Cristiano (footballer, born 1990)

Not to be confused with Cristian (footballer, born 1990).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Figueiredo.

Cristiano Pereira Figueiredo (born 29 November 1990), known simply as Cristiano, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Portugal 2 club Felgueiras.

Cristiano

Personal information
Full name	Cristiano Pereira Figueiredo[1]
Date of birth	(1990-11-29) 29 November 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth	Munich, Germany[1]
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Felgueiras
Number	13
Youth career
2004−2006	Académico Viseu
2006−2007	Académica
2007−2008	Penalva
2008−2009	Braga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Penalva	2	(0)
2009−2011	Braga	0	(0)
2010−2011	→ Vizela (loan)	15	(0)
2011−2012	Valencia B	5	(0)
2012−2014	Braga B	44	(0)
2013−2016	Braga	3	(0)
2014−2015	→ Académica (loan)	26	(0)
2016−2017	Panetolikos	1	(0)
2017	Belenenses	14	(0)
2017−2019	Vitória Setúbal	37	(0)
2019–2021	Hermannstadt	68	(0)
2021–2022	CFR Cluj	0	(0)
2022	Dinamo București	8	(0)
2023	Spartak Varna	14	(0)
2024	Košice	11	(0)
2024–	Felgueiras	2	(0)
International career
2010	Portugal U20	1	(0)
2011−2012	Portugal U21	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:06, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

He played 80 Primeira Liga games for Braga, Académica, Belenenses and Vitória de Setúbal, while also representing three teams in Romania and having brief spells in Spain, Greece and Bulgaria.

Club career

Born in Munich, Germany to Portuguese parents, Cristiano started playing youth football with Académico de Viseu FC, finishing his development with S.C. Braga.^[2] He spent his first two years as a senior as the latter's third choice, also being loaned to F.C. Vizela who acted as the farm team.^[3]

Cristiano was signed by Valencia CF from Spain on 24 July 2011, being assigned to the B side in the Segunda División B.^[4] He appeared in just five games during his only season.

In summer 2012, Cristiano returned to Portugal and Braga, being again third string with the main squad and competing with the re-created reserves in the Segunda Liga. He made his debut as a professional on 11 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 away draw against S.L. Benfica B.^[5]

For the 2014–15 campaign, Cristiano went on loan to Académica de Coimbra of the Primeira Liga. He appeared in 28 games in all competitions, helping his team narrowly avoid relegation.^[6]

On 5 January 2016, having been deemed surplus to requirements by manager Paulo Fonseca as several other Portuguese players, Cristiano signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Greek club Panetolikos FC.^[7] He returned to his country one year later, going on to represent C.F. Os Belenenses^[8] and Vitória de Setúbal in the top tier.^[9]

Cristiano joined FC Hermannstadt on 4 July 2019.^[10] Two years later, he agreed to a three-year deal at CFR Cluj also from the Romanian Liga I.^[11] However, in January 2022 the free agent signed with FC Dinamo București still in that country and league.^[12]

In January 2023, Cristiano moved to FC Spartak Varna of the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria).^[13] Twelve months later, he joined FC Košice of the Slovak First Football League on a one-and-a-half-year contract.^[14]

International career

Cristiano won his first cap for the Portugal under-21 side on 9 February 2011, playing the second half of a 3–1 friendly win over Sweden in Cartaxo.^[15]

Personal life

Cristiano's younger brother, Tobias, is also a footballer. A defender, he played youth football at Sporting CP.^[16]