Walter Figueira
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Walter Figueira
| fullname = Walter Capango Figueira{{Cite news |title=W. Figueira |publisher=Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/walter-figueira/315272/ |access-date=23 August 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|3|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Battersea, England
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Cray Valley Paper Mills
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2010
| youthclubs1 = Hampton & Richmond Borough
| youthyears2 = 2010–2013
| youthclubs2 = Chelsea
| youthyears3 = 2012
| youthclubs3 = → Brentford (loan)
| years1 = 2013
| clubs1 = Hayes & Yeading United
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014–2016
| clubs2 = Platanias
| caps2 = 8
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015–2016
| clubs3 = → Acharnaikos (loan)
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2016
| clubs4 = Bognor Regis Town
| caps4 = 4
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016–2017
| clubs5 = Chessington & Hook United
| caps5 =
| goals5 =
| years6 = 2017
| clubs6 = Wingate & Finchley
| caps6 = 6
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2017–2018
| clubs7 = Moura
| caps7 = 27
| goals7 = 3
| years8 = 2018
| clubs8 = Dulwich Hamlet
| caps8 = 5
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2018
| clubs9 = → Merstham (loan)
| caps9 = 11
| goals9 = 4
| years10 = 2018–2019
| clubs10 = Merstham
| caps10 = 24
| goals10 = 12
| years11 = 2019
| clubs11 = Waterford
| caps11 = 11
| goals11 = 2
| years12 = 2020
| clubs12 = Derry City
| caps12 = 18
| goals12 = 3
| years13 = 2021
| clubs13 = Sligo Rovers
| caps13 = 33
| goals13 = 2
| years14 = 2022
| clubs14 = Kingstonian
| caps14 = 16
| goals14 = 3
| years15 = 2022–2023
| clubs15 = Carshalton Athletic
| caps15 = 18
| goals15 = 2
| years16 = 2023
| clubs16 = Bognor Regis Town
| caps16 = 20
| goals16 = 0
| years17 = 2023–2024
| clubs17 = Haringey Borough
| caps17 = 25
| goals17 = 2
| years18 = 2024
| clubs18 = Lewes
| caps18 = 7
| goals18 = 2
| years19 = 2024–
| clubs19 = Cray Valley Paper Mills
| caps19 = 0
| goals19 = 0
| club-update = 20:29, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Walter Capango Figueira (born 17 March 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cray Valley Paper Mills.{{Cite web |last=O'Hehir |first=Paul |date=20 September 2019 |title=Waterford's Figueira brushed shoulders with Chelsea stars as a teen |url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/waterfords-walter-figueira-brushed-shoulders-20093607 |access-date=25 October 2023 |website=Irish Mirror |language=en}}
Club career
After impressing as a junior at Hampton & Richmond Borough, Walter joined Chelsea in 2010. He played 22 games (scoring five goals) for the Under 18s and Under 21s before injury curtailed his stay at Stamford Bridge. He had a work experience loan with the U18 team at League One club Brentford in 2012.{{Cite web |title=Louis Pleased Despite The Result |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/louis-pleased-despite-the-result_57435 |access-date=25 October 2023 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} Having been released, he played one game at Hayes & Yeading United in the Conference South before moving to Greece. He joined Platanias who play in the top division in Greece, and made eleven appearances for them last season. Figueira made his professional debut as a substitute in the 88th minute in the 1–0 loss to Asteras Tripolis in the Superleague Greece.{{Cite news |date=27 September 2014 |title=Platanias vs. Asteras Tripolis |publisher=Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/09/27/greece/super-league/platanias/asteras-tripolis/1739123/ |access-date=19 February 2017}} He also played on loan at Acharnaikos who play in the league below the top division.
After spells with Bognor Regis Town and Chessington & Hook United, Figueira joined Wingate & Finchley in February 2017.{{Cite news |date=18 February 2017 |title=New signing |publisher=Wingate & Finchley Official Site |url=http://www.wingatefinchley.com/news1617.php#18feb |url-status=dead |access-date=19 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005213748/http://www.wingatefinchley.com/news1617.php#18feb |archive-date=5 October 2020}}
Following his spell with Wingate & Finchley, Figueira opted to join Portuguese side Moura.{{Cite news |date=16 August 2017 |title=Moura to sign Chelsea ... |publisher=zerozero.pt |url=https://www.zerozero.pt/news.php?id=203147 |access-date=19 October 2017}}
On 4 August 2018, Figueira signed for National League South side Dulwich Hamlet.{{Cite web |date=4 August 2018 |title=Figueira Finalised |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/figueira-finalised-2331009.html |access-date=13 August 2018 |publisher=Dulwich Hamlet}}
On 19 September 2018, Figueira agreed to join Isthmian League side, Merstham on a three-month loan.{{Cite web |date=19 September 2018 |title=Press Release (19th September 2018) |url=https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/ded93b_ff74916f770048d7a42224c88f3f46c5.pdf |access-date=22 September 2018 |publisher=Merstham F.C.}} The deal was then made permanent on 19 December 2018.{{Cite tweet |number=1075423928389111815 |user=MersthamFC1892 |title=Merstham Football Club is delighted to announce the permanent signing of Walter Figueira from Dulwich Hamlet |date=19 December 2018 |access-date=5 February 2019}}
On 29 July 2019, Figueira joined League of Ireland Premier Division side Waterford on a deal until the end of the season.{{Cite web |date=29 July 2019 |title=WELCOMING WALTER: Waterford FC Sign Walter Figueira o |url=https://www.waterfordfc.ie/welcoming-walter-waterford-fc-sign-walter-figueira/ |access-date=30 July 2019 |publisher=Waterford F.C.}}
On 28 January 2021 Figueira signed for Sligo Rovers.{{Cite web |date=28 January 2021 |title=Walter Figueira signs for Sligo Rovers |url=https://www.sligorovers.com/walter-figueira-signs-for-sligo-rovers/ |access-date=1 February 2021 |publisher=Sligo Rovers}}
On 2 February 2022, Figueira signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Kingstonian.{{Cite web |date=2 February 2022 |title=Walter re-unites with Hayden |url=https://www.kingstonian.com/news/walter-re-unites-with-hayden/2857 |access-date=8 February 2022 |publisher=Kingstonian FC}}
Figueira joined Carshalton Athletic for the 2022–23 season.{{Cite web |date=3 August 2022 |title=A Robins trio – The Pitching In Isthmian Football League |url=https://www.isthmian.co.uk/a-robins-trio-71715 |access-date=25 October 2023 |website=www.isthmian.co.uk |language=en}} In January 2023, he returned to Bognor Regis Town having spent time with the club seven years prior.{{cite web|url=https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/sport/football/former-derry-city-and-sligo-rovers-attacker-is-back-at-bognor-regis-town-3994243|title=Former Derry City and Sligo Rovers attacker is back at Bognor Regis Town|publisher=Sussex Express|last=Eldridge|first=Carl|date=20 January 2023|accessdate=24 March 2024}}
He joined Lewes in March 2024 following a spell with Haringey Borough.{{cite web|url=https://lewesfc.com/news/figueira-snapped-up/|title=Figueira snapped up|website=lewesfc.com|date=23 March 2024|accessdate=24 March 2024}}
In September 2024, he joined Cray Valley Paper Mills.https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/cray-valley-pm/appearances/walter-figueira/942256
Career statistics
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Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players
Category:Platanias F.C. players
Category:Acharnaikos F.C. players
Category:Bognor Regis Town F.C. players
Category:Chessington & Hook United F.C. players
Category:Wingate & Finchley F.C. players
Category:Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players
Category:Merstham F.C. players
Category:Waterford F.C. players
Category:Derry City F.C. players
Category:Sligo Rovers F.C. players
Category:Kingstonian F.C. players
Category:Carshalton Athletic F.C. players
Category:Haringey Borough F.C. players
Category:Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. players
Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Wandsworth
Category:People from Battersea
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Isthmian League players
Category:Super League Greece players
Category:Football League (Greece) players
Category:League of Ireland players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Category:Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland