Erik Figueroa
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 January 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Sundbyberg, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vasalund | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
AIK[1] | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Hammarby TFF | 58 | (4) |
2011–2013 | Hammarby IF | 58 | (2) |
2014 | Vasalunds IF | 24 | (1) |
2015 | IK Sirius | 22 | (4) |
2016 | AFC Eskilstuna | 26 | (0) |
2017–2018 | IF Brommapojkarna | 54 | (4) |
2019 | Unión La Calera | 11 | (0) |
2020 | Helsingborgs IF | 10 | (0) |
2021 | Akropolis | 23 | (2) |
2022– | Vasalund | 53 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024 |
Erik Figueroa (born 4 January 1991) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Vasalund.[2]
Career
[edit]Club career
[edit]Figueroa grew up in Sundbyberg.[3] He played for AIK during his youth years. On his 20th birthday, he signed a professional contract with Hammarby IF after previously playing in the cooperation club Hammarby IF.[3] Figueroa left Hammarby after the 2013 season when the club decided to not extend his contract.[4]
On 25 February 2014, Figueroa signed with Division 1 club Vasalunds IF.[5] Before the 2015 season, he moved to IK Sirius.[citation needed]
In December 2016, Figueroa was recruited by IF Brommapojkarna, where he signed a two-year contract. On 9 January 2019, Figueroa was joined Chilean club Unión La Calera.[6] On 20 January 2020, Figueroa then moved back to Sweden and joined Helsingborgs IF, where he signed a one-year contract.[7]
On 20 March 2021, Figuero signed with Akropolis.[8]
Personal life
[edit]His mother is Swedish and his father is Chilean.[9] Figueroa is a dual national; he holds a Swedish EU passport as well as a Chilean passport.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Profile at Fotbolltransfers, fotbolltransfers.com
- ^ Erik Figueroa at Soccerway
- ^ a b 22. ERIK FIGUEROA, hammarbyfotboll.se
- ^ Figueroa och Angleborn lämnar, hammarbyfotboll.se, 29 November 2013
- ^ Lamine Nekrouf och Erik Figueroa klara för Vasalund, vasalundsif.se, 25 February 2014
- ^ Officiellt: Erik Figueroa klar för Union la Calera, fotbolltransfers.com, 9 January 2019
- ^ Officiellt: Erik Figueroa klar för Helsingborgs IF, fotbolltransfers.com, 20 January 2020
- ^ "Välkommen till Akropolis IF Erik Figueroa" (Press release) (in Swedish). Akropolis. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Figueroa flyttade till Chile - vill visa upp sig för ny publik: "Vad som helst kan hända"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). 14 January 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Erik Figueroa". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Erik Figueroa at Soccerway
- Erik Figueroa at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Erik Figueroa at BDFA (in Spanish)