Carlos Figueroa (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Fernando Figueroa Martínez | ||
Date of birth | 19 April 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Comunicaciones | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2003 | Municipal | ||
2003–2004 | Petapa | ||
2004–2007 | Municipal | 121 | (11) |
2008–2009 | Xelajú | 17 | (3) |
2009 | Olimpia | 7 | (1) |
2010 | Municipal | (2) | |
2011 | Xelajú | 9 | (1) |
2012–2016 | Comunicaciones | 131 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
2003–2016 | Guatemala | 62 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 February 2010 |
Carlos Fernando Figueroa (born 19 April 1980 in Guatemala) is a Guatemalan professional football midfielder currently plays for CSD Comunicaciones in Guatemala's top division.
He is also a member of the Guatemalan national team.
Club career
Figueroa began his career with CSD Municipal in 2001, and joined Olimpia of Paraguay from Xelajú for the Apertura 2009 tournament.[1] He scored one goal on his debut against Club Libertad.[2]
International career
Figueroa made his debut for Guatemala in a January 2003 friendly match against El Salvador and has made 37 appearances (scoring 3 goals), including three matches at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup[3] and four matches at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4] He has also represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[5]
His final international match so far was a November 2008 World Cup qualification match against the United States.
Career statistics
International goals
- Scores and results list. Guatemala's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | February 18, 2003 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Nicaragua | 5–0 | 5–0 | Continental qualifier |
2. | February 23, 2003 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Honduras | 2–0 | 2–1 | Continental qualifier |
3. | June 3, 2004 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | El Salvador | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
4. | September 4, 2010 | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, USA | Nicaragua | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
5. | October 12, 2012 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Jamaica | 1–0 | 2–1 | World Cup qualifier |
References
- ^ Carlos Figueroa jugara en Olimpia de Paraguay Archived 2009-01-26 at the Wayback Machine - Seleccion de Guatemala (in Spanish)
- ^ "JUGADORES MAYOR. T.A. 08" (PDF). LNF Guatemala. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
External links
- Carlos Figueroa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile - CSD Municipal
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Guatemala City
- Guatemalan footballers
- Guatemala international footballers
- Guatemalan expatriate footballers
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2011 Copa Centroamericana players
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2013 Copa Centroamericana players
- 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- C.S.D. Municipal players
- Club Xelajú MC players
- Club Olimpia footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Paraguay
- Association football midfielders
- Deportivo Petapa players