Jorge Iván Correa (born 4 April 1993) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a winger or

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for

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club

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Career

Correa played youth football and debuted professionally with

Vélez Sarsfield Velez may refer to: People * Vélez (name), a Spanish surname, including a list of people with the name Places * Vélez de Benaudalla, Spain * Vélez Sársfield (barrio), Buenos Aires, Argentina * Vélez-Blanco, Spain * Vélez-Málaga, Spain * Vé ...

, entering the field in a 1–1 draw with Godoy Cruz in the 2011 Apertura. For the 2012–13 season, the midfielder was loaned to

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in the

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(Argentine third division), returning to Vélez the following season. Upon

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taking up coaching of the first team, Correa played more first team football. Although he was mainly used as a substitute for

Héctor Canteros Héctor Miguel Canteros (born 15 March 1989) is an Argentine football midfielder. He previously played for Vélez Sarsfield, Villarreal, Flamengo, Chapecoense and Ankaragücü. Early life Canteros was born and raised in ''Villa Pirelli'', a s ...

, Correa played 16 games (scoring three goals) in the 2014 Final and another 8 games (scoring three goals, including a double against

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in the round of 16) in the

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. He also entered the field in Vélez Sarsfield's victory over

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in the

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. After Canteros' departure, Correa started the 2014 Torneo de Transición in the starting eleven of the team and scored once in Vélez' defeat to

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in ''

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''. However, in the 10th fixture against

Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

he suffered a knee

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injury that left him out of the squad for the remainder of the tournament. He returned to the first team in the 8th fixture of the

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, entering the field in a 2–1 victory over

. 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

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for the

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. After recovering for a second time, he renewed his contract with Vélez and returned to the first team. He scored his first goal since his return in a 3–2 victory against

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, for the 8th fixture of the

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. On 17 September 2021, Correa signed a two-year contract with Neftçi in Azerbaijan. On 22 January 2022, Correa left Neftçi by mutual consent. On 25 January 2022, Correa signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with

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club

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. On 29 June 2022, he signed for

Bolivian Primera División The División de Fútbol Profesional is the top-flight professional football league in Bolivia. In 2017 it replaced the "Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano" (; ). Since 1950, a total of 16 clubs have been crowned champions of the Bolivian foot ...

side

Oriente Petrolero Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero () is a Bolivian football club based in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. They play at the 38,000-capacity Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera. Oriente have been Bolivian champions five times, Copa Aerosur winners two ti ...

. On 13 July 2023, Correa returned to Portugal, joining

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club

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Honours

;Vélez Sarsfield *

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References

External links

Profile
at Vélez Sarsfield's official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Correa, Jorge 1993 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football midfielders Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Defensores de Belgrano footballers C.S. Marítimo players Neftçi PFK players Volos F.C. players Oriente Petrolero players S.C.U. Torreense players Malut United F.C. players Argentine Primera División players Primera B Metropolitana players Primeira Liga players Azerbaijan Premier League players Super League Greece players Bolivian Primera División players Liga Portugal 2 players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Footballers from Merlo Partido 21st-century Argentine sportsmen