1–0	1–1	Friendly
14.	February 18, 2007	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador	Costa Rica	1–0	1–1	2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
15.	June 4, 2008	Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale	Canada	1–1	2–2	Friendly
16.	June 15, 2008	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City	El Salvador	1–0	1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
17.	March 31, 2009	Estadio Agustín Sánchez, La Chorrera	Haiti	1–0	4–0	Friendly
18.	June 7, 2009	National Stadium, Kingston	Jamaica	2–2	2–3	Friendly
19.	July 12, 2009	University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale	Nicaragua	3–0	4–0	2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
20.				4–0		2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
21.	August 11, 2010	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City	Venezuela	2–1	3–1	Friendly
22.	September 3, 2010	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City	Costa Rica	1–1	2–2	Friendly
23.				2–1		Friendly
24.	September 7, 2010	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City	Trinidad and Tobago	2–0	3–0	Friendly
25.	November 17, 2010	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City	Honduras	1–0	2–0	Friendly
26.	June 7, 2011	Ford Field, Detroit	Guadeloupe	2–0	3–2	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
27.	June 14, 2011	Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City	Canada	1–1	1–1	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
28.	June 19, 2011	RFK Stadium, Washington	El Salvador	1–1	1–1	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
29.	August 10, 2011	Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz	Bolivia	1–1	3–1	Friendly
30.				2–1		Friendly
31.	September 6, 2011	Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Managua	Nicaragua	1–0	2–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
32.	October 7, 2011	Windsor Park, Roseau	Dominica	2–0	5–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
33.	October 11, 2011	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City	Nicaragua	1–0	5–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
34.				4–0		2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
35.	March 26, 2013	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City	Honduras	1–0	2–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
36.	October 11, 2013	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City	Mexico	1–1	1–2	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
37.	October 15, 2013	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City	United States	2–1	2–3	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
38.	March 31, 2015	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City	Costa Rica	2–0	2–1	Friendly
39.	July 10, 2015	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough	Honduras	1–0	1–1	2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
40.	July 19, 2015	MetLife Stadium, New York City	Trinidad and Tobago	1–0	1–1	2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
41.	November 17, 2015	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City	Costa Rica	1–2	1–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier
42.	January 8, 2016	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City	Cuba	2–0	4–0	Copa América Centenario play-off
43.	September 6, 2016	Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José	Costa Rica	1–3	1–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Honours

Club

Juan Aurich

• Peruvian First Division: 2011

References

1. Tejada jugará con el Al Ain Club's - Crítica (Spanish)
2. Tejada firmó con el Once Caldas - Panamá América (Spanish)
3. Luis Tejada cerca de volver a Plaza Amador - Panamá América (Spanish)
4. Luis Tejada stats – ESPN Soccernet
5. Real Salt Lake releases Tejada - ESPN
6. "Matador" Tejada posible refuerzo del River Plate
7. El Matador Tejada pasa a Millonarios - La Prensa (Spanish)
8. Luis Tejada con luz verde para debutar con Tauro - La Estrella (Spanish)
9. El “Matador” Tejada será refuerzo en el Juan Aurich Peruano - Panama Futbol (Spanish)
10. Luis Tejada reforzará al Veracruz - PanamaFutbol (Spanish)
11. "César Vallejo: Luis Tejada regresa al fútbol peruano" (in Spanish). Perú.com. December 19, 2013.
12. "Player walks off pitch in Peru after being subject to racist abuse from fans". The Guardian. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
13. Luis Carlos Tejada Hansell - Goals in International Matches - RSSSF
14. Luis Tejada – FIFA competition record

External links

• Luis Tejada Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
• Luis Tejada at National-Football-Teams.com