Romain Correia
Portuguese footballer (born 1999)
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Romain Rodrigues Correia (born 6 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Marítimo. Born in France, he represented Portugal at youth level.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Romain Rodrigues Correia[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1999[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Castres, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Marítimo | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| US Castres | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | US Albi | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Vitória Guimarães | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Vitória Guimarães B | 46 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Hércules (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Porto B | 67 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Marítimo | 56 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Portugal U19 | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U20 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:16, 6 May 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Castres, Occitania to Portuguese parents,[3] Correia joined Vitória de Guimarães' youth system aged 16.[4] He made his senior debut with their reserves on 12 August 2018, playing 90 minutes in the 0–1 home loss against C.D. Cova da Piedade in the LigaPro.[5]
On 19 January 2021, Correia moved to Spanish Segunda División B club Hércules CF on loan.[6] He returned to Portugal in July, signing a three-year contract with FC Porto B.[7] He scored his first goal in the second division on 26 February 2023, in a 2–1 away win over U.D. Vilafranquense.[8]
Correia joined fellow second-tier C.S. Marítimo on 4 July 2024; the duration of the link was not disclosed.[9]
International career
Correia was part of the Portugal squad at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Finland, taking part in all five matches for the champions and being included in the Team of the Tournament.[10][11] He was also selected for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[12] a group-stage exit in Poland.[13]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 May 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitória Guimarães B | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 0 | — | — | — | 46 | 0 | |||||
| Hércules (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Porto B | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 3 | — | — | — | 67 | 3 | |||||
| Career total | 125 | 3 | — | — | — | 125 | 3 | |||||
Honours
Marítimo
Portugal
Individual