Raúl Edvânio Brito Rodrigues Correia (born 7 May 1993) is an Angolan

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who plays as a striker for

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After starting his career with Cheadle Heath Nomads, he moved on to Radcliffe Borough then joined

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in December 2015. Following a spell at

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on a dual registration, he returned to Radcliffe Borough in August 2016 and impressed

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clubs with his form. Signing for

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for an undisclosed fee in January 2017, he joined

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in July 2017 and

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in January 2018.

Early life

Born in Angola, Correia is a Portuguese citizen and moved to England at the age of nine. He studied business finance management at

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and worked at the

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prior to playing professional football.

Club career

Early career

Correia played youth football for

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before joining Cheshire League side Cheadle Heath Nomads. He then moved on to

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Division One North club Radcliffe Borough.

Chorley

Correia signed for

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club

on 24 December 2015. On 2 January 2016, he made his debut from the bench in a 1–0 defeat to

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. His next appearance did not come until five weeks later when he replaced

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in a 3–0

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victory against

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. Named as an unused substitute on five occasions, Correia made his final appearance in a 3–1 win against

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on 9 April. He was released at the end of the season. He joined Northern Premier League Division One North club

in February 2016 on a dual registration agreement.

Return to Radcliffe Borough

In August 2016, Correia rejoined Northern Premier League Division One North club Radcliffe Borough. He made his debut on the opening day of the season in a 2–0 defeat to Brighouse Town, and scored two minutes into a 4–3 defeat to

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three days later. The following month, he scored back-to-back goals in a 3–2 loss to

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and a 3–1 win against Kendal Town. On 1 November, he scored twice in a 4–0 win against

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after impressing in the eighth tier.

Blackpool

On 31 January 2017,

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club Blackpool signed Correia for an undisclosed fee. He signed a one-and-a-half-year contract, with the club holding the option to extend his contract by an additional year. He made his professional debut in an

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defeat to

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on 10 January 2018. After a goalless 90 minutes, Shrewsbury won 4–2 on penalties. Correia signed for

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club

on 25 July 2017 on a six-month

. He made his debut on the opening day of the season in a 2–2 home draw with

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. He scored his first and only goal for Guiseley on 16 September in a 1–1 draw away to

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after guiding Will Hatfield's deflected shot from distance past goalkeeper

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. Correia made his final appearance in a 4–0 defeat away to

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on 30 December, and returned to his parent club two days later. On 11 January 2018, Correia joined National League North club

on loan for the remainder of the season. Two days later, he made his debut by starting in a 2–1 home win against

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. He scored his first goal for York on 16 January in a 5–3 victory away to

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, after dispossessing goalkeeper Ryan Schofield when attempting to clear the ball. He finished the loan with 11 appearances and one goal as York finished 11th in the table. He was released by Blackpool at the end of the 2017–18 season.

2018-19 season

Correia signed for National League club Barrow on 16 July 2018 on a one-year contract with the option of another year. After only five appearances, he left the club in September 2018 and returned to Radcliffe. After only one appearance, he joined

in February 2019, making seven appearances before the end of the season.

Southport

On 18 July 2019, it was confirmed that Correia had signed for

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for the upcoming 2019–20 season after a successful pre-season trial. At the time of his signing, manager Liam Watson said, "Raul is everything we’re looking for in a striker: he’s powerful, direct and has got loads of pace. I’m really pleased by how well Raul has done for us in pre-season and he’s hungry to be a success. He has already integrated well with the squad, I’ve been pleased by how he has performed so far and I’m sure he will be an important player for us this season."

Wales

In August 2020 he signed for

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. In August 2021 he signed for

Aberystwyth Town Aberystwyth Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-Droed Tref Aberystwyth) is a Welsh semi-professional Association football, football team, currently playing in the Cymru Premier, the top tier of football in Wales. They are the only top flight men ...

Stalybridge Celtic

He signed for

in January 2022.

Career statistics

References

External links

Profile
at the Barrow A.F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Correia, Raul 1993 births Living people Angolan footballers Portuguese footballers Association football forwards Sheffield F.C. players Cheadle Heath Nomads F.C. players Radcliffe F.C. players Chorley F.C. players Trafford F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Guiseley A.F.C. players York City F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Mossley A.F.C. players Southport F.C. players Bala Town F.C. players Aberystwyth Town F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Northern Premier League players National League (English football) players Cymru Premier players Angolan expatriate footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Angolan expatriate sportspeople in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Alumni of Sheffield Hallam University