Tobias Figueiredo

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

Tobias Pereira Figueiredo (born 2 February 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Criciúma, on loan from Fortaleza.

Tobias Figueiredo

Figueiredo with Portugal at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Tobias Pereira Figueiredo[1]
Date of birth	(1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth	Sátão, Portugal
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Athletico Paranaense (on loan from Fortaleza)
Number	4
Youth career
2004–2006	Penalva
2006–2013	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Sporting CP B	49	(1)
2014–2018	Sporting CP	15	(2)
2014	→ Reus (loan)	13	(1)
2016–2017	→ Nacional (loan)	22	(1)
2018	→ Nottingham Forest (loan)	12	(0)
2018–2022	Nottingham Forest	101	(3)
2022–2023	Hull City	22	(0)
2023–	Fortaleza	4	(0)
2024	→ Criciúma (loan)	29	(2)
2025–	→ Athletico Paranaense (loan)	0	(0)
International career
2009	Portugal U15	2	(0)
2009–2011	Portugal U17	23	(3)
2012	Portugal U18	5	(1)
2012–2013	Portugal U19	10	(1)
2013–2014	Portugal U20	6	(0)
2014–2017	Portugal U21	16	(1)
2016	Portugal U23	4	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2015 Czech Republic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:46, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Formed at Sporting CP, where he made 30 first-team appearances, he had loans in Spain, Portugal and England before signing permanently for Nottingham Forest, where he played over 100 EFL Championship games.

Figueiredo earned 66 caps for Portugal at youth level, scoring seven goals. He was part of their team at the 2016 Olympics.

Club career

Sporting CP

Born in Sátão, Viseu District, Figueiredo joined Sporting CP's youth setup in 2006 at the age of 12, after starting out at S.C. Penalva do Castelo. He was promoted to the reserves in the summer of 2012, and made his professional debut on 11 August by starting in a 1–0 away loss against U.D. Oliveirense in the Segunda Liga.^[3]

On 29 January 2014, Figueiredo was loaned to Spanish club CF Reus Deportiu until June, alongside Sporting teammate Alexandre Guedes.^[4] An undisputed starter during his time in the Segunda División B,^[5] he returned to the Lions in June 2014 and was promoted to the main squad in January of the following year.^[6]

Figueiredo made his Primeira Liga debut on 18 January 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–2 home win against Rio Ave FC.^[7] He scored his first goal in the competition on 1 February, closing the 3–1 victory at F.C. Arouca.^[8] A month later, he added another in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal against C.D. Nacional,^[9] as the latter tournament was eventually won with him as an unused substitute.

On 30 April 2015, Figueiredo extended his contract with Sporting until 2021.^[10] On 28 June of the following year, deemed surplus to requirements by manager Jorge Jesus, he was loaned to fellow top-division Nacional.^[11] He scored his only goal in a 1–3 home loss to S.L. Benfica,^[12] as the season ended in relegation in last place.

Nottingham Forest

On 30 January 2018, completely ostracised by manager Jorge Jesus,^[13] Figueiredo signed on loan with English Championship side Nottingham Forest until the end of the campaign.^[14] He made his debut on 17 February, playing the entire 0–0 away draw against Burton Albion.^[15]

On 20 April 2018, it was announced that Figueiredo would join Forest on a permanent four-year deal on 1 July, for an undisclosed fee.^[16] He was sent off on 28 November in a 5–5 draw at Aston Villa, for a bad foul on John McGinn while winning 4–3.^[17] The day before the anniversary of that match, he scored his first goal in English football to open a 4–0 victory away to Queens Park Rangers from Joe Lolley's corner kick.^[18]

In January 2022, Figueiredo was tracked for a transfer to Vitória de Guimarães, first as a loan and later as a free transfer pending the termination of his Forest contract. The deal collapsed as the City Ground club did not submit the documentation on time.^[19] He did not feature in May's playoffs as the Reds ended their 23-year absence from the Premier League with a 1–0 final win over Huddersfield Town.^[20][21]

Figueiredo left on 30 June 2022 as his contract expired.^[22]

Hull City

On 28 June 2022, Figueiredo signed a two-year contract with Hull City, with the club holding an option for an extra year.^[23] He made his debut on 30 July, starting in the 2–1 home win against Bristol City.^[24] On 17 September he made mistakes that led to two goals in a 3–0 loss at Swansea City;^[25] he took no part from January onwards as new manager Liam Rosenior preferred Alfie Jones and Sean McLoughlin in central defence.^[26]

Brazil

On 11 July 2023, Figueiredo signed a three-year contract with Fortaleza Esporte Clube; the Brazilian club acquired 70% of his economic rights for an undisclosed fee.^[27] In March 2024, he was loaned to fellow Série A side Criciúma Esporte Clube.^[28] He scored his first goal for the latter later that month, heading home from a corner kick in a 2–1 away win over Brusque Futebol Clube in the Campeonato Catarinense.^[29]

International career

Figueiredo participated in two UEFA European Under-21 Championship editions with Portugal,^[30][31] playing twice in 2015 for the runners-up.^[32][33] He won his first cap at that level on 13 November 2014, in a 3–1 friendly defeat to England at Turf Moor.^[34]

Figueiredo was also picked by manager Rui Jorge for his squad that appeared at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[35] He featured in all the matches in Rio de Janeiro, in an eventual quarter-final exit.^{[36][37][38][39]}

Personal life

Figueiredo's older brother, Cristiano, was also a footballer. He played his youth football with S.C. Braga.^[40]

Career statistics

As of 7 January 2023.^[41]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting CP B	2012–13	Segunda Liga	18	0	—		—		—		18	0
	2013–14		7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2014–15		17	1	—		—		—		17	1
	2015–16	Segunda Liga	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2017–18		2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	Total		49	1	—		—		—		49	1
Sporting CP	2014–15	Primeira Liga	14	2	2	1	2	0	2[a]	0	20	3
	2015–16		1	0	1	0	0	0	4[a]	1	6	1
	2017–18		0	0	2	0	1	0	1[b]	0	4	0
	Total		15	2	5	1	3	0	7	1	30	4
Reus (loan)	2013–14	Segunda División B	13	1	0	0	—		—		13	1
Nacional (loan)	2016–17	Primeira Liga	22	1	0	0	1	0	—		23	1
Nottingham Forest (loan)	2017–18	EFL Championship	12	0	—		—		—		12	0
Nottingham Forest	2018–19	EFL Championship	13	0	0	0	1	0	—		14	0
	2019–20		30	3	1	0	3	0			34	3
	2020–21		32	0	1	0	1	0			34	0
	2021–22		26	0	1	0	1	0			28	0
	Total		113	3	3	0	6	0	—		121	3
Hull City	2022–23	EFL Championship	22	0	1	0	1	0	—		24	0
Career total			234	8	9	1	11	0	7	1	261	10

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Sporting CP

• Taça de Portugal: 2014–15^[42]
• Taça da Liga: 2017–18^[43]
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2015^[44]

Nottingham Forest

• EFL Championship play-offs: 2022^[45]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Nottingham Forest" (PDF). English Football League. p. 49. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
2. "Tobias Figueiredo" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
3. "Sporting B perde com Oliveirense (com vídeo)" [Sporting B lose to Oliveirense (with video)] (in Portuguese). Super Sporting. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
4. "Alexandre Guedes e Tobias Figueiredo no Reus" [Alexandre Guedes and Tobias Figueiredo to Reus]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
5. Gallofré, Josep (8 December 2016). "Resultats dispars de l'aventura portuguesa del CF Reus" [Different outcomes for Portuguese adventure at CF Reus] (in Catalan). Reus Digital. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
6. Pereira, Sérgio (5 January 2015). "Sporting: Tobias Figueiredo integrado na equipa principal" [Sporting: Tobias Figueiredo added to the first team] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
7. Ruela, João (18 January 2015). "Sporting soma a oitava vitória consecutiva, a melhor série desde 2011" [Eighth win in a row for Sporting, best run since 2011]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
8. "Leões vencem após susto inicial" [Lions win after initial scare]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 1 February 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
9. Barros, Carlos José (5 March 2015). "Sporting com 10 empata na Choupana" [10-men Sporting draw at Choupana] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
10. "Sporting SAD statement". Sporting CP. 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
11. "Tobias Figueiredo emprestado ao Nacional" [Tobias Figueiredo loaned to Nacional]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
12. "Benfica cola-se ao Sp. Braga na liderança provisória da liga" [Benfica equal Sp. Braga as league provisional leader] (in Portuguese). TSF. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
13. "Sem espaço, Tobias Figueiredo deve seguir para o Nottingham Forest" [With no room, Tobias Figueiredo must head to Nottingham Forest] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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17. "Aston Villa 5–5 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
18. Davies, Matt; Bonell, Johnny (27 November 2019). "QPR 0–4 Nottingham Forest – Semedo, Carvalho, Grabban and Figueiredo secure big win against 10 men". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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20. Holland, Josh (14 May 2022). "'Prayers worked' – Nottingham Forest fans rave about Steve Cooper decision for Sheffield United". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
21. "Nottingham Forest vence Huddersfield e regressa à Premier League 23 anos depois" [Nottingham Forest defeat Huddersfield and return to the Premier League after 23 years] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
22. "Reds confirm retained list". Nottingham Forest F.C. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
23. "Figueiredo signs for Hull City". Hull City A.F.C. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
24. "Hull City 2–1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
25. "Swansea 3–0 Hull City: Tobias Figueiredo howlers help Swans pick up deserved win". Sky Sports. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
26. Cooper, Barry (23 March 2023). "Liam Rosenior makes revealing admission over Hull City defensive duo". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
27. "Fortaleza anuncia o zagueiro português Tobias Figueiredo" [Fortaleza announce Portuguese centre-back Tobias Figueiredo] (in Portuguese). Fortaleza Esporte Clube. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
28. Santos, Lara (7 March 2024). "Fortaleza oficializa empréstimo de Tobias Figueiredo ao Criciúma" [Fortaleza make loan of Tobias Figueiredo to Criciúma official]. O Povo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
29. "Fora de casa, Criciúma bate Brusque e sai na frente na final do Catarinense" [Away from home, Criciúma beat Brusque and take the lead in Catarinense final]. Gazeta Esportiva (in Portuguese). 30 March 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
30. "Os 23 convocados para o Europeu de sub-21" [The 23 selected for under-21 European Championship]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 June 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
31. "Rui Jorge anuncia escolhidos para o Euro 2017" [Rui Jorge announce the chosen for Euro 2017] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
32. Ashby, Kevin (24 June 2015). "Last-gasp Sweden join Portugal in U21 EURO semis". UEFA. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
33. Hart, Simon (27 June 2015). "Five-goal Portugal stun Germany in semi-finals". UEFA. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
34. "Testes na seleção Sub-21 sacrificaram o resultado" [Tests in Under-21 national team sacrificed the result] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
35. Arsénio, Cláudia; Sousa, Guilhermina (14 July 2016). "A convocatória "possível" e "surreal" de Rui Jorge para os Jogos Olímpicos" [Rui Jorge's "possible" and "surreal" call up to the Olympic Games] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
36. "Vitória na estreia" [Win in debut] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
37. "Portugal vence e garante quartos de final" [Portugal win and confirm quarter-finals] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
38. "Portugal assegura primeiro lugar" [Portugal confirm first place] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
39. "Portugal 0–4 Alemanha" [Portugal 0–4 Germany] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
40. "Tobias Figueiredo e... irmão Cristiano à conversa" [Tobias Figueiredo and... brother Cristiano chatting]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 January 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
41. Tobias Figueiredo at Soccerway
42. Calaveiras, Carlos (31 May 2015). "Sporting ganha Taça de Portugal" [Sporting win Portuguese Cup] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
43. "Taça da Liga: Percurso do Sporting" [League Cup: Sporting by rounds] (in Portuguese). TSF. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
44. Calaveiras, Carlos (9 August 2015). "Jesus continua a ganhar" [Jesus keeps on winning] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
45. Woodcock, Ian (29 May 2022). "Huddersfield Town 0–1 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

External links

• Tobias Figueiredo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Tobias Figueiredo at Soccerbase
• Tobias Figueiredo national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)