Victor Correia (born 12 January 1985) is a

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

n former professional footballer who played as a

secondary striker Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

. He made four appearances scoring once for the Guinea national team between 2005 and 2008.

Career

Correia was born in

Bissau Bissau () is the capital, and largest city of Guinea-Bissau. Bissau had a population of 492,004. Bissau is located on the Geba River estuary, off the Atlantic Ocean, and is Guinea-Bissau's largest city, major port, and its administrative and m ...

, Guinea-Bissau. Correia was signed by

Lausanne-Sport FC Lausanne–Sport (also referred to as LS) is a Swiss football club based in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport played in the Swiss Super League in their most recent 2021-22 season, the highest tier of football i ...

in summer 2006, but released in mid-season. He was selected for the Guinea national team at the

2008 African Cup of Nations The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the MTN Africa Cup of Nations due to the competition's sponsorship by MTN, was the 26th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football tournament for nations affiliated to the Confede ...

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Correia goal''.

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* Living people 1985 births Footballers from Conakry Men's association football forwards Guinean men's footballers Belgian Pro League players UAE First Division League players Qatari Second Division players Fello Star players Satellite FC players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players AS Cherbourg Football players RC Strasbourg Alsace players FC Lausanne-Sport players UJA Maccabi Paris Métropole players Al-Shamal SC players Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club players Guinea men's international footballers 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players Guinean expatriate men's footballers Guinean expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium {{Guinea-footy-bio-stub