Momo (Spanish footballer)

Momo
Personal information
Full name Jerónimo Figueroa Cabrera
Date of birth 15 July 1982 (1982-07-15) (age 29)
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current club Betis
Number 11
Youth career
Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Las Palmas B
2003–2004 Las Palmas 40 (3)
2004–2008 Deportivo La Coruña 5 (0)
2004–2005 Albacete (loan) 24 (1)
2006–2007 Racing Santander (loan) 13 (0)
2007–2008 Xerez (loan) 32 (0)
2008–2010 Xerez 66 (19)
2010– Betis 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jerónimo Figueroa Cabrera, aka Momo (born 15 July 1982 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Betis as a winger.

Football career

Momo was signed from hometown UD Las Palmas in 2004 by Deportivo de La Coruña. Rarely used at Depor, he served three loans in four years: Albacete Balompié, Racing de Santander and second division's Xerez CD. His La Liga debut came on 28 August 2005, playing 36 minutes in a 1–0 win at RCD Mallorca, and four of his five appearances for the Galicians during that season came from the bench; he was definitely released in August 2008.

For 2008–09, already a free agent, Momo remained at Xerez, being instrumental in the Andalusians first ever top flight promotion, as he netted 17 times in the league alone (fifth-best).

Momo's offensive production dicreased significantly in the topflight season, as he only scored on two occasions, both against Málaga CF on 7 March 2010 (4–2 away win). In late June, after the club's relegation, he signed with Real Betis, which in turn had failed to promote.

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