Carlos Joaquín Correa (; born 13 August 1994), nicknamed "El Tucu" (derived from his home province of Tucumán), 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.

Club career

Estudiantes

Born in

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, Correa represented River Plate, Renato Cesarini and Estudiantes as a youth. He made his first team debut with the latter on 19 May 2012, coming on for Duván Zapata in a 0–3 away win against Banfield for the

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championship. Correa scored his first professional goal on 10 May 2014, netting the first in a 3–0 home win against

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. He also featured regularly for the side during the year's

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, scoring in a 2–1 home win against Peñarol on 15 October.

Sampdoria

On 16 December 2014, Correa transferred to

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club

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for a US$10 million fee. He signed a four-and-a-half-year contract the following 9 January, receiving the number 8 shirt. Correa made his debut for ''Samp'' on 15 February 2015, starting in a 1–2 loss at Chievo. Rarely used during his first season, he switched his number to 10 ahead of the 2015–16 campaign, and started to feature more regularly. Correa scored his first goal abroad on 17 January 2016 in a 1–2 loss at

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. In the following two matchdays, he scored back-to-back goals against Napoli (2–4 home loss) and

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(2–3 away loss), and finished the season with three goals as his side achieved a disappointing 15th place.

Sevilla

On 10 July 2016, Spanish

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side Sevilla reached an agreement with Sampdoria for the transfer of Correa for a rumoured €13 million fee. Presented by the club two days later, he made his debut for the club on 17 August, starting in a 0–3 away loss against

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for the second leg of the

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. Correa made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 20 August 2016, replacing compatriot

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in a 6–4 home win against

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. On 22 February 2017, he scored his first

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goal in a 2–1 win over Leicester City in the

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round of 16. On 17 September 2017, he scored the equalizing goal in a 2–2 draw against

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in the

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. On 11 April 2018, he committed a horror challenge on Javi Martínez in added time against

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in the quarter-finals of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League season and was shown a straight red.

Lazio

On 1 August 2018, Correa returned to Italy to join

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on a five-year contract for a €16 million transfer fee. He made his debut for Lazio on 18 August, in a 1–2 home loss against Napoli. On 26 September 2018, he scored his first goal for Lazio in 2–1 home win against Udinese. In the

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, Correa scored the goal that eliminated AC Milan from the competition and allowed Lazio to reach the final. In the

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, Correa scored the second goal in a 2–0 win against

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, winning the first trophy with Lazio. In his first season with Lazio, he made 44 appearances, scoring 9 goals. On 10 October 2019, he extended his contract with Lazio until 2024. On 22 December 2019, he started in Lazio's 3–1 win in the

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, winning his second trophy with the club. In his second season, he made 35 appearances, scoring 10 goals. In his third and last season with Lazio, he made 38 appearances, scoring 11 goals.

Inter Milan

On 26 August 2021, Correa joined

on a year-long loan deal with an obligation to buy with three-year contract to take effect after the loan period. On 27 August, he made his league debut for Inter Milan in a 3–1 win over

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where he came on as a substitute and scored twice.

International career

Correa made his senior international debut for

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on 9 June 2017, in a 1–0 win over rivals

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held in Melbourne. On 13 June, he scored his first international goal in a 6–0 away friendly win over

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. He was a part of the victorious Argentine squad at the 2021 Copa America making 3 appearances at the tournament. He was called up to the 26 man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup by manager Lionel Scaloni, but ultimately ended up missing the tournament due to an injury sustained 5 days before it started. He was replaced by Thiago Almada.

Style of play

Correa is primarily deployed as a deep-lying forward or

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, although he is also capable of functioning as a left winger, or as a centre-forward. Among his main strengths are his ball control, dribbling ability, pace, and agility. He has cited the Brazilian former

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and

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as an inspiration.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Lazio *

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: 2018–19 *

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Inter Milan * Coppa Italia: 2021–22 * Supercoppa Italiana:

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Argentina *

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* CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions:

References

External links

Profile
at the Inter Milan website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Correa, Joaquin 1994 births Living people Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Sportspeople from Tucumán Province Association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Serie A players La Liga players Estudiantes de La Plata footballers U.C. Sampdoria players Sevilla FC players S.S. Lazio players Inter Milan players Expatriate footballers in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain 2021 Copa América players Copa América-winning players