Tobias Figueiredo

Tobias Pereira Figueiredo (born 2 February 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a central defender for English club Nottingham Forest.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Peireira and the second or paternal family name is Figueiredo.
Tobias Figueiredo
Figueiredo with Sporting in 2015
Personal information
Full name Tobias Pereira Figueiredo[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994
Place of birth Sátão, Portugal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Nottingham Forest
Number 3
Youth career
2004–2006 Penalva
2006–2013 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Sporting B 49 (1)
2014–2018 Sporting CP 15 (2)
2014 → Reus (loan) 13 (1)
2016–2017 → Nacional (loan) 22 (1)
2018 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 12 (0)
2018– Nottingham Forest 30 (2)
National team
2009 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2009–2011 Portugal U17 23 (3)
2012 Portugal U18 5 (1)
2012–2013 Portugal U19 10 (1)
2013–2014 Portugal U20 6 (0)
2014–2017 Portugal U21 16 (1)
2016 Portugal U23 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 February 2020

Club career

Sporting

Born in Sátão, Viseu District, Figueiredo joined Sporting CP's youth setup in 2006 at the age of 12, after starting out at SC Penalva do Castelo. He was promoted to the reserves in the summer of 2012, and made his professional debut on 11 August by starting in a 0–1 away loss against U.D. Oliveirense for the Segunda Liga championship.[2]

On 29 January 2014, Figueiredo was loaned to Spanish club CF Reus Deportiu until June, alongside Sporting teammate Alexandre Guedes.[3] An undisputed starter during his tenure,[4] he returned to the Lions in June 2014 and was promoted to the main squad in January of the following year.[5]

Figueiredo made his Primeira Liga debut on 18 January 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–2 home win against Rio Ave FC.[6] He scored his first goal in the competition on 1 February, netting the last in a 3–1 victory at F.C. Arouca.[7] Roughly one month later, he added another in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal against C.D. Nacional,[8] as the latter tournament was eventually won with him as an unused substitute.

On 30 April 2015, Figueiredo extended his contract with Sporting until 2021.[9] On 28 June of the following year, deemed surplus to requirements by manager Jorge Jesus, he was loaned to fellow league club Nacional;[10] he scored his only goal in a 1–3 home loss to S.L. Benfica,[11] as the season ended in relegation as last.

Nottingham Forest

On 30 January 2018, completely ostracised by manager Jorge Jesus,[12] Figueiredo signed on loan with English Championship side Nottingham Forest until the end of the campaign.[13] He made his debut on 17 February, playing the entire 0–0 away draw against Burton Albion.[14]

On 20 April 2018, it was announced that Figueiredo would join Forest on a permanent deal on 1 July.[15] He was sent off that 28 November in a 5–5 draw at Aston Villa, for a bad foul on John McGinn while winning 4–3.[16] The day before the anniversary of that match, he scored his first goal in English football to open a 4–0 victory away to Queens Park Rangers from Joe Lolley's corner kick.[17]

International career

Figueiredo participated in two UEFA European Under-21 Championship editions with Portugal,[18][19] playing twice in 2015 for the runners-up.[20][21] He won his first cap at that level on 13 November 2014, in a 1–3 friendly defeat to England at Turf Moor.[22]

Figueiredo was also picked by manager Rui Jorge for his squad that appeared at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[23] He featured in all the matches in Rio de Janeiro, in an eventual quarter-final exit.[24][25][26][27]

Personal life

Figueiredo's older brother, Cristiano, was also a footballer. He played his youth football with S.C. Braga.[28]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 May 2018[29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting B 2012–13 Segunda Liga 180———180
2013–14 70———70
2014–15 171———171
2015–16 Segunda Liga 50———50
2017–18 20———20
Total 491———491
Sporting 2014–15 Primeira Liga 14221202[lower-alpha 1]0203
2015–16 1010004[lower-alpha 1]161
2017–18 0020101[lower-alpha 2]040
Total 152513071304
Reus (loan) 2013–14 Segunda División B 13100——131
Nacional (loan) 2016–17 Primeira Liga 2210010—231
Nottingham Forest (loan) 2017–18 Championship 120———120
Career total 11155140711277
  1. Appearances in the Europa League
  2. Appearance in the Champions League

Honours

Sporting

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Nottingham Forest" (PDF). English Football League. p. 49. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. "Sporting B perde com Oliveirense (com vídeo)" [Sporting B lose to Oliveirense (with video)] (in Portuguese). Super Sporting. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  3. "Alexandre Guedes e Tobias Figueiredo no Reus" [Alexandre Guedes and Tobias Figueiredo to Reus]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  4. Gallofré, Josep (8 December 2016). "Resultats dispars de l'aventura portuguesa del CF Reus" [Different outcomes for Portuguese adventure at CF Reus] (in Catalan). Reus Digital. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  5. Pereira, Sérgio (5 January 2015). "Sporting: Tobias Figueiredo integrado na equipa principal" [Sporting: Tobias Figueiredo added to the first team] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  6. "Sporting 4–2 Rio Ave" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  7. "Arouca 1–3 Sporting" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  8. "Reportagem Nacional 2–2 Sporting" [Nacional 2–2 Sporting match report] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  9. "Sporting SAD statement". Sporting CP. 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  10. "Tobias Figueiredo emprestado ao Nacional" [Tobias Figueiredo loaned to Nacional]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  11. "Benfica cola-se ao Sp. Braga na liderança provisória da liga" [Benfica equal Sp. Braga as league provisional leader] (in Portuguese). TSF. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  12. "Sem espaço, Tobias Figueiredo deve seguir para o Nottingham Forest" [With no room, Tobias Figueiredo must head to Nottingham Forest] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  13. "Figueiredo joins on loan". Nottingham Forest F.C. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  14. Taylor, Paul (19 February 2018). "Tobias Figueiredo passed first test in Nottingham Forest shirt 'with flying colours'". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  15. "Figueiredo to join permanently". Nottingham Forest F.C. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  16. "Aston Villa 5–5 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  17. Davies, Matt; Bonell, Johnny (27 November 2019). "QPR 0–4 Nottingham Forest – Semedo, Carvalho, Grabban and Figueiredo secure big win against 10 men". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  18. "Os 23 convocados para o Europeu de sub-21" [The 23 selected for under-21 European Championship]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 June 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  19. "Rui Jorge anuncia escolhidos para o Euro 2017" [Rui Jorge announce the chosen for Euro 2017] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  20. Ashby, Kevin (24 June 2015). "Last-gasp Sweden join Portugal in U21 EURO semis". UEFA. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  21. Hart, Simon (27 June 2015). "Five-goal Portugal stun Germany in semi-finals". UEFA. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  22. "Testes na seleção Sub-21 sacrificaram o resultado" [Tests in Under-21 national team sacrificed the result] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  23. Arsénio, Cláudia; Sousa, Guilhermina (14 July 2016). "A convocatória "possível" e "surreal" de Rui Jorge para os Jogos Olímpicos" [Rui Jorge's "possible" and "surreal" call up to the Olympic Games] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  24. "Vitória na estreia" [Win in debut] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  25. "Portugal vence e garante quartos de final" [Portugal win and confirm quarter-finals] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  26. "Portugal assegura primeiro lugar" [Portugal confirm first place] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  27. "Portugal 0–4 Alemanha" [Portugal 0–4 Germany] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  28. "Tobias Figueiredo e... irmão Cristiano à conversa" [Tobias Figueiredo and... brother Cristiano chatting]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 January 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  29. Tobias Figueiredo at Soccerway
  30. Calaveiras, Carlos (31 May 2015). "Sporting ganha Taça de Portugal" [Sporting win Portuguese Cup] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  31. Calaveiras, Carlos (9 August 2015). "Jesus continua a ganhar" [Jesus keeps on winning] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  32. "Taça da Liga: Percurso do Sporting" [League Cup: Sporting by rounds] (in Portuguese). TSF. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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