Fernanda Figueroa
Personal information
Full name María Fernanda Figueroa Figueroa[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-22) 22 June 1997
Place of birth Río Claro, Costa Rica[2]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
 Dimas Escazú
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Dimas Escazú 20 (22)
International career‡
2021– Costa Rica 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 July 2021[3]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2021

María Fernanda Figueroa Figueroa (born 22 June 1997), known as Fernanda Figueroa,[2][4] is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a forward for Dimas Escazú and the Costa Rica women's national team.

Early life

Figueroa and her five siblings were raised by their grandmother after their mother abandoned the family.[5] She began playing football in her youth and looked up to Karla Villalobos as an inspiration.[5]

Club career

Figueroa has played for Dimas Escazú in Costa Rica.[3] She led the league in scoring in 2020 with 22 goals.[5]

International career

Figueroa made her senior debut for Costa Rica on 13 June 2021 as a 69th-minute substitution in a 0–0 friendly away draw against Guatemala.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Primera División". Dimas Escazú (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 Hernández, Joselyn (7 December 2020). "Fernanda Figueroa: "Esta convocatoria es el premio a mi esfuerzo de años"". Costa Rican Football Federation (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "María Fernanda Figueroa". La Camiseta 10 (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  4. 1 2 Jiménez, Gustavo (13 June 2021). "La Sele femenina derrota a Guatemala en el Centenario de la Fedefútbol". Costa Rican Football Federation (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 Díaz, Rodrigo (29 November 2020). "María Fernanda Figueroa: la luchadora del gol que quiere inspirar a las niñas a jugar fútbol". El Observador CR. Retrieved 14 December 2023.


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