Jorge Iván Correa (born 4 April 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Liga 1 club Malut United.[2]

Jorge Correa
Personal information
Full name Jorge Iván Correa
Date of birth (1993-04-04) 4 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth San Martín, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Malut United
Number 32
Youth career
Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2018 Vélez Sarsfield 55 (6)
2012–2013Defensores de Belgrano (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2021 Marítimo 102 (6)
2021–2022 Neftçi 2 (0)
2022 Volos 10 (1)
2022–2023 Oriente Petrolero 30 (6)
2023–2024 Torreense 31 (3)
2024– Malut United 16 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024

Career

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Correa played youth football and debuted professionally with Vélez Sarsfield, entering the field in a 1–1 draw with Godoy Cruz in the 2011 Apertura.[3]

For the 2012–13 season, the midfielder was loaned to Defensores de Belgrano in the Primera B Metropolitana (Argentine third division), returning to Vélez the following season. Upon José Oscar Flores taking up coaching of the first team, Correa played more first team football. Although he was mainly used as a substitute for Héctor Canteros, Correa played 16 games (scoring three goals) in the 2014 Final[4] and another 8 games (scoring three goals, including a double against Nacional in the round of 16) in the 2014 Copa Libertadores.[5] He also entered the field in Vélez Sarsfield's victory over Arsenal de Sarandí in the 2013 Supercopa Argentina.

After Canteros' departure, Correa started the 2014 Torneo de Transición in the starting eleven of the team and scored once in Vélez' defeat to Boca Juniors in La Bombonera. However, in the 10th fixture against Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata he suffered a knee cruciate ligament injury that left him out of the squad for the remainder of the tournament.[6] He returned to the first team in the 8th fixture of the 2015 Argentine Primera División, entering the field in a 2–1 victory over Arsenal de Sarandí. However, only three games later, he suffered again the same injury in his other knee, on the eleventh minute of the 3–0 victory against La Emilia for the 2014–15 Copa Argentina.[7]

After recovering for a second time, he renewed his contract with Vélez and returned to the first team.[8] He scored his first goal since his return in a 3–2 victory against Belgrano, for the 8th fixture of the 2016 Argentine Primera División.[9]

On 17 September 2021, Correa signed a two-year contract with Neftçi in Azerbaijan.[10] On 22 January 2022, Correa left Neftçi by mutual consent.[11]

On 25 January 2022, Correa signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Super League Greece club Volos.[12]

On 29 June 2022, he signed for Bolivian Primera División side Oriente Petrolero.[13]

On 13 July 2023, Correa returned to Portugal, joining Liga Portugal 2 club Torreense.[14]

Honours

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Vélez Sarsfield

References

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  1. ^ "Jorge Correa". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Jorge Correa". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Opening '11 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Final '14 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Libertadores Cup '14 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Vélez: Jorge Correa sufrió la rotura de ligamentos de la rodilla". Goal.com (in Spanish). 4 October 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Jorge Correa volvió a sufrir una grave lesión y tendrá para seis meses de recuperación". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). 23 April 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Jorge Correa se queda en Vélez dos años y medio más". ESPN (in Spanish). 15 January 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Match report". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Argentinalı futbolçu "Neftçi"də" (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Xorxe Korreaya təşəkkür edirik". neftchi.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Υπέγραψε στον Βόλο ο Χόρχε Κορέα" [Jorge Correa signed for Volos] (in Greek). Volos. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Oriente Petrolero contrata al argentino Jorge Correa" [Oriente Petrolero signs Argentinian Jorge Correa]. El País Tarija (in Spanish). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Jorge Correa traz experiência e qualidade" [Jorge Correa brings experience and quality] (in European Portuguese). S.C.U. Torreense. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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