Thierry Rendall Correia (born 9 March 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Valencia.
 Correia with Valencia in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Thierry Rendall Correia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1999[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amadora, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Damaiense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2018 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Sporting CP | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Valencia | 116 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Portugal U16 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Portugal U17 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Portugal U18 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Portugal U19 | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Portugal U21 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:29, 22 September 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editSporting CP
editBorn in Amadora, Lisbon metropolitan area of Cape Verdean descent, Correia joined Sporting CP's academy at the age of 10.[3] He spent the better part of his first year as a senior with their under-23 team.[4]
Correia made his competitive debut for the main squad on 29 November 2018, coming on as a late substitute for Bruno Gaspar in a 6–1 away win against Qarabağ FK in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.[5][6] His first start was the following 4 August, in the 5–0 loss to S.L. Benfica in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.[4]
On 11 August 2019, Correia played his first match in the Primeira Liga, featuring the entire 1–1 draw at C.S. Marítimo.[7]
Valencia
editOn 2 September 2019, Correia signed a five-year contract with Valencia CF for a €12 million transfer fee.[8][9] He made his Spanish La Liga debut later that month, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–3 home draw against Getafe CF.[10]
Correia scored his first goal as a senior on 7 January 2021, closing a 4–1 away victory over Yeclano Deportivo in the second round of the Copa del Rey.[11] His first in the league came on 9 May, in the 3–0 home defeat of Real Valladolid.[12]
International career
editCorreia earned his first cap for the Portugal under-21 side on 5 September 2019, in a 4–0 victory over Gibraltar in the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 21 September 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Valencia | 2019–20 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 116 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 120 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España
Honours
editPortugal U17
Portugal U19
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Thierry Correia" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Da Moura, Bruno (30 November 2018). "Luso cabo-verdiano Thierry Correia estreou-se na equipa principal do Sporting" [Portuguese-Cape Verdean Thierry Correia made debut for Sporting's first team] (in Portuguese). DTudo1Pouco. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ a b Fernandes, Mariana (4 August 2019). "O dia em que Thierry se estreou a titular e não conseguiu esconder as lágrimas de tristeza antes do apito final" [The day Thierry made starting debut and could not hide tears of sadness before full whistle]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Thierry Correia: "O momento em que entrei foi muito emocionante"" [Thierry Correia: "The moment I came in was very exciting"]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Thierry Correia e a estreia: "Estou há 11 anos a trabalhar para este dia"" [Thierry Correia and debut: "I've been working 11 years for this day"] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ Fernandes, Nuno (11 August 2019). "Erro, tremedeira e desperdício. E o leão continua sem ganhar" [Mistake, tremors and waste. And lion remains winless]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Comunicado Sporting Clube de Portugal – Futebol, SAD" [Sporting Clube de Portugal announcement – Football, PLSC] (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Sporting anuncia saída de Thierry Correia e confirma valores do negócio" [Sporting announce departure of Thierry Correia and confirm details of the deal]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ Valle, Conrado (25 September 2019). "Dos defensas de plastilina dibujan un partido de locura en Mestalla" [Two clay-like defences outline crazy match at Mestalla]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ Valle, Conrado (7 January 2021). "Gracia descubre la calma en Yecla" [Gracia finds calm in Yecla]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ Gadea, Joel (9 May 2021). "Maxi Gómez desquicia al Valladolid" [Maxi Gómez makes Valladolid come undone]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ Gouveia, Ricardo (5 September 2019). "Euro Sub-21: Portugal-Gibraltar, 4–0 (destaques)" [Under-21 Euro: Portugal-Gibraltar, 4–0 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Thierry Correia at Soccerway
External links
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- Valencia official profile
- Thierry Correia at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Thierry Correia at BDFutbol
- Thierry Correia national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)