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Portuguese footballer

Dani Figueira
Personal information
Full name Daniel Alexis Leite Figueira
Date of birth (1998-07-20) 20 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Vizela, Portugal
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team Leixões
(on loan from Estoril)
Number 24
Youth career
2006–2009 Santa Eulália
2009–2011 Vitória Guimarães
2011–2012 Sandinenses
2012–2017 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Vitória Guimarães B 30 (0)
2019– Estoril 118 (0)
2024– → Leixões (loan) 10 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Portugal U19 2 (0)
2017 Portugal U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Daniel "Dani" Alexis Leite Figueira (born 20 July 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Portugal 2 club Leixões S.C. on loan from G.D. Estoril Praia.

Club career

Vitória Guimarães

Born in Vizela, Braga District, Figueira finished his development at Guimarães-based Vitória S.C. after joining the club's academy at the age of 11. He made his LigaPro debut with the reserves on 17 March 2018, in a 1–1 away draw against F.C. Famalicão.

Estoril

Figueira signed a two-year contract with G.D. Estoril Praia also of the second division on 24 June 2019. He played 27 matches in the 2020–21 season, helping his team return to the Primeira Liga as champions and being voted the competition's best player in his position in the process.

On 8 August 2021, Figueira appeared in his first game in the Portuguese top flight, a 2–0 away win over F.C. Arouca. First-choice initially, he was overtaken by Brazilian Marcelo Carné in the 2023–24 campaign.

On 31 August 2024, Figueira was loaned to second-tier side Leixões S.C. until June 2025.

Honours

Estoril

References

  1. ^ "Daniel Leite" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. "Vitória de Guimarães B começa temporada com três reforços e cinco ex-júniores" [Vitória Guimarães B start season with three additions and five former juniors]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 4 July 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. "COMENTÁRIO: Famalicão e Vitória de Guimarães B empatam em jogo com poucas oportunidades" [COMMENTARY: Famalicão and Vitória Guimarães B draw in match with few chances]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 17 March 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  4. Ferreira, Bruno José (24 June 2019). "Marcos Valente e Dani Figueira deixam V. Guimarães rumo ao Estoril" [Marcos Valente and Dani Figueira leave V. Guimarães and head for Estoril] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Futebol | Época 2020/2021: O ano do "Mágico"" [Football | 2020/2021 season: The year of the "Wizard"] (in Portuguese). Cascais.pt. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. Lopes, Helena (8 July 2021). "Vizelense Dani Figueira melhor guarda redes da Liga 2" [Vizela-born Dani Figueira best League 2 goalkeeper] (in Portuguese). Rádio Vizela. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  7. Almeida Santos, Rui (7 August 2021). "Arouca-Estoril, 0–2 (crónica)" [Arouca-Estoril, 0–2 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  8. Batista Reis, Rafael (13 June 2024). "Estoril: Dani Figueira avalia opções e baliza pode conhecer revolução" [Estoril: Dani Figueira checking out his options and goal may face revolution]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  9. Marques dos Santos, Pedro (31 August 2024). "Oficial: Dani Figueira reforça a baliza do Leixões" [Official: Dani Figueira bolsters goal of Leixões]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 September 2024.

External links

Leixões S.C. – current squad
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