Nicolás Figal

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Nicolás Figal
Personal information
Full name Jorge Nicolás Figal
Date of birth (1994-04-03) 3 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth América, Argentina
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Boca Juniors
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Independiente 82 (2)
2016 → Olimpo (loan) 16 (1)
2020–2022 Inter Miami 46 (1)
2022– Boca Juniors 20 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:21, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

Jorge Nicolás Figal (born 3 April 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Boca Juniors.

Club career[edit]

Figal's career began with then-Primera B Nacional side Independiente in 2014, with his debut for the first-team coming on 4 May against Gimnasia de Jujuy; a match Independiente lost 1–0.[1][2] Figal made five more appearances in all competitions in his first season with the club as they were promoted into the Primera División. His top division debut came on 10 August 2014 in a 3–0 home victory versus Atlético de Rafaela. Eighteen more appearances came in the rest of 2014 and in the following season, 2015, before he was loaned out to Primera División club Olimpo in February 2016.[1] Figal scored his first pro goal against Rosario Central on 2 April.[1]

He returned to Independiente in June ahead of 2016–17, a campaign that saw him net his first goal for the team in; versus Arsenal de Sarandí on 23 April 2017.[1][2] Sixty-nine total appearances came in the three seasons following his loan away.[1] After being a part of Independiente's 2017 Copa Sudamericana winning squad, Figal appeared at the following year's Suruga Bank Championship; which they also won, following a win in Japan over Cerezo Osaka.[1]

On 30 January 2020, Figal joined Major League Soccer expansion side Inter Miami CF.[3]

International career[edit]

In August 2019, Figal received a senior call-up from Lionel Scaloni for friendlies in the succeeding September against Chile and Mexico in the United States.[4]

Personal life[edit]

On 14 September 2017, Figal was banned from football for nine months after failing a drugs test, testing positive for diuretic.[5][6] The ban was backdated, meaning he was unavailable for selection until 4 January 2018; six months after the announcement.[5][6] He returned to action on 24 January, playing the full ninety minutes in a draw with Rosario Central.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 21 November 2020.[1][2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Independiente 2013–14 Primera B Nacional 3 0 2 0 — — 0 0 5 0
2014 Primera División 13 0 1 0 — — 0 0 14 0
2015 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 5 0
2016 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 19 1 1 0 — 5[a] 0 0 0 25 1
2017–18 14 0 2 0 — 6[b] 0 2[c] 0 24 0
2018–19 14 0 4 1 2 0 3[b] 0 1[d] 0 24 1
2019–20 14 1 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 — 18 1
Total 82 2 10 1 2 0 18 0 3 0 115 3
Olimpo (loan) 2016 Primera División 16 1 1 0 — — 0 0 17 1
Inter Miami 2020 Major League Soccer 21 0 — — — 1[e] 0 22 0
Career total 119 3 11 1 2 0 18 0 4 0 154 4
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the Recopa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in the Suruga Bank Championship
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in the MLS Cup Playoffs

Honours[edit]

Independiente[1]

Boca Juniors

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Jorge Figal profile". Soccerway. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Jorge Figal profile". ESPN FC. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Argentine Center Back Nicolás Figal". intermiamicf.com. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Convocados fecha FIFA". AFA. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Conmebol: Nueve meses de sanción por doping a Jorge Figal y siete para Fernando Barrientos". La Nacion. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Duras sanciones por doping para Nicolás Figal y Fernando Barrientos". Clarin. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

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