Zé Turbo

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Zé Turbo
Personal information
Full name José Correia
Date of birth (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Nantong Zhiyun
Youth career
2013–2014 Real SC
2014–2015 Sporting CP
2015–2016 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Tondela (loan) 7 (0)
2017 → Marbella (loan) 13 (0)
2017–2018 → Catania (loan) 5 (0)
2018 → Olhanense (loan) 12 (1)
2018 Newell's Old Boys 1 (0)
2019 Nacional 3 (0)
2019–2020 Schaffhausen 18 (2)
2020–2021 Grasshopper 13 (1)
2021– Nantong Zhiyun 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:19, 11 April 2021 (UTC)

José Correia (born 22 October 1996) known as Zé Turbo, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nantong Zhiyun in China.

He was on the books of Sporting and Inter Milan as a teenager, but did not make a senior appearance for either club, instead having loans at lower-league teams in Portugal, Italy and Spain. In 2018 he moved to South America and represented Newell's Old Boys of Argentina and Club Nacional of Paraguay.

Football career[]

Sporting[]

Zé Turbo was formed at Real Sport Clube before transferring across Lisbon to Sporting Clube de Portugal in 2014. After scoring twice against Maribor in the UEFA Youth League, he signed a five-year contract with a buyout clause of €45 million that November, amidst interest from a host of Italian and English teams and Sporting's rivals Benfica and Porto.[1]

Inter Milan[]

In February 2015, he moved to Inter Milan.[2] On 31 May, in the final game of the season at home to Empoli, he was called up to a senior squad for the first time, remaining unused in a 4–3 victory.[3]

On 4 August 2016, Zé Turbo was loaned to Portuguese Primeira Liga team Tondela on a season-long loan.[4] Sixteen days later, he made his professional debut in a match at Chaves, replacing Miguel Cardoso for the final 19 minutes of a 1–1 draw.[5] On 15 January 2017, he was loaned to Marbella in Spain's Segunda División B for the rest of the season.[6] He made his debut for them two weeks later as an 82nd-minute substitute for Kike Márquez in a 3–2 home win over Atlético Mancha Real.[7]

On 24 August 2017, Zé Turbo signed for Serie C club Catania on a season-long loan.[8] He made his debut on 2 September, playing the final nine minutes of a 1–0 loss at Casertana in place of Cristian Caccetta.[9] His loan was terminated on 17 January 2018.[10]

After his time in Catania, Zé Turbo was immediately loaned to S.C. Olhanense of the third-tier Campeonato de Portugal for the remainder of the season.[11] He played 12 games for the team from the Algarve and scored his first senior goal to open a 2–1 win at Clube Olímpico do Montijo on 15 April.[12]

South America[]

In July 2018, Zé Turbo moved to Newell's Old Boys of the Argentine Primera División, signing a one-year contract on a free transfer.[13][14] He made one appearance for the team from Rosario, as a 70th-minute substitute for Luís Leal in a 1–0 loss to Club Atlético Aldosivi on 25 November.[14]

At the start of 2019 he moved on to Club Nacional of the Paraguayan Primera División.[14]

Switzerland[]

On 17 July 2019, Zé Turbo returned to Europe and signed a two-year deal with Swiss Challenge League club FC Schaffhausen.[15] Eleven days later he made his debut as a starter the season began with a 2–0 loss at FC Vaduz, being substituted for after 58 minutes.[16] On 5 October he scored his first goal, the game's only away to FC Chiasso.[17]

Remaining in the same league, Zé Turbo cancelled his contract to move to Grasshopper Club Zürich on 17 February 2020, on a deal until 2023.[18] He scored one goal in the remainder of the season, as a substitute in a 5–3 home win over his previous employer on 21 July.[19]

China[]

In February 2021, Zé Turbo moved to Chinese second tier club Nantong Zhiyun.[20]

Personal life[]

Two days after his professional debut, Zé Turbo was involved in a car crash in Santa Comba Dão, suffering only light injuries to his arm.[21]

Career statistics[]

As of 26 January 2019[22]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter 2015–16 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Tondela (loan) 2016–17 Primiera Liga 7 0 2 0 1 0 — — 9 0
Marbella (loan) 2016–17 Segunda B 13 0 0 0 — — — 13 0
Catania (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 5 0 0 0 — — — 5 0
Olhanense (loan) 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal 12 1 0 0 — — — 12 1
Newell's Old Boys 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
Club Nacional 2019 Paraguayan Primera División 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
Career total 39 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 — 43 1

References[]

  1. ^ "Leões seguram Zé Turbo por cinco temporadas" [Lions secure Zé Turbo for five seasons] (in Portuguese). Record. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Inter de Milão acerta a contratação do jovem atacante guineense Zé Turbo" [Inter Milan confirm the signing of young Bissau-Guinean striker Zé Turbo] (in Portuguese). Notícias do Dia. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Molto bene in attacco, ma i soliti orrori difensivi fanno tremare i nerazzurri" [Very good in attack, but the usual defensive horrors shake the Nerazzurri] (in Italian). Il Calcio Magazine. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  4. ^ "José Correia ( Zé Turbo) on loan to TONDELA". Ghana Soccer Web. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  5. ^ "D.Chaves 1-1 Tondela". ForaDeJogo. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  6. ^ "El Marbella ficha a un delantero del Inter: Ze Turbo" [Marbella sign a striker from Inter: Zé Turbo] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Marbella vs. Mancha Real - 29 January 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  8. ^ "Mercato: Josè Correia al Catania" [Transfer market: José Correia to Catania] (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Internazionale Milano. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  9. ^ "Casertana vs. Catania - 2 September 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  10. ^ "José Correia dal Catania all'Inter, risoluzione della cessione a titolo temporaneo" (in Italian). Calcio Catania. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Olhanense: Zé Turbo chega para o ataque" [Olhanense: Zé Turbo arrives for the attack]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  12. ^ "End of the road for Olhanense". Portugal Resident. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Zé Turbo junta-se a Luís Leal nos argentinos do Newell's Old Boys" [Zé Turbo joins Luís Leal at Argentines Newell's Old Boys]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 July 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  14. ^ a b c "Zé Turbo se fue a Paraguay" [Zé Turbo went to Paraguay]. La Capital (in Spanish). 4 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  15. ^ Denzel, Ralph (17 July 2019). "Offensivpower für den FCS: Drei weitere Spieler verpflichtet" [Attacking power for FCS: Three more players sign]. Schaffhauser Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  16. ^ Oesch, Pacal (28 July 2019). "FCS verliert in Vaduz" [FCS lose in Vaduz]. Schaffhauser Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  17. ^ Koch, Daniel (5 October 2019). "Der FC Schaffhausen gewinnt gegen Chiasso mit 1:0" [FC Schaffhausen win 1–0 against Chiasso]. Schaffhauser Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Zé Turbo: Vom Munotstädter zum Hopper" [Zé Turbo: From Munot City to Hopper]. Schaffhauser Nachrichten (in German). 17 February 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  19. ^ "GC bleibt nach grosser Wende auf dem Barrage-Platz – Vaduz schlägt Lausanne" [GC stays in play-off places after big turnaround – Vaduz beats Lausanne] (in German). Blue Win. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  20. ^ CHINA: ZÉ TURBO É REFORÇO DO NANTONG ZHIYUN, soudjurtu.com, 10 February 2021
  21. ^ "Zé Turbo despistou-se e destruiu Mercedes de 50 mil euros" [Zé Turbo went off the road and destroyed his €50,000 Mercedes] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  22. ^ "Zé Turbo". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

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