Carlos Figueroa (footballer)

Carlos Figueroa

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Fernando Figueroa Martínez
Date of birth	(1980-04-19) 19 April 1980 (age 44)
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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Figueroa and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

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.

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
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

1. Carlos Figueroa jugara en Olimpia de Paraguay Archived 2009-01-26 at the Wayback Machine - Seleccion de Guatemala (in Spanish)
2. "JUGADORES MAYOR. T.A. 08" (PDF). LNF Guatemala. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
3. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
4. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
5. Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA

External links

• Carlos Figueroa at National-Football-Teams.com
• Player profile - CSD Municipal