Alices Yannel Correa Santa Cruz (born 10 September 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in Spain to Uruguayan parents, she plays for the Uruguay women's national team.

Early life

Correa was born to Uruguayan parents in

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, Spain in 1996. At that time, her father, former

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international footballer Gabriel Correa, was playing for AD Mérida. After her father finished his career, her family (which includes an older brother) settled in

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, the first Spanish city where her father had played and where her brother was born.

Club career

Nicknamed ''La Negra'' (''The Black''), Correa made her debut for Murcia Féminas in 2010, at age 13 or 14. The team promoted to

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in 2011 and was Group 7 runner-up in the 2012–13 season. On 26 June 2013, she was signed by fellow Segunda División team Sporting Plaza de Argel, where she would spend the next three seasons. In July 2016, she returned to Murcia Féminas. On 10 February 2017, she was signed by Primera División side Fundación Albacete. She made her debut for them on 18 February 2017 in an away lost against

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. She broke the meniscus and the cruciate ligament in early October 2017, after being an unused substitute in the first two league matches of the 2017–2018 season.

International career

Due to her birthplace and her background, Correa is eligible to play for

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. She chose the latter. In February 2018, she was one of the six Uruguayan players abroad who were reserved to play for the country at the 2018 Copa América Femenina.

International goals

References

External links

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at BDFútbol
Yannel Correa
at LaLiga.es (in Spanish)
Yannel Correa
at Txapeldunak.com (in Spanish) 1996 births Living people Naturalized citizens of Uruguay Uruguayan women's footballers Women's association football central defenders Uruguay women's international footballers Footballers from Badajoz Spanish women's footballers Fundación Albacete players Sporting Plaza de Argel players Real Oviedo (women) players Liga F players Segunda Federación (women) players Spanish people of Uruguayan descent Sportspeople of Uruguayan descent 21st-century Uruguayan sportswomen 21st-century Spanish sportswomen {{Spain-women-footy-bio-stub