João Figueiredo

Atlético Mineiro

João made his league debut for Atlético Mineiro against EC Vitória on 29 May 2016.

Democrata

João scored on his league debut for Democrata against América Mineiro on 29 January 2017.

Kauno Žalgiris

João made his league debut for Kauno Žalgiris against Atlantas on 29 April 2018, scoring in the 87th minute.

OFI

On 2 August 2019, Super League club OFI officially announced the acquisition of Figueiredo on a three-year deal for a fee of €100,000. He made his debut for the club against Panathinaikos on 31 August 2019. João scored his first goal for the club against Asteras Tripolis on 29 September 2019, scoring in the 56th minute. His goal against Lamia secured their place in the championship playoffs. On 4 July 2020, he completed an exquisite team effort and scored in a 2–2 home draw against PAOK. He scored in the last game of the season, a 3–2 away defeat, against Panathinaikos, on 19 July 2020.

Al Wasl

Figueiredo, on 21 September 2020, completed his transfer in Al Wasl, signing a three-year contract with the Dubai based team, in a €1 million deal. He made his debut for the club against Baniyas on 16 October 2020. He scored his first goal for the club against Kalba on 4 November 2020, scoring in the 8th minute.

Gaziantep

On 6 June 2022, Figueiredo moved to Gaziantep on a permanent basis after playing there on loan previously and signed a three-year contract. He made his debut for the club against Beşiktaş…

Figueiredo received his first call-up to the Malaysia national team for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Vietnam. He made his international debut on 10 June 2025 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium, scoring the opening goal in Malaysia’s 4–0 win, with his goal coming in the 48th minute following a run into the penalty area, with the shot deflecting off a defender before looping over the goalkeeper and into the net. Prior to his international debut for Malaysia, Figueiredo had previously been invited to join a senior Brazil national team training camp in 2018. Although he did not feature in any official matches, the experience allowed him to train alongside several established players, including Gabriel Jesus. In September 2025, Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), Figueiredo, and six other Malaysian heritage players were sanctioned by FIFA due to falsification and forgery of documents regarding the seven players' eligibility to play for Malaysia in the third round of the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers against Vietnam. Each players were fined CHF 2,000 (around MYR 10,560) and were suspended from all football related activities for 12 months. FAM has confirmed it will file an appeal against FIFA's ruling.

Club

As of match played 31 May 2025

International

As of match played 8 September 2025

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Figueiredo goal.

FIFA recently launched an investigation through its Disciplinary Committee where it was found that Figueiredo's grandmother was born in Abre Campo, Brazil, not Johor, Malaysia, which meant Figueiredo had illegally played for Malaysia as he had no Malaysian ancestry.