Luis Tejada

Luis Tejada, who played in one game for Real Salt Lake in 2007, scored Panama's second goal.

D.C. United's new Brazilian striker Luciano Emilio, who has already proven his worth in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, is an obvious example, and the imminent confirmation of the same team signing his co-patriot "Fred" too, "but there are a large number of others", Gazidis says, such as Real Salt Lake's Luis Tejada, Columbus' Robbie Rogers, and Chivas USA's Maykel Galindo.

Luis Tejada, a 24-year-old striker from Panama, will be introduced as the newest member of Real Salt Lake at a press conference today just two days after the team landed teen sensation Freddy Adu.

RSL announced the signing of striker Luis Tejada from Panama on Wednesday.
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But they certainly reflect the soaring hopes of a fledgling franchise that believes it finally - with the addition of Tejada to work as a partner with league scoring leader Jeff Cunningham - has the right combination of talent up front to lead it into the postseason.
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"We're very, very excited to put all of this talent on the field at the same time," general manager Steve Pastorino said, while introducing Tejada at a press conference.
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Technically, Tejada is joining RSL on loan from Plaza Amador in his native country, Pastorino said, but the club has an option to purchase his rights following the 2007 season.
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"I don't feel any pressure," Tejada said, through an interpreter."I think I'm ready to come in here and just get along with the team, get along with my teammates and start producing." RSL officials said they began pursuing Tejada 18 months ago, when he was rocketing to international prominence on the strength of his Gold Cup performance.At the time, his price was too high for RSL, and Tejada wound up at Al Ain FC in the United Arab Emirates, for a seven-figure salary. He stayed only briefly, however, because he was unhappy living in the unfamiliar UAE and his wife was uncomfortable with the subordinate role of women in society there, Pastorino said. Tejada joined Plaza Amador last season - he scored 11 goals - and already had learned from his agent of RSL's interest in acquiring him when he watched RSL play Real Madrid in a heralded exhibition game in July. "I liked the way they played and the way they battled," Tejada said, "and I told my agent to get to work." Now, it's his turn. Having ranked as one of the top scoring teams in the league last season with 45 goals, RSL envisions the 17-year-old Adu feeding Cunningham and Tejada for even more this season.
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RSL's Luis Tejada scored one of the most dazzling goals of all-time for his native Panama against Mexico during World Cup qualifying last year.

Panamanian striker Luis Tejada has officially joined Real Salt Lake as Coach John Ellinger continues to build the team that managed just five wins in its 2005 expansion season and narrowly missed the playoffs last year.
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Tejada, 24, starred at the 2005 Gold Cup and won MVP honors of the tournament.That same year he scored a stunning bicycle kick against Mexico in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers.

He has scored 28 goals for Panama, and his club career includes stints with CD Plaza Amador and Tauro FC in his native country, Envigado FC in Colombia, and Al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates.