Arturo Tejada

Arturo Tejada

Personal information
Full name	Arturo Gabriel Tejada Torres
Date of birth	October 31, 1988 (1988-10-31) (age 23)
Place of birth	Panama, Panama
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Atlético Huila
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2009	Chepo	94	(83)
2005-06	→ San Francisco (loan)	35	(10)
2007	→ La Equidad (loan)	26	(6)
2008	→ América de Cali (loan)	2	(0)
2009-present	→Atlético Huila	1	(1)
National team‡
2005-	Panama	16	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 April 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 February 2007

Arturo Tejada (born 31 October 1988 in Panama City, Panama) is a football forward who currently plays in Colombia for Liga Postabon team Atlético Huila. His nicknames are Gaby and fantasmita.

He made his debut for the Panama in 2005 against Trinidad and Tobago and was captain of the Panama U-20 squad that took part in the 2007 FIFA World Youth Cup in Canada

He is widely regarded as the top prospect from Panama and on 2007 he traveled twice to England to practice with Manchester United and once in Spain with Valencia C.F.. On his second flight to Manchester he got injured on the second day of practice and had to return home where he played for ANAPROF side Chepo F.C.. In 2008 he was loaned for 6 months to 2007 Mustang Cup runner-up La Equidad, his loan contract was later extended for 6 extra months. In his debut in Colombia Torres scored in the 2-3 loss against Deportivo Pereira. In 2009 Torres signed a loan contract for a year with current Mustang Cup champions América de Cali.^[1] However, after missing the pre-season because of his participation in the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup with Panama he was relegated to the bench where he would spend most of his matches. On March 30 he was released from America after having returned to his home late and intoxicated,^[2][3] allegations Torres has denied.^[4] Gaby returned to Panama to play with Chepo.

Honors

Club

• ANAPROF (1): 2006
• Copa Rommel Fernandez (1): 2003
• Copa Colombia (1): 2008

Individual

• Chosen revelation player of ANAPROF in 2005
• Top scorer of Copa Rommel Fernandez with 18 goals: 2003
• Top scorer of Primera A with 17 goals: 2004, 2005
• Top scorer of ANAPROF with 9 goals: 2007 (A)

Trivia

• In his debut for the Panama on October 8, 2005 against Trinidad and Tobago, he became the youngest player in Panamanian football history to play in an official match. Gaby was 16.

References

1. ^ Arturo Tejada nuevo refuerzo del America
2. ^ Arturo Tejada desvinculado del America
3. ^ Torres y Batiste separados del America
4. ^ Interview with Gabriel Torres

• Debut statistics
• Player profile at Posso Futbol

Persondata
Name	Tejada, Arturo
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Date of birth	1988-10-31
Place of birth	Panama, Panama
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