Henry Figueroa

Henry Figueroa

Personal information
Full name	Henry Adalberto Figueroa Alonzo
Date of birth	(1992-12-28) 28 December 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth	Santa Fe, Colón, Honduras
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Vida
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2018	Motagua	164	(3)
2018–2020	Alajuelense	34	(3)
2020	Marathón	6	(1)
2022–	Vida	11	(0)
International career‡
2014–2019	Honduras	48	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 September 2020

Henry Adalberto Figueroa Alonzo (born 28 December 1992) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Vida. In October 2022, he received a 4-year suspension for doping violations. He previously represented the Honduras national team. ^[1]

Club career

Motagua

Figueroa developed in F.C. Motagua's reserve team during his youth and was promoted to the first team in January 2012 at the age of 19. He made his debut was on 4 August 2012, in the 2–0 victory over Platense F.C. With Motagua, he won four league titles and one Honduran Supercup in 2017.

Alajuelense

On 20 December 2018, Figueroa signed with Costa Rican club Liga Deportiva Alajuelense. ^[2] He made his debut on 19 January 2019 in a 1–0 home loss against A.D. San Carlos. ^[3] He scored his first goal with the team the following 17 February in a 3–0 win against Guadalupe F.C. ^[4] On 22 December 2019, news was released that Figueroa was selected by the Anti-Doping Commission of Costa Rica to take a doping test after Alajuelense's first leg loss against C.S. Herediano in the Apertura grand final on 8 December, however he did not appear. The next day, the club announced that Figueroa had terminated his contract. ^{[5] [6]} On 7 January 2020, the Costa Rican Football Federation declared Figueroa's actions of evading the doping test as doping. ^[7] An investigation was conducted on Figueroa and had he been found guilty of doping he would have faced 4 years of suspension from footballing activity. ^[8]

Marathón

On 20 January 2020, Honduran club C.D. Marathón announced the signing of Figueroa. ^[9] He made his competitive debut the following 2 February in a 2–1 win against C.D. Honduras Progreso. ^[10] He scored his first goal on 16 February in a 5–2 win against Platense. ^[11] In July 2020, he received a temporary suspension for violating two articles of the World Anti-Doping Code. ^[12]

Vida

On 28 January 2022, Figueroa returned to professional football, signing a two–year contract with C.D.S. Vida in the Honduran first division. ^[13]

Honors

Club

Motagua

• Liga Nacional: 2014 Apertura, 2016 Apertura, 2017 Clausura, 2018 Apertura
• Honduran Supercup: 2017

References

1. "Henry Figueroa, el chico afro e introvertido en la Selección de Honduras". Diario Diez. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
2. "Henry Figueroa se despide del campeón Motagua". Goal.com. Goal . Retrieved 21 December 2018.
3. En el debut de Henry Figueroa, San Carlos sorprende y le gana al Alajuelense (In Henry Figueroa's debut, San Carlos surprises and beats Alajuelense); Diario Diez. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
4. Henry Figueroa anota con el Alajuelense su primer gol en Costa Rica (Henry Figueroa scores his first goal with Alajuelense in Costa Rica); Diario Diez. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
5. Henry Figueroa fue llamado a realizar prueba doping con Alajuelense y después fue sustituido (Henry Figueroa was called to perform a doping test with Alajuelense and was later substituted); Diario Diez. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
6. Oficial: Henry Figueroa y Alajuelense rescinden contrato de mutuo acuerdo (Official: Henry Figueroa and Alajuelense terminate contract by mutual agreement); Diario Diez. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
7. Federación de Costa Rica declara como dopaje acción de Henry Figueroa de evadir prueba doping (Costa Rican Federation declares Henry Figueroa's action to evade doping test as doping); Diario Diez. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
8. Comisión Disciplinaria de Costa Rica ya tiene el informe sobre el caso Henry Figueroa (Disciplinary Commission of Costa Rica already has the report on the Henry Figueroa case); Diario Diez. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
9. Marathón sorprende fichando al defensor hondureño Henry Figueroa (Marathón surprises by signing Honduran defender Henry Figueroa); Diario Diez. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
10. Henry Figueroa debuta con Marathón tras su escándalo de doping en Costa Rica (Henry Figueroa debuts with Marathon after his doping scandal in Costa Rica); Diario Diez. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
11. El gol más emotivo: Del calvario al cielo, la redención de Henry Figueroa se firma en Marathón (The most emotional goal: From Calvary to Heaven, the redemption of Henry Figueroa is firm in Marathón); Diario Diez. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
12. ¿Con qué camiseta? Henry Figueroa reaparece jugando al fútbol luego de un año en el anonimato (With what shirt? Henry Figueroa reappears playing football after a year in anonymity); Diario Diez. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
13. "OFICIAL: El Vida anuncia el fichaje del defensor hondureño Henry Figueroa; firmó por cuatro torneos" [OFFICIAL: Vida announces the signing of Honduran defender Henry Figueroa; signed for four seasons] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 28 January 2022.