Rober Correa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Correa and the second or maternal family name is Silva.
Rober Correa
Personal information
Full name Roberto Antonio Correa Silva[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-20) 20 September 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Badajoz, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Racing Ferrol
Number 3
Youth career
Flecha Negra
2009–2010 San José Promesas
2010 Flecha Negra
2010–2011 Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Rayo Vallecano B 55 (2)
2012 Rayo Vallecano 2 (0)
2013–2015 Espanyol B 53 (1)
2015–2017 Espanyol 7 (0)
2016–2017 → Elche (loan) 28 (1)
2017–2019 Cádiz 53 (1)
2019–2024 Eibar 75 (0)
2024– Racing Ferrol 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2024

Roberto "Rober" Antonio Correa Silva (born 20 September 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Racing de Ferrol.

Club career

Born in Badajoz, Extremadura, Correa joined Rayo Vallecano's youth academy in 2010, aged 18. He made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2011–12 season, in the Segunda División B.

On 21 April 2012, Correa made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, in a 2–1 away loss against Sporting de Gijón.[2] He also started the 0–7 home defeat to FC Barcelona, scoring an own goal.[3]

Correa left the Madrid outskirts side on 11 July 2013 and signed a three-year contract with another reserve team, RCD Espanyol B.[4] On 12 June 2015, he renewed his link until 2018 and was definitely promoted to the main squad.[5] On 1 November, he was sent off after two yellow cards in ten minutes of the home fixture with Granada CF, but his team still managed to draw 1–1 thanks to a last-minute goal by Felipe Caicedo.[6]

On 20 July 2016, Correa was loaned to Segunda División club Elche CF for one year.[7] He scored his first goal as a professional on 27 January 2017, when he featured as a first-half substitute and netted two minutes from the end of a 1–0 home win over Girona FC.[8][9] On 7 August that year, after suffering relegation, he signed a two-year deal with Cádiz CF in the same league.[10]

Correa agreed to a three-year contract at top-flight SD Eibar on 5 July 2019, as a free agent.[11] He played 12 matches in his first season, in a 14th-place finish.

On 3 September 2024, Correa joined Racing de Ferrol in the second division on a free transfer.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rober". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. ^ Olmedo, Álvaro (21 April 2012). "Bilic mantiene la esperanza en Gijón" [Bilic keeps the hope in Gijón]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  3. ^ Aldunate, Ramiro (29 April 2012). "Un saco de goles frustra el alirón" [A bag of goals frustrates the victory chant]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  4. ^ Marro, José María (11 July 2013). "El Espanyol B continúa reforzándose" [Espanyol B keep on bolstering] (in Spanish). El Gol Digital. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Rober se incorpora al primer equipo" [Rober added to the first team] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  6. ^ "1–1. Espanyol fuerza el empate con un gol de Caicedo en el descuento" [1–1. Espanyol force draw with injury-time goal by Caicedo]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 November 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Roberto Correa, nuevo refuerzo para la defensa franjiverde" [Roberto Correa, new addition to the franjiverde defence] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  8. ^ "1–0. Un gol de Correa a dos minutos del final rompe la racha del Girona" [1–0. Correa goal two minutes from time ends Girona streak]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 27 January 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  9. ^ Marín, David (29 January 2017). "La redención de Correa" [Correa's redemption]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Acuerdo con el Espanyol para el traspaso de Rober Correa" [Agreement with Espanyol for the transfer of Rober Correa] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Roberto Correa, nuevo refuerzo armero para el lateral derecho" [Roberto Correa, new armero addition for the right back] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Rober Correa refuerza la zaga del Racing Club Ferrol" [Rober Correa bolsters the defense of Racing Club Ferrol] (in Spanish). Racing Ferrol. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.