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Walter Figueira
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-03-17) 17 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Battersea, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Derry City
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2010 Hampton & Richmond Borough
2010–2013 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Hayes & Yeading United 1 (0)
2014–2016 Platanias 8 (0)
2015–2016 → Acharnaikos (loan) 7 (0)
2016 Bognor Regis Town 4 (0)
2016–2017 Chessington & Hook United
2017 Wingate & Finchley 6 (1)
2017–2018 Moura 27 (3)
2018 Dulwich Hamlet 5 (0)
2018 → Merstham (loan) 11 (4)
2018–2019 Merstham 24 (12)
2019 Waterford 11 (2)
2020– Derry City 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:37, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

Walter Capango Figueira (born 17 March 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Derry City.

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. 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.[1] 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.[2]

Following his spell with Wingate & Finchley, Figueira opted to join Portuguese side Moura.[3]

On 4 August 2018, Figueira signed for National League South side Dulwich Hamlet.[4]

On 19 September 2018, Figueira agreed to join Isthmian League side, Merstham on a three-month loan.[5] The deal was then made permanent on 19 December 2018.[6]

On 29 July 2019, Figueira joined League of Ireland Premier Division side Waterford on a deal until the end of the season.[7]

Career statistics

As of 11 August 2018.[8]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hayes & Yeading United 2013–14 Conference South 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Platanias 2014–15 Superleague Greece 8 0 3 0 — — 11 0
Acharnaikos (loan) 2015–16 Football League 7 0 4 0 — — 11 0
Bognor Regis Town 2016–17 Isthmian League Premier Division 4 0 2 0 — 0 0 6 0
Wingate & Finchley 2016–17 Isthmian League Premier Division 6 1 — — 1[a] 0 7 1
Moura 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal Serie E 27 3 0 0 — — 27 3
Dulwich Hamlet 2018–19 National League South 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Merstham (loan) 2018–19 Isthmian League Premier Division 11 4 0 0 — 4[b] 2 15 6
Merstham 2018–19 Isthmian League Premier Division 24 12 0 0 — 3[c] 1 27 13
Waterford 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division 11 2 1 0 1 2 1[d] 0 14 3
Derry City 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 106 22 10 0 1 2 10 4 127 28
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs
  2. ^ Three appearances and two goals in Alan Turvey Trophy, one appearance in FA Trophy
  3. ^ Two appearances and one goal in Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs, one appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy
  4. ^ One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ^ "Platanias vs. Asteras Tripolis". Soccerway. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ "New signing". Wingate & Finchley Official Site. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Moura to sign Chelsea ..." zerozero.pt. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Figueira Finalised". Dulwich Hamlet. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Press Release (19th September 2018)" (PDF). Merstham F.C. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  6. ^ @MersthamFC1892 (19 December 2018). "Merstham Football Club is delighted to announce the permanent signing of Walter Figueira from Dulwich Hamlet" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 February 2019 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "WELCOMING WALTER: Waterford FC Sign Walter Figueira". Waterford F.C. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  8. ^ "W. Figueira". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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