Marcel Correia

Marcel Correia (born 16 May 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre back.^[2]

Marcel Correia

Correia with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-05-16) 16 May 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Kaiserslautern, West Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1995–2008	1. FC Kaiserslautern
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	1. FC Kaiserslautern II	94	(4)
2009–2010	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0	(0)
2011–2017	Eintracht Braunschweig	113	(1)
2012–2016	→ Eintracht Braunschweig II	5	(0)
2017–2018	1. FC Kaiserslautern	11	(0)
2018–2020	Jahn Regensburg	60	(3)
2020–2022	SC Paderborn	23	(1)
2022–2024	SV Elversberg	33	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2024

Early life and career

Correia was born to Portuguese parents in Kaiserslautern, but does not hold German citizenship.^[3] In 1995, he joined the youth system of his hometown club 1. FC Kaiserslautern and was promoted to the club's reserve side in 2008.

In 2011, Correia transferred to 2. Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig.^[4] At the end of the 2016–17 season and after two years of captaining the team, he was released by Braunschweig.^[5] In this time there, he made 19 Bundesliga and 94 2. Bundesliga appearances.^[6]

In June 2017, Correia returned to his boyhood club 1. FC Kaiserslautern, also of the 2. Bundesliga, signing a three-year contract.^[6] Due to Kaiserslautern's relegation to the 3. Liga at the end of the 2017–18 season, he became a free agent and joined SSV Jahn Regensburg.^[7]

For the 2022–23 season, Correia signed with SV Elversberg.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 16 July 2020^[9][10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[nb 1]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1. FC Kaiserslautern II	2008–09	Regionalliga West	18	0	—		—		18	0
	2009–10		26	0	—		—		26	0
	2010–11		28	1	—		—		28	1
	Total		72	1	0	0	—		72	1
Eintracht Braunschweig	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	19	1	1	0	—		20	1
	2012–13		17	0	2	0	—		19	0
	2013–14	Bundesliga	19	0	—		—		19	0
	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	29	0	3	0	—		32	0
	2015–16		14	0	1	0	—		15	0
	2016–17		15	0	—		—		15	0
	Total		113	1	7	0	—		120	1
1. FC Kaiserslautern	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	11	0	0	0	—		11	0
Jahn Regensburg	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	30	2	0	0	—		30	2
	2019–20		30	1	0	0	—		30	1
	Total		60	3	0	0	—		60	3
Career total			255	5	7	0	—		262	5

Notes

1. Includes DFB-Pokal