Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal Name Afonso Figueiredo Date joined 2013 2003–2009 Sporting CP Weight 64 kg | Number 25 Height 1.71 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Afonso Mendes Ribeiro de Figueiredo Date of birth (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 22) Current team Boavista F.C. (#25 / Defender) | ||
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Afonso Mendes Ribeiro de Figueiredo (born 6 January 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for French club Stade Rennais F.C. as a left-back.
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- Afonso figueiredo boavistafc 2014 15
- Afonso figueiredo 2006 2009
- Early years Braga
- Boavista
- Rennes
- International career
- References
Afonso figueiredo 2006 2009
Early years / Braga
Born in Lisbon, Figueiredo played youth football for three clubs, including local Sporting Clube de Portugal from ages 10–16. In the summer of 2010 he joined S.C. Braga to complete his development, and made his debut as a senior with the latter's reserves, playing his first game in the Segunda Liga on 19 August 2012 in a 0–0 home draw against Associação Naval 1º de Maio (five minutes played).
Boavista
In the 2013 off-season, Figueiredo dropped down to the third division and signed with Boavista FC. Even though the team finished outside the promotion zone, they were reinstated in the Primeira Liga following the final developments of the Apito Dourado affair.
Figueiredo's maiden appearance in the Portuguese top level occurred on 4 January 2015, as he featured the entire 3–1 home win over F.C. Arouca. He scored his first league goal on 16 August of that year, in a 2–2 away draw to Vitória de Setúbal.
During his spell at the Estádio do Bessa, Figueiredo appeared in 72 matches all competitions comprised.
Rennes
On 1 July 2016, free agent Figueiredo moved to Stade Rennais F.C. from the French Ligue 1 on a four year-contract. His official debut only arrived on 1 February of the following year, in a 0–4 home loss against Paris Saint-Germain F.C. for the Coupe de France. His first league came took place two months later, when he played roughly 30 minutes as a substitute in a 1–1 draw to Olympique Lyonnais also at the Roazhon Park.
International career
Figueiredo played once for the Portugal Olympic team, featuring 30 minutes in a 4–0 friendly win with Mexico in the Azores on 28 March 2016. He was not, however, selected for Rui Jorge's squad for the Olympic tournament held that year.