The 19-year-old striker left Sunday afternoon’s mini-Merseyside derby victory at the Academy in possession of the match ball.
Figueroa netted the game’s opener in the fifth minute and then put Rob Page’s team 3-1 up at the break, before completing his treble in the second half.
Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com post-match, the USA youth international said: “This is really important for me, especially because of how it’s been going for me recently.
“Sometimes I’ve been playing, sometimes I’ve been not, injuries. I just had to keep my head high, I didn’t want to sulk or anything.
“This was my career at the end of the day, so I had to decide whether I step up to the plate or not.
“Especially against Everton and in the Merseyside derby, it’s a proud moment for me. But I wouldn’t have been able to do it without the boys, honestly.
“I had to work hard on my own but this was all them. I had Kaide [Gordon] and Trent [Kone-Doherty] and all the balls they gave me, so I’ll say thank you to them.
“This [the match ball] was for all of us.”
