Antonio "Kito" Correia (born 22 October 1983) is an

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n football striker who last played for Ajax Cape Town.

Career

Correia left

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and the

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for the

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and tried to make a career in

SC Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherlands. History Sportclub Heerenveen was founded on 20 July ...

. His family members had been killed in the war. He debuted in the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

in April 2003, when he came in as a substitute for

Georgios Samaras Georgios Samaras ( el, Γεώργιος Σαμαράς, ; born 21 February 1985) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker. Samaras started his career at OFI Crete, before moving on to Eredivisie side Heerenveen in 200 ...

. Just after his debut season, he was approached by an agent who told that Benfica was keen to sign him. He was sure that the move was real and didn't show up in Heerenveen for a while. His Dutch club decided to end his contract. Benfica didn't sign him and he had to go to play in a lower league for

FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie title. Founded in 1925, the club entered the professional Eerste Divisie in 1985. I ...

. He had problems also in Emmen and he decided to back to

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, where the war had ended. In 2006, he played for

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in the Angolan league. For the season 2008, he was invited for a test period for FC Inter Turku where his former teammate Jos Hooiveld played. He got a two-year contract with the Finnish club. In his first season, he suffered an injury and could play only in 5 matches of the season. His contract expired in December 2009. On 1 September 2011 he signed a two-year contract at

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n outfit Ajax Cape Town. He was recommended by his former coach

Foppe de Haan Foppe Geert de Haan (, born 26 June 1943) is a Dutch football coach. He is known for his long association with Frisian club SC Heerenveen. De Haan was the manager of the Tuvalu national football team during 2011 and then rejoined Heerenveen's ...

.Ajax signs Angolan striker
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References

External links

Prifile on FCInter.com

Correia's stats on Veikkausliiga.com

Worst Foreign Striker – Antonio ‘Keto’ Correia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Correia, Antonio 1983 births Living people Angolan footballers Association football forwards Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Veikkausliiga players South African Premier Division players SC Heerenveen players FC Emmen players FC Inter Turku players C.D. Primeiro de Agosto players Cape Town Spurs F.C. players Be Quick '28 players Angolan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Finland Expatriate soccer players in South Africa People from Malanje Province