Luis Pedro Figueroa Sepúlveda (born May 14, 1983) is a

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an former

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who played as a

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Club career

He was born in Concepción, and made his debut for U. de Concepción in 2002 (just 18 years old) and was bought by

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in 2005. In 2007, he signed for the Argentine club

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before returning to Chile in 2008 to play for

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. He then moved to

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to play in the Clausura 2008.

Palmeiras

After playing against

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twice in the group stage of the

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he transferred to the Brazilian club in September 2009. His debut for

was on a 2–1 win over Cruzeiro on September 24, 2009. And with good appearances with Palmeiras in 2009, Figueroa was the first choice player for right back position in the 2010 club's season. Unfortunately, Figueroa performed below it was expected from him due to leg injury in late February 2010. During recovery, Palmeiras announced the arrival of

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, who would be the first choice as right back following Figueroa's recovery. Palmeiras announced that they would not renew Figueroa's contract, expiring on 31 July 2010, and Figueroa moved back to

, this time joining

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O'Higgins

In 2013, he won the Apertura 2013-14 with O'Higgins. In the tournament, he played in 15 of 18 matches, and scored two goals in the win 1:2 against Universidad Católica. In 2014, he won the

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against

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, and scored a goal at the 38 minutes in the match that won O'Higgins in the penalty shoot-out. He participated with the club in the

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where they faced

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and

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, being third and being eliminated in the group stage.

Coquimbo Unido

In 2020, he joined

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for the

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, also playing in the

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, but the ''

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'' were relegated to the Primera B for the 2021 season. In June 2021, he announced his retirement from the football activity after having played for 22 years.

International career

Figueroa represented Chile U20 at the

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and Chile U23 at the

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. At senior level, he debuted in the national Chilean team in 2004 during the

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. Figueroa has also played friendlies during the 2006 and he scored his first goal for

against Paraguay (3–2 victory).

International goals

Honours

Club

;Colo-Colo * Primera División (3): 2008 Clausura, 2015 Apertura, 2017 Transición *

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;O'Higgins * Primera División (1): Apertura 2013-14 *

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Individual

;O'Higgins * Primera División Ideal Team: 2013–14 *Medalla Santa Cruz de Triana: 2014

References

External links

*
Luis Figueroa at Football Lineups
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