António Correia (Angolan footballer)

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Antonio Correia
Personal information
Full name Antonio Francisco Correia
Date of birth (1983-08-22) 22 August 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Carreira de Tiro, Malanje, Angola
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Be Quick '28
Heerenveen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–04 Heerenveen 14 (0)
2005 Emmen 20 (0)
2006–2007 Primeiro de Agosto 25 (2)
2008–2009 Inter Turku 5 (0)
2011 Ajax Cape Town 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio "Kito" Correia (born 22 October 1983) is an Angolan football striker who last played for Ajax Cape Town.

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Career

Correia left Angola and the civil war for the Netherlands and tried to make a career in SC Heerenveen. His family members had been killed in the war. He debuted in the Eredivisie in April 2003, when he came in as a substitute for Georgios Samaras.

Just after his debut season, he was approached by an agent who told that Benfica was keen to sign him. He was sure that the move was real and didn't show up in Heerenveen for a while. His Dutch club decided to end his contract. Benfica didn't sign him and he had to go to play in a lower league for FC Emmen. He had problems also in Emmen and he decided to back to Angola, where the war had ended.

In 2006, he played for Primeiro de Agosto in the Angolan league. For the season 2008, he was invited for a test period for FC Inter Turku where his former teammate Jos Hooiveld played. He got a two-year contract with the Finnish club. In his first season, he suffered an injury and could play only in 5 matches of the season. His contract expired in December 2009.[ citation needed ]

On 1 September 2011 he signed a two-year contract at South African outfit Ajax Cape Town. He was recommended by his former coach Foppe de Haan. [1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heerenveen 2002–03 Eredivisie 100010
2003–04 Eredivisie130112 [b] 0161
Total1401120171
Emmen 2004–05 Eerste Divisie 14300143
Primeiro de Agosto 2006 Girabola 252252
Inter Turku 2008 Veikkausliiga 500050
Ajax Cape Town 2011–12 South African Premiership 100010
Career total5951120626
  1. Includes KNVB Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup

Honours

Primeiro de Agosto [2]

Inter Turku

References

  1. Ajax signs Angolan striker, ajaxct.com, 1 September 2011
  2. António Correia at Soccerway