Ángel Martín Correa Martínez (; born 9 March 1995) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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and the Argentina national team. Correa began his professional career at the age of 18 with Argentine club

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, winning the Torneo Inicial in 2013 and the

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. In 2015, he signed with Atlético Madrid of

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. Correa captained the Argentina under-20 team to victory at the

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, 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

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and the

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, with whom he won both tournaments.

Club career

San Lorenzo

Born in

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, Correa joined

'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

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. On 11 May, Correa scored his first professional goal, netting the last of a 3–0 home success against

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. 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

holders

for a reported fee of €7.5 million. He signed a five-year contract with the

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side, joining the club after the

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. 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

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in a 1–0 home league match win against

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 19 September, netting the first in a 2–0 away win against

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; he also assisted

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

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. On 10 August, Atlético announced that Correa and teammate

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were both positive for

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, ruling them out of the team's quarter-final fixture against

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. On 22 May 2021, Correa scored in Atlético's 2–1 win over

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on the final day of the

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season to win the league title for the first time since 2014. Correa started his 2021–22 La Liga season on the right foot, as he scored in consecutive matches against

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and

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to hand Atlético back-to-back wins.

International career

South American U-20 Championship selection

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. After four days of training Grondona announced the final 23-man roster that featured Correa as the captain of the Under-20 Argentine side. 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. On 18 January, Correa scored a goal during a 6–2 win against Peru, helping Argentina advance out of the group stage. 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. 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, and Correa earning honors for the Best Player of the Tournament.

U-20 World Cup selection

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. Argentina only earned two points in the group stage meaning they failed to advance into the knockout round.

Senior team

On 4 September 2015, Correa made his full squad debut, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a friendly match against

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, which ended in 7–0 victory. He scored the last goal of the match. Correa was a member of the

winning side, appearing twice in group stage matches against Bolivia and Paraguay. On 17 November 2022, he received a late call up to the

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

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during a 3–0 victory.

Style of play

Correa has been compared to compatriot

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, due to his similar height. However, his playing style is more similar to

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, in a more attacking positional role. He holds good skill, pace and low centre of gravity, aside from a good technique and first touch.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.''

Honours

San Lorenzo *

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: 2013 Inicial *

Atlético Madrid *

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: 2017–18 *

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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runner-up: 2015–16 Argentina U20 *

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Argentina *

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Individual *

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: January 2022

References

External links

Profile
at the Atlético Madrid website * * * *
Ángel Correa
at

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