Tobias Pereira Figueiredo (born 2 February 1994) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Hull City. Formed at Sporting CP, where he made 30 first-team appearances, he had loans in Spain, Portugal and England before signing permanently for

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, where he played over 100

games. Figueiredo earned 66 caps for Portugal at youth level, scoring seven goals. He was part of their team at the

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Club career

Sporting CP

Born in Sátão, Viseu District, Figueiredo joined Sporting CP's youth setup in 2006 at the age of 12, after starting out at

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. He was promoted to the reserves in the summer of 2012, and made his professional debut on 11 August by starting in a 1–0 away loss against

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in the Segunda Liga. On 29 January 2014, Figueiredo was loaned to Spanish club

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until June, alongside Sporting teammate

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. An undisputed starter during his time in the

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, he returned to the Lions in June 2014 and was promoted to the main squad in January of the following year. Figueiredo made his

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debut on 18 January 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–2 home win against Rio Ave FC. He scored his first goal in the competition on 1 February, closing the 3–1 victory at

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. A month later, he added another in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal against

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, as the latter tournament was eventually

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with him as an unused substitute. On 30 April 2015, Figueiredo extended his contract with Sporting until 2021. On 28 June of the following year, deemed surplus to requirements by manager

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, he was loaned to fellow league club Nacional. He scored his only goal in a 1–3 home loss to S.L. Benfica, as the season ended in relegation in last place.

Nottingham Forest

On 30 January 2018, completely ostracised by manager

, Figueiredo signed on loan with English Championship club

until the end of the campaign. He made his debut on 17 February, playing the entire 0–0 away draw against Burton Albion. On 20 April 2018, it was announced that Figueiredo would join Forest on a permanent four-year deal on 1 July, for an undisclosed fee. He was sent off on 28 November in a 5–5 draw at

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, for a bad foul on

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while winning 4–3. The day before the anniversary of that match, he scored his first goal in English football to open a 4–0 victory away to Queens Park Rangers from Joe Lolley's corner kick. In January 2022, Figueiredo was tracked for a transfer to Vitória de Guimarães, first as a loan and later as a free transfer pending the termination of his Forest contract. The deal collapsed as the City Ground club did not submit the documentation on time. He did not feature in May's playoffs as the Reds ended their 23-year absence from the

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with a 1–0 final win over Huddersfield Town. Figueiredo left on 30 June 2022 as his contract expired.

Hull City

On 28 June 2022, Figueiredo signed a two-year contract with Hull City, with the club holding an option for an extra year. He made his debut on 30 July, starting in the 2–1 home win against

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International career

Figueiredo participated in two

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editions with

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, playing twice in

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for the runners-up. He won his first cap at that level on 13 November 2014, in a 3–1

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defeat to

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at Turf Moor. Figueiredo was also picked by manager

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for his

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that appeared at the

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. He featured in all the matches in

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, in an eventual quarter-final exit.

Personal life

Figueiredo's older brother, Cristiano, was also a footballer. He played his youth football with S.C. Braga.

Career statistics

Honours

Sporting CP * Taça de Portugal: 2014–15 *

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: 2017–18 * Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira:

Nottingham Forest *

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