Luís Figo
Portuguese football player (born 1972)
- Fame66.8
- Momentum11.5
- Portugal rank#27
Source-basedRising
- Fame66.8
- Momentum11.5
- Portugal rank#27
- Footballers rank#227
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Born 1972 · age 54Portugal
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Summary
Updated 2026-06-21
A winger who committed to a bet he couldn't afford to lose — and triggered the most incendiary transfer in football history when he crossed from Barcelona to Real Madrid for a world-record fee, transforming from Camp Nou hero to the man pelted with a pig's head at his return.
Biography
About
Born 4 November 1972, Luís Figo rose through Sporting CP before becoming the face of Barcelona alongside Rivaldo in the late nineties. In 2000, caught in a conditional agreement with presidential candidate Florentino Pérez — sign for Real Madrid if Pérez won, or pay a £22 million penalty — Figo made the €62 million leap that shattered a world record and a fanbase. He collected the Ballon d'Or that year, the FIFA World Player award in 2001, and Pelé's nod in the FIFA 100, while stacking silverware across Spain and Italy: four La Liga titles, a Champions League, four Serie A crowns with Inter Mi…
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Teams
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- Inter Milan2005–2009
- Real Madrid Club de Fútbol2000–2005
- Fc Barcelona1995–2000
- Portugal national under-21 football team1991–1994
- Portugal men's national football team1991–2006
- Portugal national under-20 football team1990–1991
- Sporting CP1989–1995
- Portugal national under-17 football team1989–1989
- Portugal national under-16 football team1988–1989
- Portugal national under-18 football team1988–1990
19882009
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Season stats
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| 2005–2009 | 105 | 9 |
| 2000–2005 | 164 | 38 |
| 1995–2000 | 172 | 30 |
| 1991–1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991–2006 | 127 | 32 |
| 1990–1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989–1995 | 137 | 16 |
| 1989–1989 | 6 | 2 |
| 1988–1989 | 15 | 8 |
| 1988–1990 | 21 | 8 |
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Awards
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- FIFA World Player of the Year
- Ballon d'Or
- CNID Footballer of the Year
- FIFA 100
- UEFA Team of the Year
- Officer of the Order of Prince Henry
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Fame
Rising66.8
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum11.5
Historical33.0
Source confidence80.0
Completeness90.0
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- WikipediaHigh confidencewikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- WikidataHigh confidencewikidata · wikidata.org
- Pantheon 2.0High confidencedatabase · pantheon.world
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