Félix Alexandre Andrade Sanches Correia (born 22 January 2001) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for French club

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Club career

Manchester City

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loaned Correia to

Jong AZ Jong AZ is a Dutch association football team, based in Wijdewormer in the Zaanstreek. It is the reserve team of AZ, based in Alkmaar, and plays in the Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Net ...

for the 2019–20 season. On 23 August 2019, he made his

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debut for Jong AZ against

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. Correia ended the season with 23 appearances, scoring three goals and providing five assists.

Juventus U23

On 30 June 2020,

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agreed to sign Correia on a five-year deal, on a swap deal with

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heading the other way. Correia scored his first goal and made his first assist for

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on his

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debut, on 28 September 2020, against Pro Sesto, helping his side win 2–1.

Juventus

Senior debut

Correia was first called-up for the first team on 13 January 2021, in a

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game against

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. He made his senior debut on 2 May, coming off the bench for

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in the 83rd minute in a 2–1 league win against

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Loan to Parma

On 13 August 2021, Correia was loaned to

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side

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with an option to buy. On 12 September, Correia debuted for Parma in a 4–0 win against

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Loan to Marítimo

On 31 January 2023, Correia was loaned to Marítimo for the rest of the season.

was also playing for Marítimo at the time; Moreno and Correia were swapped for each other three years earlier. Marítimo finished the

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in 16th place, leading them to face

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(who had finished 3rd in the

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) in the

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. After a 3–3 draw (aggregate score over two legs), the game went to a

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. Correia missed the decisive penalty and Marítimo was relegated to the second division for the first time in 38 years.

Loan to Gil Vicente

On 22 August 2023, Correia returned to Portugal in another new season-long loan to a Primeira Liga club, this time

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Gil Vicente

On 2 July 2024, Correia signed with

on a permanent contract for the next four seasons.

Lille

On 17 July 2025, Correia moved to

in France on a four-year contract.

Honours

Portugal U19 *

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runner-up:

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Individual *UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament:

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Correia, Felix 2001 births Living people Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese men's footballers Portuguese people of São Tomé and Príncipe descent Black Portuguese sportspeople Men's association football forwards Manchester City F.C. players Jong AZ players Juventus Next Gen players Juventus FC players Parma Calcio 1913 players C.S. Marítimo players Gil Vicente F.C. players Lille OSC players Eerste Divisie players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Primeira Liga players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in France Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen