Henry Adalberto Figueroa Alonzo (born 28 December 1992) is a Honduran professional

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who plays as a

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. He previously represented the Honduras national team. In October 2022, he received a 2-year suspension for doping violations until 22 June 2024.

Club career

Motagua

Figueroa developed in F.C. Motagua's reserve team during his youth and was promoted to the

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in January 2012 at the age of 19. He made his debut was on 4 August 2012, in the 2–0 victory over

Platense F.C. Platense Football Club S.A. de C.V. or simply Platense is a Honduran football club, located in Platense, Puerto Cortés, Cortés. The club was founded on 4 July 1960 and in 1965 became the first champions of the Honduran National Football Lea ...

With Motagua, he won four league titles and one

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Alajuelense

On 20 December 2018, Figueroa signed with Costa Rican club

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. He made his debut on 19 January 2019 in a 1–0 home loss against

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. He scored his first goal with the team the following 17 February in a 3–0 win against

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On 22 December 2019, news was released that Figueroa was selected by the Anti-Doping Commission of Costa Rica to take a

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after Alajuelense's first leg loss against

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in the Apertura grand final on 8 December, however he did not appear. The next day, the club announced that Figueroa had terminated his contract. On 7 January 2020, the

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declared Figueroa's actions of evading the doping test as doping. An investigation was conducted on Figueroa and had he been found guilty of doping he would have faced 4 years of suspension from footballing activity.

Marathón

On 20 January 2020, Honduran club

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announced the signing of Figueroa. He made his competitive debut the following 2 February in a 2–1 win against

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. He scored his first goal on 16 February in a 5–2 win against Platense. In July 2020, he received a temporary suspension for violating two articles of the

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Vida

On 28 January 2022, Figueroa returned to professional football, signing a two–year contract with C.D.S. Vida in the Honduran first division.

Honors

Club

Motagua * Liga Nacional: 2014 Apertura, 2016 Apertura, 2017 Clausura, 2018 Apertura *

References

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