Marcos Daniel Figueroa (born 18 January 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Temperley.[1]

Marcos Figueroa
Personal information
Full name Marcos Daniel Figueroa
Date of birth (1990-01-18) 18 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-forward[2]
Team information
Current team
Temperley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Rosario Central 1 (0)
2011–2012Central Córdoba (loan) 40 (8)
2012–2013 Argentinos Juniors 26 (4)
2013–2014 Atlético de Rafaela 19 (0)
2014–2015 San Martín (SJ) 48 (12)
2016–2018 Temperley 56 (10)
2018 San Martín (T) 8 (0)
2019 Cobresal 9 (0)
2019 Mitre 5 (0)
2020 Sportivo Desamparados 0 (0)
2020– Temperley 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:04, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

Career edit

Rosario Central became Figueroa's first senior club in 2010, he made his professional debut for them in the Argentine Primera División on 15 May against Vélez Sarsfield.[1] In 2011, Figueroa was loaned to Central Córdoba in Primera C Metropolitana.[1] He scored nine times in forty-four fixtures for Central Córdoba.[3] After returning to Rosario Central, Figueroa made the move to fellow Primera División team Argentinos Juniors on 9 July 2012.[1] He scored a hat-trick on his eighth appearance during a 3–3 tie with Unión Santa Fe.[1] July 2013 saw Figueroa join Atlético de Rafaela, where he'd make nineteen appearances.[1]

In June 2014, San Martín (SJ) of Primera B Nacional signed Figueroa.[1] He netted five goals in twenty matches throughout 2014, a season which ended with promotion to the top-flight.[1] He scored seven times in the following campaign, which preceded a move to Temperley in January 2016.[1] During his opening two campaigns with Temperley, Figueroa got ten goals in forty-two fixtures.[1][4] Temperley suffered relegation to Primera B Nacional in 2017–18, Figueroa subsequently terminated his contract with the club.[1][5] His last appearance for Temperley, on 12 March 2018 versus Unión Santa Fe, was his 200th career appearance.[1]

Figueroa completed a transfer to San Martín (T) on 30 June; a newly promoted Primera División team.[1] Six months later, on 28 December, Figueroa moved to Chilean football with Cobresal.[6] He featured in a total of nine games in the Chilean Primera División, before going back to his homeland in the succeeding July with Mitre.[1][7] He left the club at the end of the year, having made five appearances.[1] In March 2020, Figueroa signed for Torneo Federal A team Sportivo Desamparados.[8] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he never appeared.[1] In September 2020, Figueroa rejoined Temperley in Primera B Nacional.[9][10]

Career statistics edit

As of 7 October 2020.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rosario Central 2009–10 Argentine Primera División 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2010–11 Primera B Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Central Córdoba (loan) 2011–12 Primera C Metropolitana 40 8 2 0 2[a] 1 44 9
Argentinos Juniors 2012–13 Argentine Primera División 26 4 0 0 1[b] 0 0 0 27 4
Atlético de Rafaela 2013–14 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
San Martín (SJ) 2014 Primera B Nacional 19 5 1 0 0 0 20 5
2015 Argentine Primera División 29 7 2 0 1[c] 0 32 7
Total 48 12 3 0 1 0 52 12
Temperley 2016 Argentine Primera División 14 3 0 0 0 0 14 3
2016–17 28 7 0 0 0 0 28 7
2017–18 14 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
Total 56 10 1 0 0 0 57 10
San Martín (T) 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 8 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
Cobresal 2019 Chilean Primera División 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
Mitre 2019–20 Primera B Nacional 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Sportivo Desamparados 2019–20 Torneo Federal A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temperley 2020–21 Primera B Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 212 34 9 0 1 0 3 1 225 35
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Primera C Metropolitana play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the Argentine Primera División play-offs

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Marcos Figueroa profile". Soccerway. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Marcos Figueroa". World Football. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Marcos Figueroa profile". BDFA. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Anuario VAVEL Temperley 2017: Marcos Figueroa, del desborde nacen grandes oportuniades". Vavel. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Temperley: después del descenso, la escoba". TyC Sports. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Cobresal suma cuatro refuerzos en su retorno a Primera División". AS. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Firmó Marcos Figueroa, uno de los refuerzos de Mitre". Nuevo Diario. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Desamparados incorporó a un exdelantero de San Martín para jugar en la local". Telesol Diario. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Los refuerzos del "Gasolero"". Vavel. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Figueroa:Tenemos que ir de a poco para llegar al cien por ciento"". Mundo Ascenso. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

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