Sergio Tejera
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Tejera|Rodríguez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sergio Tejera
| image =
| fullname = Sergio Tejera Rodríguez{{cite news|url=https://en.as.com/resultados/ficha/deportista/tejera/17931/|title=Tejera|publisher=Diario AS|access-date=27 June 2023}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|5|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Barcelona, Spain
| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = APOEL
| clubnumber = 8
| youthyears1 = 1996–2000 | youthclubs1 = Damm
| youthyears2 = 2000–2006 | youthclubs2 = Espanyol
| youthyears3 = 2006–2009 | youthclubs3 = Chelsea
| years1 = 2009 | clubs1 = Chelsea | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2009 | clubs2 = → Mallorca B (loan) | caps2 = 19 | goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2009–2011 | clubs3 = Mallorca B | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2010–2012 | clubs4 = Mallorca | caps4 = 31 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2012–2015 | clubs5 = Espanyol | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2014–2015 | clubs6 = → Alavés (loan) | caps6 = 22 | goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2015–2018 | clubs7 = Gimnàstic | caps7 = 96 | goals7 = 7
| years8 = 2018–2021 | clubs8 = Oviedo | caps8 = 102 | goals8 = 10
| years9 = 2021–2022 | clubs9 = Cartagena | caps9 = 44 | goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2022–2024 | clubs10 = Anorthosis | caps10 = 42 | goals10 = 2
| years11 = 2024– | clubs11 = APOEL | caps11 = 29 | goals11 = 1
| totalcaps = | totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 2005 | nationalteam1 = Spain U16 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2007 | nationalteam2 = Spain U17 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2013 | nationalteam3 = Catalonia | nationalcaps3 = 1 | nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 4 May 2025
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Sergio Tejera Rodríguez (born 28 May 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot First Division club APOEL.
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 Spain under-15s, joining the London club in late March.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4828754.stm Chelsea 'agree deal for Tejera']; BBC Sport, 21 March 2006 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.[http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_4888644,00.html Blues youngster joins Mallorca]; Sky Sports, 2 February 2009 On 24 July, the Balearic Islands side exercised their buying option on the player and signed him to a four-year contract.[https://archive.today/20140523114544/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/1732363 Tejera joins Mallorca]; Chelsea FC, 12 May 2014
Tejera spent the vast majority of his first seasons with Mallorca with the B team in the Segunda División B. On 7 November 2010, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, playing 11 minutes in a 3–2 away loss against Real Zaragoza.[http://www.espnfc.com/uk/en/report/301897/report.html Gift for Gabi]; ESPN Soccernet, 7 November 2010
In the summer of 2012, Tejera returned to Espanyol as Javi Márquez moved in the opposite direction.[https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/espanyol/trueque-cerrado-entre-mallorca-y-espanyol-por-javi-marquez-y-tejera-1998781 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) He scored his only goal in the top flight on 2 September, his team's second in a 3–2 defeat at Levante UD.[http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2012/09/03/mas_futbol/1346653630_850215.html Remontada granota para hundir más al Espanyol (Granota comeback to sink Espanyol more)]; Diario AS, 3 September 2012 (in Spanish)
On 29 January 2014, after receiving no playing time during the campaign, Tejera was loaned to Deportivo Alavés until June.[http://www.deportivoalaves.com/el-deportivo-alaves-cierra-la-cesion-de-sergio-tejera/ El Deportivo Alavés cierra la cesión de Sergio Tejera (Deportivo Alavés complete the loan of Sergio Tejera)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709223804/http://www.deportivoalaves.com/el-deportivo-alaves-cierra-la-cesion-de-sergio-tejera/|date=9 July 2015}}; Deportivo Alavés, 29 January 2014 (in Spanish) On 4 August, the move was extended for one year.[http://www.deportivoalaves.com/sergio-tejera-llega-cedido-hasta-final-de-temporada/ Sergio Tejera llega cedido hasta final de temporada (Sergio Tejera arrives on loan until the end of the season)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709221630/http://www.deportivoalaves.com/sergio-tejera-llega-cedido-hasta-final-de-temporada/|date=9 July 2015}}; Deportivo Alavés, 4 August 2014 (in Spanish)
Tejera terminated his contract with Espanyol on 8 July 2015,[http://www.rcdespanyol.com/ca/actualitat/rescissio-de-contracte-de-tejera/_n:820/ Rescisió de contracte de Tejera (Tejera's contract rescision)]; RCD Espanyol, 8 July 2015 (in Catalan) and moved to neighbouring Gimnàstic de Tarragona hours later.[http://www.gimnasticdetarragona.com/cat2/es/act-noticia.php?id=6534 El Nàstic ficha a Sergio Tejera (Nàstic sign Sergio Tejera)]; Gimnàstic Tarragona, 8 July 2015 (in Spanish) On 11 June 2018, he signed a two-year deal with Segunda División club Real Oviedo.[http://www.realoviedo.es/noticia/sergio-tejera-nuevo-jugador-del-real-oviedo Sergio Tejera, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo (Sergio Tejera, new player of Real Oviedo)]; Real Oviedo, 11 June 2018 (in Spanish)
On 2 July 2021, free agent Tejera agreed to a two-year contract with FC Cartagena, still in the second tier.{{cite web|url=https://www.fccartagena.es/noticia/sergio-tejera-un-refuerzo-de-calidad-para-el-centro-del-campo-del-fc-cartagena|title=Sergio Tejera, un refuerzo de calidad para el centro del campo del FC Cartagena|trans-title=Sergio Tejera, a quality addition for FC Cartagena's midfield|publisher=FC Cartagena|language=es|date=2 July 2021|access-date=9 August 2021}} He moved abroad again in January 2023, joining Anorthosis Famagusta FC of the Cypriot First Division until June 2024.{{cite web|url=https://anorthosisfc.com.cy/2023/01/stin-anorthosi-o-sergio-tejera/|title=Στην Ανόρθωση ο Sergio Tejera|trans-title=Sergio Tejera to Anorthosis|publisher=Anorthosis Famagusta|language=el|date=3 January 2023|access-date=11 January 2023}}
On 24 May 2024, Tejera signed a one year contract with APOEL.{{citeweb|url=https://www.apoelfc.com.cy/article/synapsi-symfonias-me-sergio-tejera|title=Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Sergio Tejera|trans-title=Signing an agreement with Sergio Tejera|website=APOEL FC|language=el}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 11 May 2024}}{{Soccerway|93853}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||||||||
| rowspan=2 | Club
! rowspan=2 | Season ! colspan=3 | League ! colspan=2 | National Cup ! colspan=2 | Europe ! colspan=2 | Other ! colspan=2 | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Mallorca
|rowspan="2"|La Liga |16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12
|15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Subtotal
!31||0||5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||0 | |||||||||
| rowspan="1"|Espanyol
|rowspan="1"|La Liga |12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Alavés (loan)
|rowspan="2"|Segunda División |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15
|9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Subtotal
!22||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||1 | |||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Gimnàstic
|rowspan="3"|Segunda División |34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=SPO|Appearances in La Liga play-offs}} | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2016–17
|36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18
|26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Subtotal
!96||7||3||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0||101||7 | |||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Oviedo
|rowspan="3"|Segunda División |34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20
|35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21
|33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 4 | ||
| colspan=2|Subtotal
!102||10||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||103||10 | |||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Cartagena
|rowspan="2"|Segunda División |32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Subtotal
!44||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||45||0 | |||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Anorthosis
|rowspan="2"|Cypriot First Division |14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24
|28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Subtotal
!42||2||5||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||47||3 | |||||||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!349 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 370 | 22 |
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Honours
Spain U17
References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|300419}}
- {{FIFA player|269889}}
{{APOEL FC squad}}
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Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Barcelona
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:RCD Mallorca B players
Category:RCD Espanyol footballers
Category:Deportivo Alavés players
Category:Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers
Category:FC Cartagena footballers
Category:Cypriot First Division players
Category:Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
Category:Spain men's youth international footballers
Category:Catalonia men's international footballers
Category:Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England