Carlos Figueroa (footballer)

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Carlos Figueroa
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Fernando Figueroa Martínez
Date of birth	(1980-04-19) 19 April 1980
Place of birth	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	CSD Comunicaciones
Number	21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2003	CSD Municipal
2003–2004	Deportivo Petapa
2004–2007	CSD Municipal	121	(11)
2008–2009	Club Xelajú MC	17	(3)
2009	Club Olimpia	7	(1)
2010	CSD Municipal
2011	Club Xelajú MC
2012 - present	CSD Comunicaciones
National team^‡
2003–	Guatemala	37	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 February 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 February 2010

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Figueroa and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Carlos Fernando Figueroa (born 19 April 1980 in Guatemala) is a Guatemalan professional football midfielder currently plays for CSD Comunicaciones in Guatemala's top division.

He is also a member of the Guatemalan 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

↑ Carlos Figueroa jugara en Olimpia de Paraguay - Seleccion de Guatemala (Spanish)
↑ "JUGADORES MAYOR. T.A. 08". LNF Guatemala. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
↑ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
↑ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA

External links

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

Guatemala squads

v t e Guatemala squad – 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1 Klee 2 Morales 3 Melgar 4 Chen 5 Hernández 6 G. Cabrera 7 Thompson 8 Romero 9 Zacarías 10 Villatoro 11 Ramírez 12 Figueroa 13 Martínez 14 E. Ponciano 17 Pezzarossi 20 C. Ruiz 21 R. Gómez 22 Molina 23 Sandoval 24 Dávila 25 P.C. Motta 26 Sanabria Coach: Maradiaga

v t e Guatemala squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1 Trigueño 2 Noriega 3 Melgar 4 Flores 5 Medina 6 G. Cabrera 7 Albizuris 8 Contreras 9 Villatoro 11 Ávila 12 Figueroa 13 Martínez 14 R. Gómez 15 Swisher 16 de Matta 17 Pezzarossi 18 Quiñónez 19 Rodríguez 20 C. Ruiz 22 Molina 23 Sandoval 25 P.C. Motta 27 Arreola Coach: H.D. Gómez

v t e Guatemala squad – 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1 Jerez 2 Medina 3 Noriega 4 Castrillo 5 Gallardo 6 Cabrera 7 Vásquez 8 Romero 9 Velásquez 10 Contreras 11 H. López 12 Motta 13 González 14 Figueroa 15 León 16 Pappa 17 Pezzarossi 18 Isaula 19 Aguila 20 Ruiz (c) 21 Paredes 23 Arreola 24 J. López Coach: Almeida

Persondata
Name	Figueroa, Carlos
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	19 April 1980
Place of birth	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Date of death
Place of death

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