How many caps did Yeltsin Tejeda win for Costa Rica?

Yeltsin Tejeda won 53 caps for Costa Rica, scoring 0 goals.

Which clubs did Yeltsin Tejeda play for?

Deportivo Saprissa (2011–2014), Evian Thonon Gaillard (2014–2016), FC Lausanne-Sport (2016–2019), C.S. Herediano (2019–present).

Where does Yeltsin Tejeda rank among Costa Rica's greatest footballers?

The 33 Legends almanac ranks Yeltsin Tejeda #27 of Costa Rica's 33 greatest players of all time, in the Stalwart tier.

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Yeltsin Tejeda

Stalwart CDM, also CM, CB Right-footed box-to-box

Rating

Caps

Goals

Life

1992

Clubs

Deportivo Saprissa, Evian Thonon Gaillard, C.S. Herediano

#27

Editorial rank of 33 for Costa Rica

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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Tejeda won 78 caps for Costa Rica and scored exactly one goal in them, against Germany at the World Cup on 1 December 2022. Eight years earlier he was the holding midfielder in the run that still defines the country: first place in a group with Uruguay, Italy and England, Greece beaten on penalties, and the Netherlands held goalless in the quarter-final before another shootout ended it. Career record: 53 caps and 0 goals for Costa Rica; club career at Deportivo Saprissa, Evian Thonon Gaillard, C.S. Herediano.

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Career record

2011–2014	Deportivo Saprissa
2014–2016	Evian Thonon Gaillard
2016–2019	FC Lausanne-Sport
2019–today	C.S. Herediano
Costa Rica	53 caps, 0 goals

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Around Tejeda in the almanac

One rank above: Michael Umaña at #26.

One rank below: Alonso Solís at #28.

Costa Rica's editorial top five: Keylor Navas · Bryan Ruiz · Celso Borges · Paulo Wanchope · Alejandro Morera Soto.