Carlos Figueroa (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Carlos Figueroa

| fullname = Carlos Fernando Figueroa Martínez

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|04|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Guatemala City, Guatemala

| height = {{height|m=1.71|precision=0}}

| currentclub = Comunicaciones

| clubnumber = 29

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2001–2003

| years2 = 2003–2004

| years3 = 2004–2007

| years4 = 2008–2009

| years5 = 2009

| years6 = 2010

| years7 = 2011

| years8 = 2012–2016

| clubs1 = Municipal

| clubs2 = Petapa

| clubs3 = Municipal

| clubs4 = Xelajú

| clubs5 = Olimpia

| clubs6 = Municipal

| clubs7 = Xelajú

| clubs8 = Comunicaciones

| caps1 =

| caps2 =

| caps3 = 121

| caps4 = 17

| caps5 = 7

| caps6 =

| caps7 = 9

| caps8 = 131

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| goals3 = 11

| goals4 = 3

| goals5 = 1

| goals6 = 2

| goals7 = 1

| goals8 = 9

| nationalyears1 = 2003–2016

| nationalteam1 = Guatemala

| nationalcaps1 = 62

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| pcupdate = 9 February 2010

| ntupdate = 9 February 2010

}}

Carlos Fernando Figueroa (born 19 April 1980 in Guatemala) is a Guatemalan exprofessional football midfielder and his last team was CSD Comunicaciones in Guatemala's top division.

He also was a member of the Guatemala 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.[http://www.selecciondeguatemala.net/2008/12/carlos-figueroa-jugara-en-olimpia-de.html Carlos Figueroa jugara en Olimpia de Paraguay] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126050958/http://www.selecciondeguatemala.net/2008/12/carlos-figueroa-jugara-en-olimpia-de.html |date=2009-01-26 }} - Seleccion de Guatemala {{in lang|es}} He scored one goal on his debut against Club Libertad.{{cite web|publisher=LNF Guatemala|title=JUGADORES MAYOR. T.A. 08|url=http://208.56.70.142/media/File/CUADROXELAJU.pdf|accessdate=2008-10-29|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192028/http://208.56.70.142/media/File/CUADROXELAJU.pdf|url-status=dead}}

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{{cite web|website=RSSSF |title=CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/05gc-full.html |accessdate=2008-10-29 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024022300/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/05gc-full.html |archivedate=2008-10-24 }} and four matches at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.{{cite web|website=RSSSF |title=CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07gc-full.html |accessdate=2008-10-29 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024002319/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/07gc-full.html |archivedate=2008-10-24 }} He has also represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120919100615/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=53720/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA

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.

class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	February 18, 2003	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	{{fb\|NIC}}	5–0	5–0	Continental qualifier
2.	February 23, 2003	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	{{fb\|HON}}	2–0	2–1	Continental qualifier
3.	June 3, 2004	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	{{fb\|SLV}}	2–0	3–0	Friendly
4.	September 4, 2010	Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, USA	{{fb\|NIC}}	2–0	5–0	Friendly
5.	October 12, 2012	Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala	{{fb\|JAM}}	1–0	2–1	World Cup qualifier