Paulo Figueiredo

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Personal information
Figueiredo
Full name	Paulo José Lopes de Figueiredo
Date of birth	November 28, 1972 (1972-11-28) (age 35)
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height	5ft 7in (1.69 m)
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	Östers IF
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991-1992 1992-1994 1995-1996 1996-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2008 2008–	Belenenses União Tomar Camacha Santa Clara SC Lusitânia Varzim Östers IF Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ	249 (27) 29(0) 26 (3) 31 (1) 0 (0)
National team²
2003-	Angola	28 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 June 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Paulo José Lopes de Figueiredo (born 28 November 1972 in Luanda, Angola), nicknamed Figueiredo, or Figu for short (pron. IPA: [fiɣɐi'ɾeðu]), is a football midfielder with dual Portuguese and Angolan citizenship, who currently, as of August 2006, plays for the Romanian club Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt.

Figueiredo was born in Angola, but has lived in Portugal since he was three. In 2003, he was invited to play for Angola, and returned for the first time in almost 30 years to the country of his birth. He was called up to the 2006 World Cup where he had a key-role in the Angolan offense.

After the World Cup campaign, Figueiredo joined Östers IF.

v • d • e Angola squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 João Ricardo • 2 Marco Airosa • 3 Jamba • 4 Lebo Lebo • 5 Kali • 6 Miloy • 7 Figueiredo • 8 André • 9 Mantorras • 10 Akwá • 11 Mateus • 12 Lamá • 13 Édson • 14 Mendonça • 15 Rui Marques • 16 Flávio • 17 Zé Kalanga • 18 Love • 19 Titi Buengo • 20 Locó • 21 Delgado • 22 Mário • 23 Marco Abreu • Coach: Gonçalves