Argentine professional footballer and Atlético Madrid‘s forward player Ángel Correa has an estimated net worth in the millions.
Born on March 9, 1995, in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Correa joined San Lorenzo’s youth setup in 2007, aged 12, after a trial period. In the summer of 2012, he was due to join Portuguese club Benfica on a free transfer, but the deal failed to fall though.
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Later that year, Correa signed a four-year professional deal with the Ciclón on September23. He was promoted to the first-team in January 2013.
Correa played his first match as a professional, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 loss at Newell’s Old Boys on March 31, 2013.
On 11 May, Correa scored his first professional goal, netting the last of a 3–0 home success against Boca Juniors. He finished the campaign with 13 appearances (eight starts, 747 minutes of action), scoring four goals.
On 27 May 2014, subsequent to scoring six goals in 2013–14, Correa had agreed a deal with La Liga holders Atlético Madrid for a reported expense of €7.5 million.
He signed a five-year contract with the Madrid side, joining the club after the 2014 Copa Libertadores.
In June 2014, nonetheless, Correa was sidelined for six months because of a heart tumour. In the wake of experiencing surgery on 18 June in New York, he began a light preparing in August and formally joined the club on 13 December.
On 22 August 2015, Correa made his Atleti debut, supplanting Óliver Torres in a 1–0 home home match win against UD Las Palmas. He scored his first goal for the club on 19 September, netting the first in a 2–0 away win against SD Eibar; he likewise helped Fernando Torres in the second goal.
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