Ángel Correa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Correa and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Ángel Correa
Correa playing for Atlético Madrid in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ángel Martín Correa Martínez[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward, right winger
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 10
Youth career
Alianza Sport
Tiro
2007–2012 San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 San Lorenzo 48 (10)
2014– Atlético Madrid 313 (66)
International career‡
2015 Argentina U20 11 (6)
2016 Argentina Olympic 2 (1)
2015– Argentina 25 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2022 Qatar
Copa América
Winner 2021 Brazil
South American U-20 Championship
Winner 2015 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:05, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:43, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Ángel Martín Correa Martínez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈaŋxel koˈrea]; born 9 March 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward or right winger for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Argentina national team.

Correa began his professional career at the age of 18 with Argentine club San Lorenzo, winning the Torneo Inicial in 2013 and the Copa Libertadores in 2014. In 2015, he signed with Atlético Madrid of La Liga.

Correa captained the Argentina under-20 team to victory at the 2015 South American U-20 Championship, where he was named the player of the tournament. Since 2015, he has been a regular selection for the Argentina senior squad, and represented the side at the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup, with whom he won both tournaments.

Club career

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San Lorenzo

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Born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Correa joined San Lorenzo's youth setup in 2007, aged 12, after a trial period.[4] 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,[5] 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.[6]

On 11 May, Correa scored his first professional goal, netting the last of a 3–0 home success against Boca Juniors.[7] He finished the campaign with 13 appearances (eight starts, 747 minutes of action), scoring four goals.

Atlético Madrid

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Correa with Atlético Madrid in 2018

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.[8] He signed a five-year contract with the Madrid side, joining the club after the 2014 Copa Libertadores.[9]

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,[10] and officially joined the club on 13 December.[11][12]

On 22 August 2015, Correa finally made his Atleti debut, replacing Óliver Torres in a 1–0 home league match win against Las Palmas.[13] He scored his first goal for the club on 19 September, netting the first in a 2–0 away win against Eibar; he also assisted Fernando Torres in the second goal.

On 6 November 2019, Correa marked his 200th appearance for Atlético, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Bayer Leverkusen.[14] On 10 August, Atlético announced that Correa and teammate Šime Vrsaljko were both positive for COVID-19, ruling them out of the team's quarter-final fixture against RB Leipzig.[15]

On 22 May 2021, Correa scored in Atlético's 2–1 win over Real Valladolid on the final day of the 2020–21 La Liga season to win the league title for the first time since 2014.[16]

Correa started his 2021–22 La Liga season on the right foot, as he scored in consecutive matches against Celta Vigo and Elche to hand Atlético back-to-back wins.[17][18]

International career

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South American U-20 Championship selection

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On 6 January 2015, Humberto Grondona, Under-20 Argentina Selection Technical Director, submitted a list of 32 Argentine players including Correa, invited to train to make the final roster for the South American Under-20s Championship.[19][20] After four days of training Grondona announced the final 23-man roster that featured Correa as the captain of the Under-20 Argentine side.[21]

On 14 January, Correa made his debut for Argentina U20 national football team against Ecuador in the first game of the group stage. He scored a goal and twice assisted to Giovanni Simeone for a 5–2 win.[22]

On 18 January, Correa scored a goal during a 6–2 win against Peru, helping Argentina advance out of the group stage.[23]

On 26 January, Argentina once again facing Peru in the playoff elimination stage of the tournament, Correa scored again during this matchup, helping Argentina advance to the final with a 2–0 win.[24]

On 7 February, Argentina played against tournament host Uruguay in the U-20 South America Cup final. Throughout the game was a stalemate at 1–1, until Correa scored at the 81st minute to put Argentina up for 2–1 win for the U-20 South America Championship,[25][26] and Correa earning honors for the Best Player of the Tournament.[27]

U-20 World Cup selection

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On 13 May 2015, Humberto Grondona confirmed the list of 21 football players including Correa to represent Argentina in the U-20 World Cup hosted by New Zealand. On 25 May, in the team's second last friendly before the U-20 World Cup competition, Correa scored a header from a corner set for a 3–1 loss against Tahiti.

On 30 May, during Argentina's opening match for the U-20 World Cup group stage against Panama, Correa scored both goals for Argentina for a 2–2 draw.[28] Argentina only earned two points in the group stage meaning they failed to advance into the knockout round.

Senior team

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Correa playing for Argentina in 2016

On 4 September 2015, Correa made his full squad debut, coming on as a late substitute for Ezequiel Lavezzi in a friendly match against Bolivia, which ended in 7–0 victory. He scored the last goal of the match.

Correa was a member of the 2021 Copa América winning side, appearing twice in group stage matches against Bolivia and Paraguay.

On 17 November 2022, he received a late call up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup squad, as an emergency replacement for the injured Nicolás González. His only appearance in the tournament happened in the last minutes of the semi-final against Croatia to substitute Alexis Mac Allister during a 3–0 victory.[29]

Style of play

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Correa has been compared to compatriot Sergio Agüero, due to his similar height. However, his playing style is more similar to Carlos Tevez, in a more attacking positional role.[30] He holds good skill, pace and low centre of gravity, aside from a good technique and first touch.[31]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 October 2024

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
San Lorenzo 2012–13 Argentine Primera División 13 4 1 0 2[b] 0 — 16 4
2013–14 Argentine Primera División 35 6 0 0 9[c] 2 1[d] 0 45 8
Total 48 10 1 0 11 2 1 0 61 12
Atlético Madrid 2014–15 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2015–16 La Liga 26 5 5 2 5[e] 1 — 36 8
2016–17 La Liga 31 4 7 4 9[e] 0 — 47 8
2017–18 La Liga 37 8 4 0 15[f] 1 — 56 9
2018–19 La Liga 36 3 4 2 8[e] 0 1[g] 0 49 5
2019–20 La Liga 33 5 1 1 8[e] 0 2[h] 1 44 7
2020–21 La Liga 38 9 2 0 8[e] 0 — 48 9
2021–22 La Liga 36 12 2 0 10[e] 1 1[h] 0 49 13
2022–23 La Liga 35 9 4 1 6[e] 0 — 45 10
2023–24 La Liga 32 9 4 1 10[e] 1 1[h] 0 47 11
2024–25 La Liga 9 2 0 0 3[e] 0 0 0 12 2
Total 313 66 33 11 82 4 5 1 433 82
Career total 361 76 34 11 93 6 6 1 494 94
  1. ^ Includes Copa Argentina, Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Appearance in Copa Campeonato
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  8. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España

International

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As of match played 9 June 2024

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2015 3 1
2016 4 0
2017 1 0
2018 2 0
2019 2 1
2020 0 0
2021 6 1
2022 5 0
2023 1 0
2024 1 0
Total 25 3
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.[33]
List of international goals scored by Ángel Correa
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 September 2015 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States  Bolivia 7–0 7–0 Friendly
2 26 March 2019 Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier, Morocco  Morocco 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3 2 September 2021 Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas, Venezuela  Venezuela 3–0 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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San Lorenzo[34]

Atlético Madrid[34]

Argentina U20[34]

Argentina[34]

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Primer Equipo 2022–2023 Atlético de Madrid". Atlético Madrid. 15 June 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Ángel Correa". Atlético Madrid. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Official Atlético Madrid website". Atlético Madrid. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Araya y Correa, dos joyas del Esperanza Alba" [Araya and Correa, two pearls of Esperanza Alba] (in Spanish). Colo-Colo's official profile. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Ángel Correa firmó un contrato por cuatro temporadas" [Ángel Correa signed a four-year contract] (in Spanish). Mundo Azulgrana. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Newell's llegó a la cima en el Gasómetro" [Newells' reaches the top at Gasómetro] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 31 March 2013. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Torneo Final 2013: San Lorenzo goleó a Boca con una gran actuación de Buffarini" [Torneo Final 2013: San Lorenzo thrashed Boca with a great performance from Buffarini] (in Spanish). Mundo D. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Ángel Correa ya es del Atleti" [Ángel Correa is already an Atleti player] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Atleti y San Lorenzo alcanzan un acuerdo por Ángel Correa" [Atleti and San Lorenzo reach agreement for Ángel Correa] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid's official website. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Ángel Correa trabajó por primera vez luego de su operación del corazón" [Ángel Correa trained for the first time shortly after his heart surgery] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Atletico Madrid sign San Lorenzo's Angel Correa after heart surgery". BBC Sport. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Ángel Correa ya es rojiblanco" [Ángel Correa already is a rojiblanco] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid's official website. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Al Atlético le falta" [Atlético lacks something] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Correa reaches 200 games for Atleti". Atlético de Madrid. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  15. ^ "PCR tests for remaining first team players, coaches come back negative". Atlético de Madrid. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Diego Simeone, Ángel Correa win La Liga with Atlético Madrid". Mundo Albiceleste. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Angel Correa double earns defending Liga champions Atletico Madrid narrow win at Celta Vigo". Eurosport. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Atletico Madrid striker Angel Correa hits winner against Elche - Tribal Football". Tribal Football. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  19. ^ "La Sub 20 tiene su preselección para el Sudamericano de Uruguay | Noticias | TyCSports.com". 13 December 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Atlético: Ok de Argentina Sub-20 a Ángel Correa". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 December 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  21. ^ "Ángel Correa será el capitán del Sub 20 - MDZ Online". 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  22. ^ Clarín.com (15 January 2015). "Correa, el pibe que superó un momento delicado y volvió a lo grande". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  23. ^ "6-2. Simeone y Correa siguen imponiendo su ley y Perú ayudó a su mala suerte – Fútbol – Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Fútbol en lainformacion.com". 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  24. ^ Clarín.com (26 January 2015). "Argentina festejó por Simeone y la magia de Correa". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  25. ^ Clarín.com (8 February 2015). "Argentina, un campeón con ángel y corazón". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  26. ^ Día, DaD-Día a. "Selección Sub 20: ¡Argentina campeón!". Día a Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  27. ^ ElPais (8 February 2015). "Los premios del Sudamericano". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  28. ^ "Con Ángel Correa inspirado, Argentina empató ante Panamá". Blasting News (in Spanish). 30 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  29. ^ @Argentina (17 November 2022). "#SelecciónMayor Tras el entrenamiento de hoy, el futbolista Nicolás González sufrió una lesión muscular y quedará desafectado de la nómina mundialista. En su reemplazo, el CT de @Argentina, convoca a Ángel Correa" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  30. ^ "Sky Sports Scout, in association with Wyscout, reports on Argentine starlet Angel Correa". Sky Sports. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  31. ^ "Ángel Correa: Scout Report | Argentina's emerging Young Talent". Outside the Boot. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  32. ^ "Ángel Correa". ESPN. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  33. ^ a b Ángel Correa at National-Football-Teams.com
  34. ^ a b c d "Á. Correa". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  35. ^ Murray, Scott (18 December 2022). "Argentina beat France on penalties after thrilling World Cup final – live reaction". the Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  36. ^ Graham, Bryan Armen (11 July 2021). "Argentina 1-0 Brazil: Copa América final – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  37. ^ "Angel Correa named LaLiga Santander Player of the Month for January". La Liga. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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