Carlos Figueroa (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 February 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 February 2010 | |||
Carlos Fernando Figueroa (born 19 April 1980 in Guatemala) is a Guatemalan exprofessional football midfielder and his last team was CSD Comunicaciones in Guatemala's top division.
He also was a member of the Guatemala national team.
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.