Wingate University Athletics

2016: Mateo Correa appeared in all 20 matches during his junior season, making 13 starts…Played over 1,000 minutes, notching a goal and two assists while also playing an important role in the nation’s top-ranked defense, limiting opponents to just eight goals in 20 contests…Registered an assist in the 3-1 win at Anderson…Scored a goal in the 6-1 victory at Clayton State…Recorded an assist in the 2-1 victory over Tusculum to wrap up Wingate’s unbeaten and untied regular season.

2015: Correa returned from injury to appear in 21 games in 2015, making a pair of starts for the Bulldogs…One of the key contributors off the Wingate bench, played over 700 minutes after missing the second half of the 2014 season due to injury…Registered seven shots including two shots on goal.

2014: Correa appeared in 14 games during his first season at Wingate, starting 10 contests before missing the end of the season due to injury…Collected four assists on the season…Had a pair of assists in Wingate’s 4-1 win over Emmanuel…Notched an assist in 4-0 victory at Catawba…Had an assist in 4-0 win against Mars Hill…Member of the 2015 SAC Honor Roll.


Full name is Mateo Correa...Born March 17, 1996...Son of Lina Maria Rios and John Jairo Correa...Majoring in Pre-Nursing ...Wants to be a practicioner after...Favorite sports team: Nacional de Columbia...Favorite movie: 21 and 22 Jump Street...Favorite TV Show: Two and a Half Men...Favorite Food: Bandeja Paisa con Arepa...Favorite Sport to play other than soccer: Futsal...Mateo can't imagine a week without: Soccer...People Mateo most admires: My parents...How Mateo gets ready for a game: Thinking about what I'm going to do in the game...Nickname: Mati...Mateo thinks: the strongest two on the team are Gil and Rossi and the funniest is Charlie.

Why Mateo chose Wingate: It's a great atmosphere and the soccer team will be my family throughout my college career.