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

Athletico Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (abbreviated CAP, commonly known as Athletico Paranaense and up to 2019 known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded o ...

, on loan from

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. Formed at

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

, where he made 30 first-team appearances, he had loans in Spain, Portugal and England before signing permanently for

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founde ...

, where he played over 100

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games. Figueiredo earned 66

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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

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, Figueiredo joined

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

's youth setup in 2006 at the age of 12, after starting out at

S.C. Penalva do Castelo Sport Clube de Penalva do Castelo is a Portuguese sports club from Penalva do Castelo, Viseu District. The men's football team played on the third tier until being relegated from the 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal. The team notably reached t ...

. 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

CF Reus Deportiu Club de Futbol Reus Deportiu, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Reus, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1909, it last competed in the Segunda Division (while its B team competed in the Tercera Division) before ...

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

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. 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

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of the

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against

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, as the latter tournament was eventually won 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 top-division Nacional. He scored his only goal in a 1–3 home loss to

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, 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

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side

until the end of the campaign. He made his debut on 17 February, playing the entire 0–0 away draw against

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. 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

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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

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to open a 4–0 victory away to

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from Joe Lolley's

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. In January 2022, Figueiredo was tracked for a transfer to

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, first as a loan and later as a free transfer pending the termination of his Forest contract. The deal collapsed as the

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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

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. Figueiredo left on 30 June 2022 as his contract expired.

Hull City

On 28 June 2022, Figueiredo signed a two-year contract with

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, 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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. On 17 September he made mistakes that led to two goals in a 3–0 loss at

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; he took no part from January onwards as new manager

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preferred

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and Sean McLoughlin in central defence.

Brazil

On 11 July 2023, Figueiredo signed a three-year contract with

Fortaleza Esporte Clube Fortaleza Esporte Clube () is a Brazilian multi-sport club based in Fortaleza, capital of the state of Ceará. Founded in 18 October 1918, primarily a football club, is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. The club's ...

; the Brazilian club acquired 70% of his economic rights for an undisclosed fee. In March 2024, he was loaned to fellow Série A side

Criciúma Esporte Clube Criciúma Esporte Clube is a Brazilian professional club based in Criciúma, Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina founded on 13 May 1947. Criciúma is the most successful team from Santa Catarina, having won the 1991 Copa do Brasil, the 2002 ...

. He scored his first goal for the latter later that month,

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home from a

in a 2–1 away win over

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in the

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. Figueiredo joined

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of Série B in February 2025, also on loan.

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

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at that level on 13 November 2014, in a 3–1 friendly defeat to

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. 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 Sporting Clube de Braga (), commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Braga. Best known for the men's professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese foo ...

Career statistics

Honours

Sporting CP *

: 2014–15 *

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: 2017–18 *

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Nottingham Forest *

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