Erik Figueroa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Sundbyberg Municipality
- Swedish men's footballers
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Swedish people of Chilean descent
- Sportspeople of Chilean descent
- Naturalized citizens of Chile
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Hammarby Talang FF players
- Hammarby Fotboll players
- Vasalunds IF players
- IK Sirius Fotboll players
- AFC Eskilstuna players
- IF Brommapojkarna players
- Unión La Calera footballers
- Helsingborgs IF players
- Akropolis IF players
- Allsvenskan players
- Superettan players
- Ettan Fotboll players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen
- Swedish football defender stubs