Tobías Nahuel Figueroa (born 2 February 1992) is an Argentine professional

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, who plays as a

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for

Deportes Copiapó Club de Deportes Copiapó — or simply Deportes Copiapó — is a Chilean football club based in Copiapó, Atacama Region. Founded in 1999 after Regional Atacama's folding, it currently plays in the Primera B (second-tier) and holds ...

on loan from

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Career

Figueroa made his professional debut with

Belgrano Belgrano may refer to: People * Joaquín Belgrano (1773–1848), an Argentine patriot * José Denis Belgrano (1844–1917), Spanish painter * Joseph Belgrano (1762–1823), Argentine military officer and politician, brother of Manuel * Manuel Belg ...

in the

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, he played the final few minutes in a 2–0 win against Atlético Tucumán on 2 May 2011. That was one of six appearances to come in his first four seasons. In January 2014, Figueroa joined Almirante Brown in Primera B Nacional. He made his debut against Banfield, before scoring his first career goal in his following match versus Villa San Carlos. In total, Figueroa scored three goals in twenty games in 2013–14 as they were relegated. Figueroa completed a loan move to fellow Primera B Nacional team

Crucero del Norte Club Mutual Crucero del Norte (simply known as Crucero del Norte) is an Argentine sports club based in Garupá, Misiones Province. The club was founded in 2003 by a long-distance bus company which gave its name to the institution. Although the ...

in August 2014. One goal in thirteen appearances followed as Crucero were promoted to the

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. 2015 saw him leave Belgrano on a temporary basis for a third occasion, this time by joining Primera División side

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. His first goal for Sarmiento came on 21 March, against former team Crucero del Norte. He returned to Belgrano in December after twenty matches and three goals for the Junín-based outfit. On 16 January 2016, Figueroa signed for Primera B Nacional club

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on a two-season loan. He went onto score twenty-seven goals in fifty-nine fixtures for the second tier side. In January 2018, Figueroa left Argentine football to join Unión Española of the

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on loan. He scored on his debut by getting the winning goal in an away win at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos versus Universidad de Chile on 4 February. He followed that with a hat-trick in a 4–4 draw with

Curicó Unido Curicó Unido is a football club based in Curicó, Maule Region, Chile. They currently play in the Primera División, the first level of the Chilean football system. They are currently managed by Damián Muñoz. History Curicó Unido was found ...

on 26 February. His loan with Unión Española ended at the end of November, having scored fourteen times for them. Figueroa sealed a return to Chile with

on 24 January 2019. On 22 January 2022, Figueroa joined on loan to Saudi Arabian club Al-Tai. The next season, he was loaned to

. For the 2024 season, he was loaned again to

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Figueroa, Tobias 1992 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Primera Nacional players Argentine Primera División players Chilean Primera División players Saudi Pro League players Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Club Almirante Brown footballers Crucero del Norte footballers Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn footballers Unión Española footballers C.D. Antofagasta footballers Al-Tai FC players Curicó Unido footballers Deportes Copiapó footballers