 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 (age 34) | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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.
Career
Club career
Figueroa grew up in Sundbyberg. 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. Figueroa left Hammarby after the 2013 season when the club decided to not extend his contract.
On 25 February 2014, Figueroa signed with Division 1 club Vasalunds IF. Before the 2015 season, he moved to IK Sirius.
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. On 20 January 2020, Figueroa then moved back to Sweden and joined Helsingborgs IF, where he signed a one-year contract.
On 20 March 2021, Figuero signed with Akropolis.
Personal life
His mother is Swedish and his father is Chilean. Figueroa is a dual national; he holds a Swedish EU passport as well as a Chilean passport.
References
- Profile at Fotbolltransfers, fotbolltransfers.com
- Erik Figueroa at Soccerway
- ^ 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
- Erik Figueroa at Soccerway
- Erik Figueroa at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Erik Figueroa at BDFA (in Spanish)
  | This biographical article related to an association football defender from Sweden is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
- 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