Henry Figueroa
Henry Adalberto Figueroa Alonzo (born 28 December 1992) is a Honduran footballer who plays as a centre-back for C.D. Marathón and the Honduras national team.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Henry Adalberto Figueroa Alonzo | ||
Date of birth | 28 December 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Fe, Colón, Honduras | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Marathón | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2018 | Motagua | 164 | (3) |
2018–2020 | Alajuelense | 34 | (3) |
2020– | Marathón | 6 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2014– | Honduras | 48 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 September 2020 |
Club career
Motagua
Figueroa developed in F.C. Motagua's reserve team during his youth and was promoted to the first team in January 2012 at the age of 19. He made his debut was on 4 August 2012, in the 2–0 victory over Platense F.C. With Motagua, he won four league titles and one Honduran Supercup in 2017.
Alajuelense
On 20 December 2018, Figueroa signed with Costa Rican club Liga Deportiva Alajuelense.[2] He made his debut on 19 January 2019 in a 1–0 home loss against A.D. San Carlos.[3] He scored his first goal with the team the following 17 February in a 3–0 win against Guadalupe F.C.[4] On 22 December 2019, news was released that Figueroa was selected by the Anti-Doping Commission of Costa Rica to take a doping test after Alajuelense's first leg loss against C.S. Herediano in the Apertura grand final on 8 December, however he did not appear. The next day, the club announced that Figueroa had terminated his contract.[5][6] On 7 January 2020, the Costa Rican Football Federation declared Figueroa's actions of evading the doping test as doping.[7] There is currently an ongoing investigation on Figueroa and if he is found guilty of doping he could face 4 years of suspension from footballing activity.[8]
Marathón
On 20 January 2020, Honduran club C.D. Marathón announced the signing of Figueroa.[9] He made his competitive debut the following 2 February in a 2–1 win against C.D. Honduras Progreso.[10] He scored his first goal on 16 February in a 5–2 win against Platense.[11]
Honors and achievements
Club
- Liga Nacional: 2014–15 A, 2016–17 A, 2016–17 C, 2018–19 A
- Honduran Supercup: 2017
References
- "Henry Figueroa, el chico afro e introvertido en la Selección de Honduras". Diario Diez. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- "Henry Figueroa se despide del campeón Motagua". Goal.com. Goal. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- En el debut de Henry Figueroa, San Carlos sorprende y le gana al Alajuelense (In Henry Figueroa's debut, San Carlos surprises and beats Alajuelense); Diario Diez. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Henry Figueroa anota con el Alajuelense su primer gol en Costa Rica (Henry Figueroa scores his first goal with Alajuelense in Costa Rica); Diario Diez. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Henry Figueroa fue llamado a realizar prueba doping con Alajuelense y después fue sustituido (Henry Figueroa was called to perform a doping test with Alajuelense and was later substituted); Diario Diez. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Oficial: Henry Figueroa y Alajuelense rescinden contrato de mutuo acuerdo (Official: Henry Figueroa and Alajuelense terminate contract by mutual agreement); Diario Diez. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Federación de Costa Rica declara como dopaje acción de Henry Figueroa de evadir prueba doping (Costa Rican Federation declares Henry Figueroa's action to evade doping test as doping); Diario Diez. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Comisión Disciplinaria de Costa Rica ya tiene el informe sobre el caso Henry Figueroa (Disciplinary Commission of Costa Rica already has the report on the Henry Figueroa case); Diario Diez. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Marathón sorprende fichando al defensor hondureño Henry Figueroa (Marathón surprises by signing Honduran defender Henry Figueroa); Diario Diez. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Henry Figueroa debuta con Marathón tras su escándalo de doping en Costa Rica (Henry Figueroa debuts with Marathon after his doping scandal in Costa Rica); Diario Diez. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- El gol más emotivo: Del calvario al cielo, la redención de Henry Figueroa se firma en Marathón (The most emotional goal: From Calvary to Heaven, the redemption of Henry Figueroa is firm in Marathón); Diario Diez. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.