Diogo Figueiras

Diogo José Rosário Gomes Figueiras (born 1 July 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Rio Ave F.C. on loan from S.C. Braga as a right back.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Figueiras.

Diogo Figueiras
Personal information
Full name Diogo José Rosário Gomes Figueiras
Date of birth (1991-07-01) 1 July 1991
Place of birth Castanheira do Ribatejo, Portugal
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Rio Ave (on loan from Braga)
Number 7
Youth career
1999–2004 Vilafranquense
2004–2010 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Pinhalnovense 25 (0)
2011–2013 Paços Ferreira 21 (0)
2012 → Moreirense (loan) 9 (0)
2013–2016 Sevilla 50 (2)
2015 → Genoa (loan) 9 (1)
2016–2018 Olympiacos 36 (2)
2018– Braga 6 (0)
2019– Braga B 0 (0)
2019– → Rio Ave (loan) 13 (0)
National team
2011 Portugal U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2020

Club career

Early years

Born in Castanheira do Ribatejo e Cachoeiras, Vila Franca de Xira, Figueiras spent six years in S.L. Benfica's youth system after starting off at local U.D. Vilafranquense. He made his senior debut in the 2010–11 season, on loan at C.D. Pinhalnovense in the third division, which he helped reach the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal.[1]

Paços de Ferreira

Figueiras joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira in the Primeira Liga in the summer of 2011, signing a three-year contract.[2] He played his first game in the competition on 28 August, a 0–0 away draw against C.D. Feirense in which he was sent off;[3] in the following transfer window, he was loaned to Moreirense F.C. in the second level.[4]

Figueiras returned to Paços for the 2012–13 campaign, contributing with 19 games in 1,665 minutes of action as the club finished a best-ever third and qualified to the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history.

Sevilla

On 18 July 2013, Figueiras moved abroad, penning a four-year deal with Sevilla FC in Spain.[5] He made his La Liga debut on 28 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw at Real Sociedad.[6] In late December, he was handed a four-game ban after calling the referee a "son of a bitch" during a 0–2 home loss against Racing de Santander for the Copa del Rey (1–2 aggregate defeat).[7]

Figueiras scored his first goal as a senior on 16 March 2014, starting and netting his team's last in a 4–1 home win over Real Valladolid.[8] On 27 April, he was sent off in a 1–3 loss at Athletic Bilbao;[9] he played 12 matches of their victorious campaign in the UEFA Europa League, coming on late in extra time of the final, a penalty shootout win over S.L. Benfica in Turin.[10] The Andalusians went on to retain their continental crown, but he did not enter the field in the decisive game against FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.[11]

On 9 July 2015, Figueiras was loaned to Genoa C.F.C. of Serie A, with the option to buy.[12] He totalled ten appearances for the team, scoring to open a 1–2 home loss to Carpi F.C. 1909 on 29 November;[13] the following 30 January his loan was cut short, with Sevilla manager Unai Emery needing cover for the injured Marco Andreolli.[14]

Olympiacos

On 25 May 2016, Figueiras signed a three-year contract with Olympiacos F.C. for a fee of €1.5 million. He joined compatriot Marco Silva (manager) at the Greek champions.[15]

Figueiras scored once[16] from 24 appearances in his first season (all starts), helping the club win the Superleague for the seventh time in a row.[17]

Braga

Figueiras returned to Portugal on 30 January 2018, joining S.C. Braga on a three-and-a-half-year deal worth €1.2 million.[18] Deemed surplus to requirements by manager Abel Ferreira shortly after his arrival,[19][20] he was later demoted to the reserve team.[21]

On 30 August 2019, Figueiras was loaned to fellow top-flight side Rio Ave F.C. for the season.[22]

Career statistics

Club
As of 26 August 2018[23][24]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pinhalnovense 2010–11 Second Division 25060———310
Paços Ferreira 2011–12 Primeira Liga 200010——30
2012–13 1904010——240
Total 2104020——270
Moreirense (loan) 2011–12 LigaPro 90—10——100
Sevilla 2013–14 La Liga 22110—120—351
2014–15 24151—8010382
2015–16 4000—10—50
Total 50261—21010783
Genoa (loan) 2014–15 Serie A 9110———101
Olympiacos 2016–17 "Super League Greece 24171—121—433
2017–18 12150—70—241
Total 362121—191—674
Braga 2017–18 Primeira Liga 30——10—40
2018–19 30——10—40
Career total 156529230421102318
  1. Includes the UEFA Super Cup

Honours

Sevilla

Olympiacos

References
  1. "Um mar de emoções no regresso dos heróis" [Sea of emotions in return of heroes]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 December 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  2. Santos, José (14 June 2011). "Diogo Figueiras: "O Paços abriu as portas ao meu sonho de criança"" [Diogo Figueiras: "Paços opened doors to my childhood dream"]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  3. Frederico, Francisco (28 August 2011). "Feirense-P. Ferreira, 0–0 (crónica)" [Feirense-P. Ferreira, 0–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  4. "Defesa Diogo Figueiras emprestado ao Moreirense" [Defender Diogo Figueiras loaned to Moreirense]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 January 2012. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  5. "El defensa portugués Diogo Figueiras ficha por el Sevilla" [Portuguese defender Diogo Figueiras signs for Sevilla] (in Spanish). Liga BBVA. 18 July 2013. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  6. Egea, Pablo (28 September 2013). "Punto de insatisfacción en Anoeta" [Dissatisfaction point at Anoeta]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  7. "Diogo Figueiras, cuatro partidos de sanción" [Diogo Figueiras, four-game ban]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 December 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  8. "Sevilla FC 4–1 Real Valladolid". ESPN FC. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  9. "El Athletic de Bilbao doblega al Sevilla y ata su puesto de Liga de Campeones" [Athletic Bilbao down Sevilla and secure their place in the Champions League]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 27 April 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  10. "Spot-on Sevilla leave Benfica dreams in tatters". UEFA. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  11. Keegan, Mike (27 May 2015). "Dnipro 2–3 Sevilla: Carlos Bacca scores twice as La Liga side survive scare to retain Europa League crown and earn Champions League spot with dramatic win in Warsaw". Daily Mail. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  12. "Official: Genoa sign Figueiras". Football Italia. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  13. Doria, Vito (29 November 2015). "Genoa 1–2 Carpi: Veterans complete biancorossi comeback and secure historical win". Forza Italian Football. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  14. Lagos, Daniel (30 January 2016). "Diogo Figueiras vuelve al Sevilla" [Diogo Figueiras returns to Sevilla]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  15. Perperidis, Giorgios (25 May 2016). Ανακοίνωσε Φιγκέιρας ο Ολυμπιακός [Figueiras announced for Olympiacos] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  16. "Grécia: Diogo Figueiras marca na vitória do Olympiacos frente ao Panaitolikos" [Greece: Diogo Figueiras scores in Olympiacos win against Panaitolikos] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  17. "Olympiacos goleia Giannina e é campeão pela sétima vez consecutiva" [Olympiacos rout Giannina and are champions for the seventh time in a row] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  18. Vasconcelos, Ricardo (30 January 2018). "Diogo Figueiras até 2022" [Diogo Figueiras until 2022]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  19. Pinto, Vítor (27 November 2018). "Diogo Figueiras ficou sem espaço" [Diogo Figueiras has run out of room]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  20. "Abel responde a António Salvador: "a minha varinha mágica é dia a dia"" [Abel replies António Salvador: "my magic wand is called everyday"]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 25 February 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  21. Vega, Nacho (9 July 2019). "Diogo Figueiras va al equipo B" [Diogo Figueiras goes to the B team] (in Spanish). Noticias RTV. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  22. "OFICIAL: Diogo Figueiras no Rio Ave" [OFFICIAL: Diogo Figueiras to Rio Ave] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  23. "Diogo Figueiras". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  24. "Diogo Figueiras". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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