Luciano Figueroa
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| Full name | Luciano Gabriel Figueroa Herrera | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1981 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santa Fe, Argentina | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Striker | |||||||||||
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Current team
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Retired | |||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Rosario Central | 57 | (35) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Birmingham City | 1 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Cruz Azul | 33 | (21) | |||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Villarreal | 26 | (5) | |||||||||
| 2006 | River Plate | 7 | (3) | |||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Genoa | 23 | (3) | |||||||||
| 2008–2009 | → Boca Juniors (loan) | 17 | (7) | |||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Rosario Central | 38 | (12) | |||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Emelec | 34 | (14) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Panathinaikos | 15 | (6) | |||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Johor Darul Takzim F.C. | 36 | (23) | |||||||||
| Total | 297 | (132) | ||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Argentina | 15 | (9) | |||||||||
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Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2015. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2015.
Luciano Gabriel "Lucho" Figueroa Herrera (Spanish pronunciation: [luˈsjano fiɣeˈɾoa]; born 19 May 1981) is a retired Argentina international footballer who last played as a striker for Malaysia Super League team Johor Darul Takzim FC.
Figueroa was born in Santa Fe. He began his professional career with Primera División club Rosario Central, where he formed a partnership with César Delgado. In the 2003 Clausura, Figueroa finished as Argentina's leading goalscorer with 17 goals, including scoring five in the last match of the season against an under-strength Boca Juniors. This was his last season at Rosario Central. Both he and Delgado transferred overseas in the summer of 2003, with Figueroa joining English Premier League club Birmingham City for a fee of £2.5 million.
Controversy arose when Spanish club Osasuna claimed that Figueroa had signed a contract with them before his move to Birmingham, thereby invalidating the transfer. At the end of August 2003 FIFA ruled provisionally in Birmingham's favour, but it was not until October that this ruling was finally confirmed. Figueroa had been close to joining Rangers earlier that summer but the Glasgow club pulled out of the deal.
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