Angel Correa | Skills and Goals

Angel Correa 2020 | Skills and Goals

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

Starting his professional career at the age of 18 in 2013 with Argentine football club San Lorenzo de Almagro, he has won with the club the Torneo Inicial in 2013 and Copa Libertadores in 2014.

Correa has been selected with the U-20 Argentina National team, in 2015 his selection as team captain helped Argentina win the South American Tournament, where he was named the Best Player of the Tournament. Since 2015 he has been a regular selection for the Argentina Senior Squad.

San Lorenzo
Born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Correa joined San Lorenzo’s youth setup in 2007, aged 12, after a trial period. 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, 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.

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

Atlético Madrid

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

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, and officially joined the club on 13 December.

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. 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.

On 6 November 2019, Correa marked his 200th appearance for Atlético, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Bayer Leverkusen.

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