Luis Tejada

Luis Carlos "Matador" Tejada Hansell (born 28 March 1982) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Molinos El Pirata.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tejada and the second or maternal family name is Hansell.
Luis Tejada
Tejada with Panama at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Luis Carlos Tejada Hansell
Date of birth (1982-03-28) 28 March 1982
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Molinos El Pirata
Number 18
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 96 (48)
2012–2013 Toluca 30 (7)
2013 → Veracruz (loan) 12 (2)
2014 Universidad César Vallejo 26 (11)
2015–2016 Juan Aurich 58 (39)
2017 Universitario 37 (18)
2018 Sport Boys 11 (6)
2019– Molinos El Pirata 17 (6)
International career
2001–2018 Panama 108 (43)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2018

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 set 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.[2] 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,[3] from which he was fired for disciplinary problems. He then returned to Panama to play for Plaza Amador.[4]

Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer announced the signing of Tejada on 12 December 2006, for the 2007 season. He played only two minutes in five games,[5] however, before he was released by head coach Jason Kreis.[6] 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 much interest for Tejada, including from Argentine side River Plate;[7] 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[8] where he debuted on 16 August 2008 in the Embajadores victory over Deportes Quindío. After an unsuccessful spell at Millonarios. Tejada returned once more to Tauro[9] and afterwards moved to Peru to play for champions Juan Aurich.[10] At Juan Aurich, Tejada scored an impressive 48 goals 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 for the 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.[11]

In December 2013, Tejada returned to Peru where he played with Juan Aurich for two years. He joined Universidad César Vallejo.[12]

On 1 March 2015, Tejada walked off the pitch during a match against Cienciano after being subjected to racist abuse from fans.[13]

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[14] 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[15] and in March 2005, Tejada scored a goal from 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.

In May 2018, he was named in Panama's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[16]

International goals
Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[17]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1. 27 June 2003 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Cuba
1–0
2–0
 Friendly
2. 29 June 2003 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Cuba
1–0
1–0
 Friendly
3. 28 April 2004 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Bermuda
3–0
4–1
 Friendly
4. 13 June 2004 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Saint Lucia
2–0
4–0
 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. 20 June 2004 Vieux Fort Stadium, Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia  Saint Lucia
1–0
3–0
 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 30 March 2005 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Mexico
1–1
1–1
 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 5 July 2005 Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Colombia
1–0
1–0
 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8. 9 July 2005 Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Trinidad and Tobago
1–1
 2–2 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
9.
2–2
10. 3 September 2005 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Costa Rica
1–3
1–3
 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 7 October 2006 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  El Salvador
1–0
1–0
 Friendly
12. 19 November 2006 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Peru
1–0
1–2
 Friendly
13. 14 January 2007 East Los Angeles College Stadium, Monterey Park, United States  Armenia
1–0
1–1
 Friendly
14. 18 February 2007 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Costa Rica
1–0
1–1
 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
15. 4 June 2008 Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States  Canada
1–1
2–2
 Friendly
16. 15 June 2008 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  El Salvador
1–0
1–0
 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
17. 31 March 2009 Estadio Agustín Sánchez, La Chorrera, Panama  Haiti
1–0
4–0
 Friendly
18. 7 June 2009 National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica  Jamaica
2–2
2–3
 Friendly
19. 12 July 2009 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, United States  Nicaragua
3–0
 4–0 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
20.
4–0
21. 11 August 2010 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Venezuela
2–1
3–1
 Friendly
22. 3 September 2010 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Costa Rica
1–1
 2–2 Friendly
23.
2–1
24. 7 September 2010 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Trinidad and Tobago
2–0
3–0
 Friendly
25. 17 November 2010 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Honduras
1–0
2–0
 Friendly
26. 7 June 2011 Ford Field, Detroit, United States  Guadeloupe
2–0
3–2
 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
27. 14 June 2011 Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City, United States  Canada
1–1
1–1
 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
28. 19 June 2011 RFK Stadium, Washington, United States  El Salvador
1–1
1–1
 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
29. 10 August 2011 Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia  Bolivia
1–1
 3–1 Friendly
30.
2–1
31. 6 September 2011 Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Managua, Nicaragua  Nicaragua
1–0
2–1
 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
32. 7 October 2011 Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica  Dominica
2–0
5–0
 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
33. 11 October 2011 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Nicaragua
1–0
 5–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
34.
4–0
35. 26 March 2013 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Honduras
1–0
2–0
 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
36.11 October 2013Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Mexico
1–1
1–2
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
37.15 October 2013Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama United States
2–1
2–3
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
38.31 March 2015Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Costa Rica
2–0
2–1
Friendly
39.10 July 2015Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States Honduras
1–0
1–1
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
40.19 July 2015MetLife Stadium, New York City, United States Trinidad and Tobago
1–0
1–1
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
41.17 November 2015Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Costa Rica
1–2
1–2
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
42.8 January 2016Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Cuba
2–0
4–0
Copa América Centenario play-off
43.6 September 2016Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica Costa Rica
1–3
1–3
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Juan Aurich

Individual

See also

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2018. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  2. Tejada jugará con el Al Ain Club's - Crítica (in Spanish)
  3. Tejada firmó con el Once Caldas - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  4. Luis Tejada cerca de volver a Plaza Amador - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  5. Luis Tejada stats – ESPN Soccernet
  6. Real Salt Lake releases Tejada - ESPN
  7. "Matador" Tejada posible refuerzo del River Plate Archived 17 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Foros.latinol.com
  8. El Matador Tejada pasa a Millonarios - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  9. Luis Tejada con luz verde para debutar con Tauro - La Estrella (in Spanish)
  10. El “Matador” Tejada será refuerzo en el Juan Aurich Peruano - Panama Futbol (in Spanish)
  11. Luis Tejada reforzará al Veracruz Archived 12 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine - PanamaFutbol (in Spanish)
  12. "César Vallejo: Luis Tejada regresa al fútbol peruano" (in Spanish). Perú.com. 19 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  13. "Player walks off pitch in Peru after being subject to racist abuse from fans". The Guardian. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  14. Luis Carlos Tejada Hansell - Goals in International Matches - RSSSF
  15. Luis Tejada – FIFA competition record (archived)
  16. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  17. "Luis Carlos Tejada Hansell - Century of International Appearances". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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