Jordi Figueras Montel (born 16 May 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career Born in Lleida, Catalonia, Figueras had an unsuccessful short spell at Real Madrid where he arrived at age 18 from his hometown club UE Lleida, only playing for the C side. He then moved to RC Celta de Vigo, initially being assigned to the reserves.
In the 2009–10 season, Figueras was firmly established in Celta's starting XI, with the Galicians in the Segunda División. However, on 17 February 2010, he was sold to Russia's FC Rubin Kazan for €850,000, joining compatriot César Navas.
Figueras returned to his country in 2010–11, being loaned to second-tier Real Valladolid. In the summer of 2011, he joined Rayo Vallecano on loan for the season.
Figueras made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 28 August 2011, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Athletic Bilbao. He played the full 90 minutes in all the games in the first part of the season but, on 19 January 2012, moved teams and countries again, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract with Club Brugge KV of the Belgian Pro League following a successful medical.
Figueras returned to Spain in January 2013, serving a small loan at Rayo and subsequently joining Real Betis on a permanent basis. He scored once from 25 matches in his debut campaign with the latter, which ended in top-division relegation, then started in all his 39 appearances the following year in an immediate promotion as champions.
On 28 July 2016, after a brief spell in the Turkish Süper Lig with Eskişehirspor, Figueras agreed to a two-year deal with German club Karlsruher SC. He moved to the Indian Super League with ATK in September 2017, being appointed captain due to injury to Robbie Keane.
On 22 June 2018, Figueras returned to his native country and signed with Racing de Santander for three years.
Career statistics
+ Club statisticsClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCelta B2008–09Segunda División B245———245Celta2008–09Segunda División15000——1502009–10Segunda División15120——171Total30120——321Rubin Kazan2010Russian Premier League8010—0090Valladolid (loan)2010–11Segunda División23220—20272Rayo Vallecano (loan)2011–12La Liga17020——190Club Brugge2011–12Belgian Pro League1810020—2012012–13Belgian Pro League15021101—272Total33121121—473Rayo Vallecano (loan)2012–13La Liga14000——140Betis 2013–14La Liga2512090—3612014–15Segunda División39030——4202015–16La Liga3030——60Total6718090—841Eskişehirspor2015–16Süper Lig16020——180Karlsruher SC2016–172. Bundesliga17210——182ATK2017–18Indian Super League15020——170Racing Santander2018–19Segunda División B20330—10243Career total284152512113033317
Honours Betis Segunda División: 2014–15
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