Félix Alexandre Andrade Sanches Correia (born 22 January 2001) is a Portuguese professional

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of Santomean descent, who plays as a

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for

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club Gil Vicente, on loan from

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Club career

Manchester City

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loaned Correia to

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for the 2019–20 season. On 23 August 2019, he made his

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debut for Jong AZ against

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. Correia ended the season with 23 appearances, scoring three goals and providing five assists.

Juventus U23

On 30 June 2020,

agreed to sign Correia on a five-year deal, on a swap deal with Pablo Moreno heading the other way. Correia scored his first goal and made his first assist for

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on his

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debut, on 28 September 2020, against

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, helping his side win 2–1.

Juventus

Senior debut

Correia was first called-up for the first team on 13 January 2021, in a

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game against

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. He made his senior debut on 2 May, coming off the bench for Juan Cuadrado in the 83rd minute in a 2–1 league win against Udinese.

Loan to Parma

On 13 August 2021, Correia was loaned to

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side

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with an option to buy. On 12 September, Correia debutted for Parma in a 4–0 win against

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Loan to Marítimo

On 31 January 2023, Correia was loaned to Marítimo for the rest of the season. Pablo Moreno was also playing for Marítimo at the time; Moreno and Correia were swapped for each other three years earlier. Marítimo finished the

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in 16th place, leading them to face

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(who had finished 3rd in the Liga Portugal 2) in the

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. After a 3–3 draw (aggregate score over two legs), the game went to a penalty shootout. Correia missed the decisive penalty and Marítimo was relegated to the second division for the first time in 38 years.

Loan to Gil Vicente

On 22 August 2023, Correia returned to Portugal in another new season-long loan to a Primeira Liga club, this time Gil Vicente.

Honours

Portugal U19 * UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up:

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Individual *UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament:

References

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* 2001 births Living people Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese men's footballers Portuguese people of São Tomé and Príncipe descent Black Portuguese sportspeople Men's association football forwards Manchester City F.C. players Jong AZ players Juventus Next Gen players Juventus FC players Parma Calcio 1913 players C.S. Marítimo players Gil Vicente F.C. players Eerste Divisie players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Primeira Liga players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy {{Portugal-footy-bio-stub