Joaquín Correa
Carlos Joaquín Correa (Spanish pronunciation: [xoaˈkiŋ koˈrea];[a] born 13 August 1994), nicknamed "El Tucu" (derived from his home province of Tucumán),[3] is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Argentina national team.
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| Full name | Carlos Joaquín Correa[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Inter Milan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| River Plate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Renato Cesarini | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Estudiantes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Estudiantes | 53 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Sampdoria | 31 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Sevilla | 47 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Lazio | 92 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Inter Milan (loan) | 26 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Inter Milan | 15 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Argentina | 20 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:52, 14 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:43, 16 November 2022 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Estudiantes
Born in Juan Bautista Alberdi, Tucumán, 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 Primera División championship.
Correa scored his first professional goal on 10 May 2014, netting the first in a 3–0 home win against San Lorenzo. He also featured regularly for the side during the year's Copa Sudamericana, scoring in a 2–1 home win against Peñarol on 15 October.
Sampdoria
On 16 December 2014, Correa transferred to Serie A club Sampdoria for a US$10 million fee.[4] He signed a four-and-a-half-year contract the following 9 January,[5] receiving the number 8 shirt.
Correa made his debut for Samp on 15 February 2015, starting in a 1–2 loss at Chievo.[6] 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 Carpi.[7] In the following two matchdays, he scored back-to-back goals against Napoli (2–4 home loss)[8] and Bologna (2–3 away loss),[9] and finished the season with three goals as his side achieved a disappointing 15th place.
Sevilla
On 10 July 2016, Spanish La Liga side Sevilla reached an agreement with Sampdoria for the transfer of Correa for a rumoured €13 million fee.[10][11] Presented by the club two days later,[12] he made his debut for the club on 17 August, starting in a 0–3 away loss against Barcelona for the second leg of the 2016 Supercopa de España.[13]
Correa made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 20 August 2016, replacing compatriot Luciano Vietto in a 6–4 home win against Espanyol.[14] On 22 February 2017, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 2–1 win over Leicester City in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League round of 16.[15]
On 17 September 2017, he scored the equalizing goal in a 2–2 draw against Liverpool at Anfield in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League.[16] On 11 April 2018, he committed a horror challenge on Javi Martínez in added time against Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League season and was shown a straight red.[17]
Lazio
On 1 August 2018, Correa returned to Italy to join Lazio on a five-year contract for a €16 million transfer fee.[18] He made his debut for Lazio on 18 August, in a 1–2 home loss against Napoli.[19] On 26 September 2018, he scored his first goal for Lazio in 2–1 home win against Udinese.[20] In the 2018–19 Coppa Italia, Correa scored the goal that eliminated AC Milan from the competition and allowed Lazio to reach the final.[21] In the final, Correa scored the second goal in a 2–0 win against Atalanta,[22] winning the first trophy with Lazio. In his first season with Lazio, he made 44 appearances, scoring 9 goals.[23]
On 10 October 2019, he extended his contract with Lazio until 2024.[24] On 22 December 2019, he started in Lazio's 3–1 win in the 2019 Supercoppa Italiana,[25] winning his second trophy with the club. In his second season, he made 35 appearances, scoring 10 goals.[23]
In his third and last season with Lazio, he made 38 appearances, scoring 11 goals.[23]
Inter Milan
On 26 August 2021, Correa joined Inter Milan on a year-long loan deal with an obligation to buy with three-year contract to take effect after the loan period.[26] On 27 August, he made his league debut for Inter Milan in a 3–1 win over Verona where he came on as a substitute and scored twice.[27][28]
International career
Correa made his senior international debut for Argentina on 9 June 2017, in a 1–0 win over rivals Brazil held in Melbourne.[29] On 13 June, he scored his first international goal in a 6–0 away friendly win over Singapore.[30] 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 supporting striker, 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 attacking midfielder and playmaker Kaká as an inspiration.[31]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 January 2023[32]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estudiantes | 2010–11 | Argentine Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| Total | 53 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 64 | 5 | |||
| Sampdoria | 2014–15 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| Total | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| Sevilla | 2016–17 | La Liga | 26 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3[b] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 8 |
| 2017–18 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10[b] | 1 | — | 39 | 7 | |||
| Total | 47 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 15 | ||
| Lazio | 2018–19 | Serie A | 34 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6[c] | 2 | — | 44 | 9 | |
| 2019–20 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 35 | 10 | ||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 3 | — | 38 | 11 | |||
| Total | 92 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 30 | ||
| Inter Milan (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 36 | 6 |
| Inter Milan | 2022–23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| Total | 41 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 264 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 343 | 62 | ||
- ^ In isolation, Joaquín is pronounced [xoaˈkin].
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
International
- As of match played 16 November 2022[32]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2017 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 4 |
- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.[32]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 June 2017 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Singapore | 2–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 13 October 2020 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | Bolivia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 2 September 2021 | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas, Venezuela | Venezuela | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 4. | 16 November 2022 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Lazio
Inter Milan
Argentina[32]
References
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Argentina (ARG)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Joaquín Correa". Inter Milan. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "From Estudiantes to the Copa America: How 'el Tucu' became an Inter player".
- ^ [Estudiantes transfer Correa for 10 million dollars] (in Spanish). Estudiantes de La Plata. 16 December 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Benvenuto Joaquin: Correa alla Sampdoria fino al 2019" [Welcome Joaquin: Correa to Sampdoria until 2019] (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Chievo 2–1 Sampdoria". Football-Italia. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Carpi 2–1 Sampdoria". Football-Italia. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Sampdoria 2–4 Napoli". Football-Italia. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Bologna 3–2 Sampdoria". Football-Italia. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Acuerdo entre Sevilla FC y UC Sampdoria para el traspaso de Joaquín Correa" [Agreement between Sevilla FC and UC Sampdoria for the transfer of Joaquín Correa] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Raggiunto con il Sevilla un accordo per la cessione di Correa" [Reached with Sevilla an agreement for the transfer of Correa] (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Joaquín Correa: "Quiero demonstrar en la cancha el esfuerzo que hicieron por mí"" [Joaquín Correa: "I want to show on the field all the effort they have done for me"] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "SuperArda ya está aquí" [SuperArda is already here]. Marca. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "El Sevilla gobierna el caos" [Sevilla rule the chaos] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Sevilla 2–1 Leicester". UEFA. 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool 2–2 Sevilla". BBC Sport. 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Sevilla's Joaquin Correa: Gets sent off in draw against Bayern Munich". thescore.com. Score Media Ventures. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Official: Lazio complete double signing". Football Italia. 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Esordio ufficiale per Correa". SSLazio.it (in Italian). 20 December 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Gaetani, Marco (26 September 2018). "Udinese-Lazio 1-2: Acerbi e Correa lanciano lo sprint per il derby". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Farinola, Antonio (24 April 2019). "Coppa Italia, Milan-Lazio 0-1: Correa manda i biancocelesti in finale". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Costa, Diego (15 May 2019). "Coppa Italia, Lazio-Atalanta 2-0: Milinkovic e Correa siglano il trionfo biancoceleste". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "J. Correa". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Correa rinnova con la Lazio: i dettagli dell'accordo". Calcio e Finanza (in Italian). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "2019 Supercoppa Italiana" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Joaquin Correa signs for Inter" (Press release). Inter Milan. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Serie A Verona 1-3 Inter: Perfect Correa debut - Football Italia". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Hellas Verona vs. Internazionale - Football Match Report - August 27, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Roger Gonzalez (9 June 2017). "Argentina 1-0 Brazil: Messi and company beat their bitter rival in Sampaoli debut". www.cbssports.com. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Singapore 0 Argentina 6: Dream debut for Gomez in Sampaoli's bold experiment". www.beinsports.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ De Benedetti, Valerio (14 November 2019). "Lazio, Correa: "Mi ispiro a Kakà. Voglio la Champions"". Il Quotidiano (in Italian).
- ^ a b c d "J. Correa". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "AC Milan 0-3 Inter Milan: Simone Inzaghi's side ease to Supercoppa win over rivals to defend title". Euro Sport. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
External links
- Joaquín Correa at BDFutbol
- Joaquín Correa at Soccerway