Ángel Correa
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File:Angel Correa U20 World Cup crop.jpg
Correa playing for Argentina U20 at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ángel Martín Correa Martínez[1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 March 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
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Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Atlético Madrid | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
Alianza Sport | |||
Tiro | |||
San Lorenzo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | San Lorenzo | 49 | (10) |
2014– | Atlético Madrid | 24 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Argentina U20 | 11 | (6) |
2015– | Argentina | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 23 April 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2015 |
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Ángel Martín Correa Martínez (American Spanish: ['aŋxel ko'rea]; born 9 March 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Atlètico de Madrid as a forward.
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Club career
Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Correa joined San Lorenzo's youth setup in 2007, aged 12, after a trial period.[2] In the summer of 2012, he was due to join Portuguese club Benfica on a free transfer, but the deal later collapsed.
Correa signed a four-year professional deal with the Ciclón on 23 September 2012,[3] and was promoted to the first-team in January 2013. On 31 March he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 loss at Newell's Old Boys.[4]
On 11 May, Correa scored his first professional goal, netting the last of a 3–0 home success against Boca Juniors.[5] He finished the campaign with 13 appearances (eight starts, 747 minutes of action), scoring four goals.
On 27 May 2014, after scoring six goals in 2013–14, Correa had agreed a deal with La Liga holders Atlético Madrid for a reported fee of €7.5 million.[6] He signed a five-year contract with the Madrid side, joining the club after the 2014 Copa Libertadores.[7]
In June 2014, however, Correa was sidelined for six months due to a heart tumour. After undergoing surgery on 18 June in New York, he started a light training in August,[8] and officially joined the club on 13 December.[9][10]
On 22 August 2015 Correa finally made his Atleti debut, replacing Óliver Torres in a 1–0 home league match win against UD Las Palmas.[11] He scored his first goal for the club on 19 September, netting the first in a 2–0 away win against SD Eibar; he also assisted Fernando Torres in the second goal.
International career
On 11 December 2014 Correa was included in Argentina under-20s 32-man list for the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship, held in Uruguay.[12] On 4 September of the following year he made his full squad debut, coming on as a late substitute for Ezequiel Lavezzi in a 7–0 friendly home routing of Bolivia, also scoring the last goal of the match.
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 4 September 2015 | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States | ![]() |
7–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
Style of play
Correa has been compared to compatriot Sergio Agüero, due to his similar height. However, his playing style is more similar to Carlos Tevez though in a more attacking positional role.[13] He holds good skill, pace and low centre of gravity, aside from a good technique and first touch.[14]
Honours
Club
- San Lorenzo
- Atletico Madrid
- UEFA Champions League: Runner-up 2015–16
International
- Argentina U20
References
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External links
- Ángel Correa profile at BDFutbol
- Ángel Correa at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- ESPN Deportes profile (Spanish)
- Ángel Correa at Soccerway
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- Articles with Spanish-language external links
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rosario, Santa Fe
- Argentine footballers
- Association football forwards
- Argentine Primera División players
- San Lorenzo footballers
- La Liga players
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- 2015 South American Youth Football Championship players
- Argentina under-20 international footballers
- Argentina international footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Spain