Zé Turbo
Júnior José Correia (born 22 October 1996), known as Zé Turbo, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Premier League club Pari NN.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Júnior José Correia | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pari NN | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Real SC | ||
| 2014–2015 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2015–2016 | Inter Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Tondela (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Marbella (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Catania (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Olhanense (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2018 | Newell's Old Boys | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Nacional | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Schaffhausen | 18 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Grasshopper | 13 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Nantong Zhiyun | 65 | (34) |
| 2023 | Al-Markhiya | 10 | (4) |
| 2023– | Pari NN | 21 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 January 2024 | |||
He was on the books of Sporting and Inter Milan as a teenager, but did not make a senior appearance for either club, instead having loans at lower-league teams in Portugal, Italy and Spain. In 2018 he moved to South America and represented Newell's Old Boys of Argentina and Club Nacional of Paraguay, before having spells in Switzerland, China, Qatar and Russia.
Club career edit
Sporting edit
Zé Turbo was formed at Real Sport Clube before transferring across Lisbon to Sporting Clube de Portugal in 2014. After scoring twice against Maribor in the UEFA Youth League, he signed a five-year contract with a buyout clause of €45 million that November, amidst interest from a host of Italian and English teams and Sporting's rivals Benfica and Porto.[1]
Inter Milan edit
In February 2015, he moved to Inter Milan.[2] On 31 May, in the final game of the season at home to Empoli, he was called up to a senior squad for the first time, remaining unused in a 4–3 victory.[3]
On 4 August 2016, Zé Turbo was loaned to Portuguese Primeira Liga team Tondela on a season-long loan.[4] Sixteen days later, he made his professional debut in a match at Chaves, replacing Miguel Cardoso for the final 19 minutes of a 1–1 draw.[5] On 15 January 2017, he was loaned to Marbella in Spain's Segunda División B for the rest of the season.[6] He made his debut for them two weeks later as an 82nd-minute substitute for Kike Márquez in a 3–2 home win over Atlético Mancha Real.[7]
On 24 August 2017, Zé Turbo signed for Serie C club Catania on a season-long loan.[8] He made his debut on 2 September, playing the final nine minutes of a 1–0 loss at Casertana in place of Cristian Caccetta.[9] His loan was terminated on 17 January 2018.[10]
After his time in Catania, Zé Turbo was immediately loaned to S.C. Olhanense of the third-tier Campeonato de Portugal for the remainder of the season.[11] He played 12 games for the team from the Algarve and scored his first senior goal to open a 2–1 win at Clube Olímpico do Montijo on 15 April.[12]
South America edit
In July 2018, Zé Turbo moved to Newell's Old Boys of the Argentine Primera División, signing a one-year contract on a free transfer.[13][14] He made one appearance for the team from Rosario, as a 70th-minute substitute for Luís Leal in a 1–0 loss to Club Atlético Aldosivi on 25 November.[14]
At the start of 2019 he moved on to Club Nacional of the Paraguayan Primera División.[14]
Switzerland edit
On 17 July 2019, Zé Turbo returned to Europe and signed a two-year deal with Swiss Challenge League club FC Schaffhausen.[15] Eleven days later he made his debut as a starter the season began with a 2–0 loss at FC Vaduz, being substituted for Karim Barry after 58 minutes.[16] On 5 October he scored his first goal, the game's only away to FC Chiasso.[17]
Remaining in the same league, Zé Turbo cancelled his contract to move to Grasshopper Club Zürich on 17 February 2020, on a deal until 2023.[18] He scored one goal in the remainder of the season, as a substitute in a 5–3 home win over his previous employer on 21 July.[19]
Later career edit
In February 2021, Zé Turbo moved to Chinese second tier club Nantong Zhiyun.[20] Two years later he signed for Al-Markhiya SC in the Qatar Stars League.[21] On 2 August 2023, he returned to Europe with Russian Premier League club Pari NN on a three-year deal.[22]
International career edit
Zé Turbo made his debut for the Guinea-Bissau national football team on 14 June 2023 in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against São Tomé and Príncipe, substituting Mama Baldé in the 79th minute.[23] At the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held the following January, he scored his first international goal as an added-time consolation in a 4–2 group loss to Equatorial Guinea, again as a late replacement.[24]
Personal life edit
Two days after his professional debut, Zé Turbo was involved in a car crash in Santa Comba Dão, suffering only light injuries to his arm.[25]
Zé Turbo considered retiring from football after the death of his mother, but continued playing in her memory.[21]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 5 May 2024[26]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inter | 2015–16 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tondela (loan) | 2016–17 | Primiera Liga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Marbella (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda B | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Catania (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Olhanense (loan) | 2017–18 | Campeonato de Portugal | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Newell's Old Boys | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Club Nacional | 2019 | Paraguayan Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Schaffhausen | 2019–20 | Swiss Challenge League | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Grasshopper | Swiss Challenge League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Nantong Zhiyun | 2021 | China League One | 32 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 14 | |||
| 2022 | China League One | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 20 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 34 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 65 | 34 | |||||
| Al-Markhiya | 2022–23 | Qatar Stars League | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | |||
| Nizhny Novgorod | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 166 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 175 | 40 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Leões seguram Zé Turbo por cinco temporadas" [Lions secure Zé Turbo for five seasons] (in Portuguese). Record. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Inter de Milão acerta a contratação do jovem atacante guineense Zé Turbo" [Inter Milan confirm the signing of young Bissau-Guinean striker Zé Turbo] (in Portuguese). Notícias do Dia. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Molto bene in attacco, ma i soliti orrori difensivi fanno tremare i nerazzurri" [Very good in attack, but the usual defensive horrors shake the Nerazzurri] (in Italian). Il Calcio Magazine. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "José Correia (Zé Turbo) on loan to TONDELA". Ghana Soccer Web. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "D.Chaves 1–1 Tondela". ForaDeJogo. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ^ "El Marbella ficha a un delantero del Inter: Ze Turbo" [Marbella sign a striker from Inter: Zé Turbo] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Marbella vs. Mancha Real – 29 January 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "Mercato: Josè Correia al Catania" [Transfer market: José Correia to Catania] (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Internazionale Milano. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "Casertana vs. Catania – 2 September 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "José Correia dal Catania all'Inter, risoluzione della cessione a titolo temporaneo" (in Italian). Calcio Catania. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Olhanense: Zé Turbo chega para o ataque" [Olhanense: Zé Turbo arrives for the attack]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "End of the road for Olhanense". Portugal Resident. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Zé Turbo junta-se a Luís Leal nos argentinos do Newell's Old Boys" [Zé Turbo joins Luís Leal at Argentines Newell's Old Boys]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 July 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Zé Turbo se fue a Paraguay" [Zé Turbo went to Paraguay]. La Capital (in Spanish). 4 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ Denzel, Ralph (17 July 2019). "Offensivpower für den FCS: Drei weitere Spieler verpflichtet" [Attacking power for FCS: Three more players sign]. Schaffhauser Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ Oesch, Pacal (28 July 2019). "FCS verliert in Vaduz" [FCS lose in Vaduz]. Schaffhauser Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ Koch, Daniel (5 October 2019). "Der FC Schaffhausen gewinnt gegen Chiasso mit 1:0" [FC Schaffhausen win 1–0 against Chiasso]. Schaffhauser Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Zé Turbo: Vom Munotstädter zum Hopper" [Zé Turbo: From Munot City to Hopper]. Schaffhauser Nachrichten (in German). 17 February 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "GC bleibt nach grosser Wende auf dem Barrage-Platz – Vaduz schlägt Lausanne" [GC stays in play-off places after big turnaround – Vaduz beats Lausanne] (in German). Blue Win. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ CHINA: ZÉ TURBO É REFORÇO DO NANTONG ZHIYUN, soudjurtu.com, 10 February 2021
- ^ a b "Zé Turbo reforça Al-Markiyah SC do Qatar" [Zé Turbo bolsters Al-Markiyah SC of Qatar] (in Portuguese). O Golo GB. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Зе Турбо – в Нижнем!" [Ze Turbo - in Nizhny!]. fcnn.ru (in Russian). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "São Tomé and Príncipe v Guinea-Bissau game report". ESPN. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea 4–2 Guinea-Bissau". BBC Sport. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Zé Turbo despistou-se e destruiu Mercedes de 50 mil euros" [Zé Turbo went off the road and destroyed his €50,000 Mercedes] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Zé Turbo". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
External links edit
- at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Stats and profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)