Yannel_Correa

Yannel Correa

Yannel Correa

Uruguayan footballer (born 1996)

Alices Yannel Correa Santa Cruz (born 10 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga F club Sporting de Huelva. Born in Spain to Uruguayan parents, she plays for the Uruguay women's national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Correa and the second or maternal family name is Santa Cruz.
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Early life

Correa was born to Uruguayan parents in Badajoz, Spain in 1996. At that time, her father, former Uruguay international footballer Gabriel Correa, was playing for AD Mérida.[1] After her father finished his career, her family (which includes an older brother) settled in Murcia, the first Spanish city where her father had played and where her brother was born.[1]

Club career

Nicknamed La Negra (The Black),[2] Correa made her debut for Murcia Féminas in 2010,[3] at age 13 or 14. The team promoted to Segunda División in 2011 and was Group 7 runner-up in the 2012–13 season. On 26 June 2013, she was signed by fellow Segunda División team Sporting Plaza de Argel,[4] where she would spend the next three seasons. In July 2016, she returned to Murcia Féminas.[5] On 10 February 2017, she was signed by Primera División side Fundación Albacete.[6] She made her debut for them on 18 February 2017 in an away lost against Atlético Madrid.[7] She broke the meniscus and the cruciate ligament in early October 2017,[8] after being an unused substitute in the first two league matches of the 2017–2018 season.[9]

International career

Due to her birthplace and her background, Correa is eligible to play for Spain or Uruguay. She chose the latter. In February 2018, she was one of the six Uruguayan players abroad who were reserved to play for the country at the 2018 Copa América Femenina.[10]

International goals

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References

  1. [1]
    Pallarés Ripalda, José María (26 January 2011). "Correa Club de Fútbol". La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. [2]
    Menayo, David (10 February 2017). "El Fundación Albacete ficha a la hija del mítico Gabi Correa" (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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    "Yannel Correa Santa Cruz - Defensa de fútbol femenino" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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    "Yannel Correa, última incorporación para el SPA Femenino 13/14" (in Spanish). Sporting Plaza de Argel. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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    Palma, Danny (26 July 2016). "Yannel Correa a Real Murcia Féminas" [Yannel Correa to Real Murcia Women] (in Spanish). Embajadores del Gol. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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    "María Sanjuán y Yannel Correa, presentadas por el Fundación Albacete Nexus" (in Spanish). 10 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  7. [7]
    "Yannel Correa (2016-2017 completed matches)". The Final Ball. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  8. [8]
    Piña, Hugo (2 October 2017). "La mala fortuna se ceba con el equipo femenino del Alba en forma de lesiones" (in Spanish). El Digital de Albacete. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Yannel Correa (2017-2018 completed matches)". The Final Ball. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Femenino | 4° Microciclo de mayores" (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2023.


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