Richard José Figueroa Avilés (born 4 August 1996 in Puerto la Cruz) or simply Richard Figueroa, is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Caracas as an forward.[1][2]

Richard Figueroa
Personal information
Full name Richard José Figueroa Avilés
Date of birth (1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Caracas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Petroleros de Anzoátegui 0 (0)
2017 Zulia 6 (0)
2018 Deportivo Anzoátegui 33 (7)
2019 Deportivo Lara 15 (2)
2019–2021 Zamora 58 (12)
2022 Deportivo Táchira 30 (2)
2023 Academia Puerto Cabello 28 (0)
2024- Caracas 4 (0)
International career
2021– Venezuela 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2021

International career

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In June 2021, Figueroa was summoned to the Venezuela national team as one out of 15 'emergency players', after two positive COVID-19 case in the Venezuelan 2021 Copa América squad, while the members of the team had to be isolated.[3] Currently playing in the most biggest team of Colombia, Deportivo Táchira.

References

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  1. ^ "Richard Figueroa on ZeroZero". ZeroZero. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Richard Figueroa on Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ Venezuela convoca de emergencia a 15 futbolistas tras casos de Covid-19, lostiempos.com, 12 June 2021
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