Paulo Figueiredo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo José Lopes de Figueiredo | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Malanje, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1984 | Domingos Sávio | ||
| 1985–1986 | Benfica | ||
| 1986–1989 | Domingos Sávio | ||
| 1989–1991 | Belenenses | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Belenenses | 0 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | União Tomar | ||
| 1993–1994 | Aves | ||
| 1994–1995 | O Elvas | ||
| 1995–1996 | Camacha | 32 | (1) |
| 1996–2004 | Santa Clara | 249 | (27) |
| 2004 | Dragões Sandinenses | 17 | (4) |
| 2005 | Lusitânia | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Varzim | 26 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Östers IF | 31 | (1) |
| 2007 | Ceahlăul | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | Olivais Moscavide | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Libolo | ||
| National team | |||
| 2003–2008 | Angola | 37 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Paulo José Lopes de Figueiredo (Portuguese pronunciation: [fiɡɐjˈɾedu]; born 28 November 1972) is an Angolan retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.
He spent the bulk of his 17-year professional career with Santa Clara, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 97 games and eight goals over the course of three seasons (eight in total with the club).
An Angolan international for five years, Figueiredo earned 37 caps and represented the nation at the 2006 World Cup and two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
Figueiredo was born in Malanje, Portuguese Angola to Portuguese settlers, moving to the land of his parents at the age of three. From 1991 to 1996 he played for five clubs, including one spell at C.F. Os Belenenses for which he failed to appear in the second division in the 1991–92 season.
In the 1996 summer, Figueiredo signed for C.D. Santa Clara in the second level, scoring five goals in 33 games in his third year as the team promoted to the Primeira Liga for the first time ever. He made his debut in the competition on 22 August 1999 in a 2–2 home draw against Sporting Clube de Portugal, and appeared in 31 league matches during the 1999–2000 campaign, but the Azores side was immediately relegated back.
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