Lucas Correa
Argentine footballer (born 1984)
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Lucas Alberto Correa Belmonte (born 3 February 1984) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Castiadas.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Alberto Correa Belmonte | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Castiadas | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Rosario Central | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Rosario Central | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Penne | 32 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Lanciano | 36 | (4) |
| 2007–2010 | Lazio | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Lucchese (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | → Gallipoli (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | → Pro Patria (loan) | 27 | (12) |
| 2009–2010 | → Taranto (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2010 | → Ravenna (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2011 | Varese | 11 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Avellino | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Bassano | 45 | (14) |
| 2013–2014 | Casertana | 30 | (2) |
| 2016 | Bisceglie | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Mantova | 27 | (10) |
| 2018 | Tuttocuoio | 12 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | ASD Oasi Sanfeliciana | ||
| 2019–2020 | Tuttocuoio | 6 | (0) |
| 2020– | Castiadas | ||
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Argentina U17 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:54, 8 May 2019 (UTC) | |||
He also holds a Spanish passport, to be eligible to get around the non-EU quota imposed in European leagues.[citation needed]
Club career
Correa started his career at Rosario Central. In summer 2004 he left for Italian Eccellenza side Penne. He then signed by Serie C1 side Lanciano. In January 2007 S.S. Lazio paid €500,000 to sign the player, which he signed a contract until June 2011.[1][2] Correa spent 3+1⁄2 seasons on loan at Lega Pro Prima Divisione clubs. Lazio received €50,000, €50,000 and €100,000 from Gallipoli,[3] Pro Patria[4] and Taranto respectively[5] for the loan deal. He failed to loan out at the start of 2010–11 Serie A until January 2011 left for Varese in 6 months deal on free transfer.
In July 2011 he left for Avellino[6] In January 2012 he was loaned to Bassano.[7][8] In July 2012 Avellino sold him to Bassano for free.[9][10]
On 3 August 2013 he was signed by Casertana.[11]
Ahead of the 2019/20 season, Correa returned to Tuttocuoio for the second time.[12] Six months later, in January 2020, he moved to Eccellenza club Castiadas.[13]
International career
Correa played for the Argentina U17 team at the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship.