Ángel Correa
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Ángel Martín Correa Martínez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈaŋxel koˈrea]; born 9 March 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward or right winger for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Argentina national team.
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Full name | Ángel Martín Correa Martínez[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 29)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward, right winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alianza Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tiro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2012 | San Lorenzo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | San Lorenzo | 48 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015– | Atlético Madrid | 297 | (63) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Argentina U20 | 11 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Argentina Olympic | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015– | Argentina | 24 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:05, 13 September 2023 (UTC) |
Correa began his professional career at the age of 18 with Argentine club San Lorenzo, winning the Torneo Inicial in 2013 and the Copa Libertadores in 2014. In 2015, he signed with Atlético Madrid of La Liga.
Correa captained the Argentina under-20 team to victory at the 2015 South American U-20 Championship, where he was named the player of the tournament. Since 2015, he has been a regular selection for the Argentina senior squad, and represented the side at the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup, with whom he won both tournaments.