EUGENE, Ore. – Izabella Tejeda, who won the 2025 Golden Boot Award for being the PCAL Cypress Division Offensive Player of the Year, has signed with the Oregon soccer team, head coach Tracy Joyner announced Wednesday.
Tejeda led Palma High School in scoring as a senior, averaging 1.7 goals per game, as she led her team to the CIF Central Coast Section (CCS) playoffs four years in a row. Add firepower for
Izabella Tejeda, Fr., Midfielder, Royal Oaks, Calif.
Palma High School
HIGH SCHOOL
Won the 2025 Golden Boot Award for being the PCAL Cypress Division Offensive Player of the Year … Led Palma High School in scoring, averaging 1.7 goals per game … The three-time all-league selection helped Palma advance to the CIF Central Coast Section (CCS) playoffs each of her four years … She turned in a pair of hat tricks as a senior, earning her Monterey County’s Athlete of the Week … Was selected as a first-team honoree for the Monterey County All-Star Soccer Classic, where she went on to win MVP … Also ran cross country for Palma and qualified for the CCS meet all four years … Her club team, FC Bay Area Surf, was a three-time NorCal Division Champion and ranked among the top 16 clubs in the country … NorCal State Cup finalists in 2022-23. … Girls Academy Champions League finalist (2022) … Played with Club Santos Laguna in Mexico, gaining two years of international experience.
PERSONAL
Born in Monterey, Calif. … Parents are Ana Ibarra-Castro and Leonel Tejeda … Earned Salinas City Council Recognition for her participation in the BioDesign Challenge.
Coach Joyner on Izabella Tejeda
“Izabel is dynamic. Her technical ability, creativity, vision, and competitiveness will be a big asset to our program this fall. She is an excellent leader on and off the field.”
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