Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez (born 2 May 1983) is a Honduran professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
. He is best known for his time at
Wigan Athletic
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Founded in 1932, ...
, where he made 179
Premier League
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appearances and won the
2013 FA Cup. Figueroa has made over
180 international appearances since 2003, including appearances at seven
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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s, two
FIFA World Cup
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s and the
2012 Summer Olympics
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.
Club career
Early career
Born in
Jutiapa, Atlántida
Jutiapa is a municipality
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The term ''mun ...
,
Figueroa started his career with
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
, before moving to
Olimpia in 2003. He later became
club captain
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. In 2007, Figueroa received offers from
Major League Soccer
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clubs, one of which was revealed to be
New England Revolution
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, but Olimpia's administrator, Osman Madrid, turned down all the offers. Figueroa had drawn previous interest from foreign clubs aside from those in MLS, including
Club Toluca
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of Mexico making offers during 2007. However, during an interview, Madrid indicated the terms sought by other teams had been neither agreeable nor economically favourable to Olimpia or Figueroa.
Wigan Athletic (loan)
On 20 December 2007, Honduran newspaper ''El Heraldo'' reported that, as a result of interest expressed by the
Premier League
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club
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1932, ...
, Figueroa would be travelling to England. In January 2008, Figueroa joined Wigan on
loan
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for the rest of the
2007–08 season.
In July 2008, after a complicated process involving work permit and visa issues, Figueroa rejoined Wigan on loan for a further six months, after which Wigan had the option to make the deal permanent following a successful loan spell.
Wigan Athletic
On 23 December 2008, Wigan announced Figueroa had signed a three-and-a-half-year contract to join permanently.
He scored his first goal for Wigan on 11 January 2009. He scored a close range header to secure a late winner against
Tottenham Hotspur
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. On 12 December 2009, Figueroa scored a goal against
Stoke City
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from his own half to put Wigan in the lead. Figueroa noticed Stoke goalkeeper
Thomas Sørensen
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Sørensen started his career with his local side Odense Boldklub, Odense BK. Af ...
off his line at a free kick and struck the ball quickly to send the ball soaring over Sørensen and into the net. Although the match ended 2–2, Figueroa made the headlines the following day, with
Alan Hansen
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calling it a candidate for Goal of the Season. Indeed, Figueroa's goal was chosen as
Match of the Day
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's
Goal of the Season
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for 2009–10. By the end of the 2009–10 campaign, he had made 81 appearances and scored twice in all competitions for Wigan.
The 2010–11 campaign proved difficult for Wigan and Figueroa. On 26 February 2011, he made his 100th Premier League appearance, playing the full 90 minutes at left-back in a 4–0 defeat against
Manchester United
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at the
DW Stadium
The DW Stadium is a stadium in Robin Park, in Wigan, within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The ground is owned and managed by Wigan Football Company Limited, which is 85% owned by Wigan Athletic and 15% owned ...
. He scored a goal against fellow relegation struggling side
Birmingham City
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on 19 March 2011 that led to a 2–1 win for Wigan. On the last day of the season, Wigan needed to win and have results go their way in order to secure Premier League safety. Figueroa provided the breakthrough for the away side in the 78th minute, setting up
Hugo Rodallega
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Rodallega started his professional career with Deportes Quindío in 2004. An impressive first season with the club earned him ...
to win the game 1–0 at
Stoke City
Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...
and confirm Wigan's safety in the Premier League.
During Wigan's first
League Cup
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game of the 2012–13 season, Figueroa scored from 35 yards out, as Wigan defeated
Nottingham Forest
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4–1 at the
City Ground
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The stadium was a venue when E ...
. Wigan achieved success in the
FA Cup
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winning the competition after beating Manchester City 1–0 in the final. Figueroa had played in every round of the FA Cup but was injured for the FA Cup final; however he did receive an FA Cup Winner's medal However, they did not have as much success in the Premier League and were relegated at the end of the
season
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.
Hull City
Newly promoted Premier League side Hull City announced the signing of Figueroa on a free transfer on 17 June 2013. He made his debut on the first day of the 2013–14 season in a 2–0 loss away at
Chelsea
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Canada
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United Kingdom
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. Figueroa reached an FA Cup Final for the second successive season after playing in every game prior to the final. Whereas he missed the 2013 FA Cup Final through injury, he was an unused substitute for the 2014 FA Cup Final after manager Steve Bruce changed the system to 5-3-2 with the manager's son Alex Bruce starting ahead of Figueroa. Hull lost the final 3–2 to Arsenal after extra-time. On 21 October 2014 Figueroa returned to Wigan Athletic on a month-loan and went on to play in the 0–0 draw against
Millwall
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the same day. After five consecutive games for the club since joining on loan, Wigan extended his loan deal until 30 December 2014. He was recalled to Hull on 22 December 2014, along with
Tom Ince
Thomas Christopher Ince (born 30 January 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as either an attacking midfielder, winger or forward for EFL Championship club Reading.
The son of former England midfielder Paul Ince, Tom Ince be ...
from
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...
. On 28 May 2015, Figueroa was one of six players released by Hull manager
Steve Bruce
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.
Colorado Rapids
Following his release by Hull City, Figueroa joined
MLS
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team
Colorado Rapids
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on 7 August 2015. He made his Rapids and MLS debut on 14 August in a 1–0 defeat to the
San Jose Earthquakes
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. Figueroa scored his first goal for Colorado on 29 August in a 2–1 win over
Sporting Kansas City
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. Figueroa would play in 10 games for Colorado. He was unable to save the Rapids season as they failed to qualify for the playoffs and finished the year in last place in the
Western Conference.
FC Dallas
On 26 January 2016, Figueroa was traded to
FC Dallas
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in exchange for General Allocation Money. He made his debut for FC Dallas on 6 March in a 2–0 win over the
Philadelphia Union
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.
Figueroa scored his first goal for Dallas on 4 August against
Real Estelí
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* ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010) ...
in the
CONCACAF Champions League
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, rocketing a shot into the top right corner in the 84th minute to give Dallas a 2–1 victory. He would start in the quarter-finals, semi-final and final to help Dallas win the
2016 U.S. Open Cup.
Figueroa also made 28 MLS appearances to help lead Dallas to win the
Supporters' Shield
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. In the playoffs, he would start both legs of Dallas's conference semi-final tie with the
Seattle Sounders
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, but they would fall 4–2 on aggregate.
On 22 April, Figueroa scored his first MLS goal for Dallas in a 1–0 win over Sporting Kansas City. He was named to the MLS Team of the Week following a strong performance in a 1–1 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps on 17 June. He scored his second league goal with Dallas on 23 August, blasting a ball into the top of the net in a 3–3 draw with the
Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo FC (formerly officially, but still commonly, called the Houston Dynamo) is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The Dynamo compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Establi ...
in a
Texas Derby
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match. On 27 August, Figueroa would score against his former team to lead Dallas to a 2–0 win over Colorado. Dallas would finish in 7th place in the Western Conference and miss out on the playoffs in 2017 after a late season collapse saw them win 2 of their final 14 games, just one year after doing a US Open Cup and Supporters Shield double.
2018 saw a reduced role for Figueroa, with the additions of the younger
Anton Nedyalkov and
Marquinhos Pedroso competing for the left back spot. He would only make 20 appearances as he split time as a left back and center back. Figueroa's loan goal of the season came on 18 August in a 2–0 win over
Minnesota United
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. He would help Dallas return to the playoffs in 2018. On 26 November, Figueroa had his contract option declined.
Houston Dynamo
On 30 January 2019, Figueroa signed with FC Dallas's biggest rivals, the
Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo FC (formerly officially, but still commonly, called the Houston Dynamo) is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The Dynamo compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Establi ...
. Figueroa made his Dynamo debut on 19 February 2019 in a 1–0 win over
CD Guastatoya in the
CONCACAF Champions League
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. He made 4 appearances in the CCL as the Dynamo reached the quarterfinals.
He made his first league appearance for the Dynamo on 2 March in a 1–1 draw with
Real Salt Lake
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. Figueroa ended his first season in Houston with 25 appearances and 3 assists in league play as Houston finished 10th in the Western Conference, missing out on the playoffs.
On 20 December, Figueroa signed a new contract to stay in Houston.
Figueroa and the Dynamo opened the 2020 season on 29 February with a 1–1 draw against the LA Galaxy, with Figueroa playing the full match. He scored his first goal for the Dynamo on 19 September to help Houston to a 2–2 draw with
Minnesota United
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. On 26 September Figueroa scored in the 89th minute to give the Dynamo a 1–1 draw with
Nashville SC
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. In a shortened season due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, Figueroa appeared in 20 of Houston's 23 matches and scored 2 goals. The Dynamo had a poor season as a team, finishing last in the Western Conference and missing the playoffs again.
Figueroa's contract with Houston expired following the 2020 season. He re-signed with Houston on 10 February 2021. He served as a backup centerback during the 2021 season, making 13 appearances and recording 2 assists.
It was another disappointing season for the Dynamo, as Houston finished last in the West for the second consecutive season and missed out on the playoffs again.
Following the 2021 season, Figueroa's contract option was declined by Houston.
International career
Figueroa made his debut for
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
in 2003 and was a part of the Honduras squad at the
2005
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,
2007
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,
2011
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,
2015
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,
2017
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,
2019
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and
2021
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CONCACAF Gold Cups, earning a combined total of 25 caps. He was also named in the 23-man squad for the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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in South Africa. At the time, Figueroa played out of position as a centre–back at the World Cup, due to emergence of
Emilio Izaguirre
Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón (; born 10 May 1986) is a Honduran former professional association football, footballer who played as a left-back. He became the new sporting director of Motagua in October 2022.
Izaguirre started his career at F. ...
at the left–back position. He was again named to Honduras' squad for the
2014 World Cup
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. Figueroa also represented Honduras at U-20 and U-23 level from 1999 to 2003 and 2001 to 2003 respectively, scoring once in three games for the U-20s. He joined the U-23 squad as an overage player for the
2012 Summer Olympics
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. He has won over 180 caps, the most for Honduras, scoring six goals since his debut, and served as captain from 2014 until 2022. In June 2021, Figueroa led Honduras into the
finals
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of the inaugural
CONCACAF Nations League
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tournament. He would play in Honduras' 1–0 loss to the
United States
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, and in the third place play-off, where Honduras prevailed over
rivals
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Costa Rica
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5–4 on penalties, after a 2–2 draw.
Personal life
Figueroa is married to Sandra Norales, a
handball
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player who represents Honduras in that sport. Together they have two sons and one daughter. One of their sons, Keyrol, plays as a forward for
Liverpool Academy.
Figueroa is of
Garifuna
The Garifuna people ( or ; pl. Garínagu in Garifuna) are a people of mixed free African and indigenous American ancestry that originated in the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and speak Garifuna, an Arawakan language, and Vincentian ...
heritage. He is close friends with Honduran and former Dynamo teammate
Boniek García. In 2020 Figueroa received his
U.S. green card which qualified him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.
Career statistics
Club
;Notes
International
:''Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Figueroa goal''.
Honours
Olimpia
*
Liga Nacional:
2003–04 Clausura,
2004–05 Clausura,
2005–06 Apertura,
2005–06 Clausura
Wigan Athletic
*
FA Cup
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:
2012–13
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Hull City
*
FA Cup
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runner-up:
2013–14
FC Dallas
*
U.S. Open Cup
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:
2016
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*
Supporters' Shield
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:
2016
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See also
*
List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
In men's association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official match appearance for their national team. In total, over 600 players have played in 100 or more international matches. The re ...
References
External links
Maynor Figueroa official website*
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Figueroa, Maynor
1983 births
Living people
Garifuna people
People from Atlántida Department
Honduran footballers
Association football defenders
C.D. Olimpia players
C.D. Victoria players
Wigan Athletic F.C. players
Hull City A.F.C. players
Colorado Rapids players
FC Dallas players
Houston Dynamo FC players
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
Premier League players
English Football League players
Major League Soccer players
Olympic footballers of Honduras
Honduras international footballers
2003 UNCAF Nations Cup players
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2007 UNCAF Nations Cup players
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2010 FIFA World Cup players
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2014 FIFA World Cup players
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
FIFA Century Club
Honduran expatriate footballers
Honduran expatriate sportspeople in England
Honduran expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate footballers in England
Expatriate soccer players in the United States