World Player of the Week: Luis Tejada - Panama

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Goal.com World Player of the Week #108: Luis Tejada (Castrol Ranking: N/A)
Club: Juan Aurich
Country: Panama
Age: 29
Role: Forward
Achievement: Played instrumental role in Panama's defeat of the USA

The 29-year-old forward opened the scoring after just 19 minutes and was a handful for the US defensive unit throughout the match, embarking on a number of dangerous, purposeful runs.

The Americans had never lost a group game in the competition before, but they went down to a Tejada-inspired Panama, who revelled in their surprise win.

Honourable Mentions

Marvin Martin – France (Castrol Ranking: 634)

Martin is considered as one of the better prospects for France’s future and the 23-year-old made a stupendous debut against Ukraine. He came on for the final 15 minutes and scored twice in Laurent Blanc’s side’s 4-1 victory.

Javier Hernandez – Mexico (Castrol Ranking: 27)

The Manchester United striker is in red-hot form for Mexico in the opening stages of the Gold Cup campaign. Hernandez scored a hat-trick against El Salvador in their 5-0 victory and followed it up with a brace against Cuba.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic – Sweden (Castrol Ranking: 69)

The AC Milan striker came off the bench after 25 minutes in Sweden’s match against Finland and netted a hat-trick in their 5-0 triumph.

David Forde – Republic of Ireland (Castrol Ranking: N/A)

The Millwall goalkeeper started against Italy and displayed a confident performance between the sticks for the Republic of Ireland. Ireland won 2-0 and Forde made sure that Italy’s attacking players were to be denied.

Felipe Baloy – Panama (Castrol Ranking: N/A)

Panama’s main man at the back, Baloy saw to it that the USA did not get past their defensive unit. There was heavy pressure from the American attackers but Baloy ensured Panama eventually held on for a memorable 2-1 win.

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