Lucas Correa

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lucas Correa

| fullname = Lucas Alberto Correa Belmonte

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|2|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rosario, Argentina

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Castiadas

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1999–2002 | youthclubs1 = Rosario Central

| years1 = 2002–2004 | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Rosario Central

| years2 = 2004–2005 | caps2 = 32 | goals2 = 4 | clubs2 = Penne

| years3 = 2005–2006 | caps3 = 36 | goals3 = 4 | clubs3 = Lanciano

| years4 = 2007–2010 | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = Lazio

| years5 = 2007 | caps5 = 10 | goals5 = 2 | clubs5 = → Lucchese (loan)

| years6 = 2007–2008 | caps6 = 24 | goals6 = 3 | clubs6 = → Gallipoli (loan)

| years7 = 2008–2009 | caps7 = 27 | goals7 = 12 | clubs7 = → Pro Patria (loan)

| years8 = 2009–2010 | caps8 = 10 | goals8 = 3 | clubs8 = → Taranto (loan)

| years9 = 2010 | caps9 = 13 | goals9 = 1 | clubs9 = → Ravenna (loan)

| years10 = 2011 | caps10 = 11 | goals10 = 1 | clubs10 = Varese

| years11 = 2011–2012 | caps11 = 10 | goals11 = 0 | clubs11 = Avellino

| years12 = 2012–2013 | caps12 = 45 | goals12 = 14 | clubs12 = Bassano

| years13 = 2013–2014 | caps13 = 30 | goals13 = 2 | clubs13 = Casertana

| years14 = 2016 | caps14 = 3 | goals14 = 0 | clubs14 = Bisceglie

| years15 = 2017–2018 | caps15 = 27 | goals15 = 10 | clubs15 = Mantova

| years16 = 2018 | caps16 = 12 | goals16 = 2 | clubs16 = Tuttocuoio

| years17 = 2018–2019 | caps17 = | goals17 = | clubs17 = ASD Oasi Sanfeliciana

| years18 = 2019–2020 | caps18 = 6 | goals18 = 0 | clubs18 = Tuttocuoio

| years19 = 2020– | caps19 = | goals19 = | clubs19 = Castiadas

| nationalyears1 = 2001

| nationalteam1 = Argentina U17

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 22:54, 8 May 2019 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Lucas Alberto Correa Belmonte (born 3 February 1984) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Castiadas.

He also holds a Spanish passport, to be eligible to get around the non-EU quota imposed in European leagues.{{citation needed|date=March 2012}}

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.sslazio.it/images/stories/documenti/pdf/investor_relator/24.01.07%20-%20oddo.pdf|title=Cessione Oddo|date=24 January 2007|accessdate=11 June 2011|work=SS Lazio|language=Italian}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sslazio.it/images/stories/documenti/pdf/investor_relator/Bilancio%20S.S.%20Lazio%20s.p.a.%20separato%20e%20consolidato%20al%2030.06.2007.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105417/http://www.sslazio.it/images/stories/documenti/pdf/investor_relator/Bilancio%20S.S.%20Lazio%20s.p.a.%20separato%20e%20consolidato%20al%2030.06.2007.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015 |title=Bilancio S.S. Lazio S.p.A. separato e consolidato al 30-06-07 |date=18 October 2007 |accessdate=7 March 2012 |publisher=SS Lazio |language=Italian }} Correa spent {{frac|3|1|2}} seasons on loan at Lega Pro Prima Divisione clubs. Lazio received €50,000, €50,000 and €100,000 from Gallipoli,{{cite web|url=http://www.sslazio.it/images/stories/documenti/pdf/investor_relator/Bilancio_separato_e_consolidato_S.S._Lazio_S.p.A.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105431/http://www.sslazio.it/images/stories/documenti/pdf/investor_relator/Bilancio_separato_e_consolidato_S.S._Lazio_S.p.A.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015 |title=Bilancio separato e consolidato S.S.Lazio SpA |date=23 October 2008 |accessdate=7 March 2012 |publisher=SS Lazio |language=Italian }} Pro Patria{{cite web|url=http://www.sslazio.it/images/stories/documenti/pdf/investor_relator/Bilancio%20separato%20e%20consolidato%20S.S.%20Lazio%20S.p.A..pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105421/http://www.sslazio.it/images/stories/documenti/pdf/investor_relator/Bilancio%20separato%20e%20consolidato%20S.S.%20Lazio%20S.p.A..pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015 |title=Bilancio separato e consolidato S.S. Lazio S.p.A. |date=27 October 2009 |accessdate=7 March 2012 |publisher=SS Lazio |language=Italian }} and Taranto respectively{{cite web|url=http://www.sslazio.it/images/stories/documenti/pdf/investor_relator/Bilancio_sep._e_consolidato_al_30.06.2010.pdf|title=ilancio separato e consolidato al 30.06.2010|date=28 October 2010|accessdate=7 March 2012|publisher=SS Lazio|language=Italian}} 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{{cite news|url=http://www.asavellino.it/cstampa.php?pageno=5|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718062334/http://www.asavellino.it/cstampa.php?pageno=5|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 July 2012|title=L’argentino Lucas Correa è dell’Avellino|date=27 July 2011|accessdate=7 March 2012|publisher=AS Avellino 1912|language=Italian}} In January 2012 he was loaned to Bassano.{{cite news|url=http://www.asavellino.it/notizia.php?id=6291|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718230316/http://www.asavellino.it/notizia.php?id=6291|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 July 2012|title=Correa ceduto in prestito al Bassano Virtus|date=7 January 2012|accessdate=7 March 2012|publisher=AS Avellino 1912|language=Italian}}{{cite news|url=http://www.bassanovirtus.com/comunicati/2407-colpo-del-bassano-lucas-correa-in-giallorosso.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723072827/http://www.bassanovirtus.com/comunicati/2407-colpo-del-bassano-lucas-correa-in-giallorosso.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 July 2012|title=Colpo del Bassano: Lucas Correa in giallorosso |date=7 January 2012|accessdate=7 March 2012|publisher=Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team|language=Italian}} In July 2012 Avellino sold him to Bassano for free.{{cite news|url=http://www.asavellino.com/notizia.php?id=6563|title=Risolto il contratto con Correa|date=23 July 2012|accessdate=18 May 2013|publisher=AS Avellino 1912|language=Italian}}{{cite news|url=http://www.bassanovirtus.com/comunicati/2720-correa-e-carteri-in-giallorosso.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130306172421/http://www.bassanovirtus.com/comunicati/2720-correa-e-carteri-in-giallorosso.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2013|title= Correa e Carteri in giallorosso |date=27 July 2012|accessdate=18 May 2013|publisher=Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team|language=Italian}}

On 3 August 2013 he was signed by Casertana.{{cite news|url=http://www.casertanafc.it/2013/08/03/il-regalo-della-societa-ai-tifosi-per-il-ripescaggio-ecco-alain-baclet-e-lucas-correa/|title=Il regalo della società ai tifosi: ecco Alain Baclet e Lucas Correa|date=3 August 2014|accessdate=10 November 2014|publisher=FC Casertana|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110092115/http://www.casertanafc.it/2013/08/03/il-regalo-della-societa-ai-tifosi-per-il-ripescaggio-ecco-alain-baclet-e-lucas-correa/|archivedate=10 November 2014}}

Ahead of the 2019/20 season, Correa returned to Tuttocuoio for the second time.[https://www.pisainvideo.it/2019/06/29/tuttocuoio-fatta-per-il-ritorno-di-correa-e-un-nuovo-attaccante-rosa-quasi-al-completo/ Tuttocuoio, fatta per il ritorno di Correa e un nuovo attaccante: rosa quasi al completo], pisainvideo.it, 30 June 2019 Six months later, in January 2020, he moved to Eccellenza club Castiadas.[https://sardegna.diariosportivo.it/articoli/castiadas-che-colpo-il-centrocampo-firma-largentino-lucas-correa-nel-2006-fu-vicino-al Castiadas, che colpo per il centrocampo: firma l'argentino Lucas Correa, nel 2006 fu vicino al Cagliari], sardegna.diariosportivo.it, 22 January 2020