João Vitor Brandão Figueiredo

João Figueiredo (born 27 May 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Emirati club Al-Wasl.[1]

João Figueiredo
Personal information
Full name João Vitor Brandão Figueiredo
Date of birth (1996-05-27) 27 May 1996
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Al-Wasl
Number 11
Youth career
Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Atlético Mineiro 3 (0)
2017 → Democrata (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2019 Kauno Žalgiris 39 (14)
2019–2020 OFI 34 (11)
2020– Al-Wasl 6 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2020

Career

OFI

On 2 August 2019, Superleague club OFI officially announced the acquisition of Figueiredo on a three-year deal for a fee of €100,000. [2] In 24 games in a remarkable 2019-20 season, the 23-year-old Brazilian attacker scored nine goals for OFI, with one of them being the winner against Lamia which secured their place in the championship playoffs.

On 4 July 2020, he completed an exquisite team effort and scored in a 2-2 home draw against PAOK. [3] He scored in the last game of the season, a 3-2 away defeat, against Panathinaikos, on 19 July 2020. [4]

Figueiredo, on 21 September 2020, completed his transfer in Al Wasl, signing a 3-year contract with the Dubai based team, in a €1.000.000 deal. [5]

References
  1. https://www.ogol.com.br/player.php?id=515100
  2. "ΟΦΗ: Ανακοίνωσε τον Φιγκεϊρέδο". www.sport24.gr. 2 August 2019.
  3. "ΟΦΗ - ΠΑΟΚ 2-2: Γκέλα στο Γεντί Κουλέ για τον Δικέφαλο". www.sport24.gr. 4 July 2020.
  4. "Παναθηναϊκός - ΟΦΗ 3-2: Εις το επανιδείν με ψηλά το κεφάλι για πράσινους και Δώνη". www.sport24.gr. 19 July 2020.
  5. "«Ζοάο Φιγκεϊρέντο σε ευχαριστούμε!»". www.oficrete.gr. 21 September 2020.

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