Personal information | |||
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Full name | María Fernanda Figueroa Figueroa [1] | ||
Date of birth | 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.
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]
Figueroa has played for Dimas Escazú in Costa Rica. [3] She led the league in scoring in 2020 with 22 goals. [5]
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]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | María Fernanda Figueroa Figueroa [1] | ||
Date of birth | 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.
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]
Figueroa has played for Dimas Escazú in Costa Rica. [3] She led the league in scoring in 2020 with 22 goals. [5]
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]