Name:	Maynor Figueroa
Nationality:	Honduran
Date of Birth:	02/05/1983
Position:	Defender

The 24 year old joins Wigan on loan until the end of the current season from Deportivo Olimpia, the same club from which Latics signed Wilson Palacios.

Figueroa had been on trial at the JJB Stadium for three weeks and manager Steve Bruce says he had been impressed with him: "He's strong, he's quick, he has a superb left foot and I think he has the attributes to adapt to the English game.

"He's shown his desire to be with us by being away from his family all over Christmas and has shown plenty of potential in training."

Bruce revealed that there were other clubs in the hunt for the left back, and he is naturally delighted he has picked Wigan Athletic.

"It's always a nervous time when you make a proposal to a player and you know he has a choice of clubs, but he has committed to himself to us, which is pleasing."

Figueroa, who has played 47 times for his country, was been granted a work permit to play in this country.

He said: "I have always had an ambition to play in England and now I have a chance to prove myself in what I consider to be the best league in the world. I am excited by the challenge."