Wilton Figueiredo
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| Wílton Figueiredo | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wílton Aguiar Figueiredo | |
| Date of birth | March 17, 1982 | |
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Al-Rayyan SC | |
| Number | 11 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1994–1996 1999–2002 |
SE Palmeiras São Paulo FC |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003 2004 2005 2006–2007 2007– |
São Paulo FC Ceará FC GAIS AIK Al-Rayyan SC |
0 (0) 0 (0) 30 (15) 35 (13) 0 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Wílton Figueiredo (IPA: ['viutõ figei'redu]; born March 17, 1982 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian striker for Qatar club side Al-Rayyan. After a season with Swedish side, GAIS, he was brought to the Swedish capital and the club AIK following both team's promotion to the Swedish top flight, the Allsvenskan in 2005.
A native of São Paulo, Brazil, Figueiredo has played with such talents as AC Milan's Kaká and Inter Milan's Adriano at youth level. Figueiredo himself has never played at the top flight in Brazil. After a season with second division side Ceará FC he went to Sweden for a try-out session with AIK. After 40 days he was rejected and went to try out with GAIS. AIK had just been relegated from the top level and were not willing to take any economic risk, and thus did not offer the free agent a contract. Instead upon hearing of this news, GAIS acted quickly and signed Figueiredo for three years.
After having scored only two goals during the second half of the Superettan campaign he still garnered the interest of AIK who moved for a swoop during the pre-season of 2006. GAIS willingly agreed. Figueiredo enjoyed massive success in 2006, starting all but two games for his new club.
A capable striker with a drilling shot and a strong ability to keep the ball at his feet while at the same time being able to find the through passes, Figeiredo was considered one of the best strikers in the Swedish league and attracted the interest from international clubs. In September 2007 he signed a 5 year long deal with Qatar side Al-Rayyan.
