Thierry Correia

Key strength: Pace and recovery

Overlapping full-back

In the trenches of Valencia's relegation battle, 26-year-old Portuguese right-back Thierry Correia is fighting to establish himself in a team perilously anchored in 17th place. With just four appearances totaling 360 minutes this season, Correia finds himself on the periphery of a squad desperate for stability. Deployed as an overlapping full-back whose pace and recovery ability are his calling cards, he's yet to register a goal contribution—his defensive rating of 55 and physicality matching his modest €3 million market value. While teammates like Hugo Duro and Pepelu carry the attacking burden up front, Correia's role remains more functional than flashy. Two yellow cards already suggest he's playing with the urgency of a player who knows every minute counts in a club teetering above the drop zone. For a Valencia side in desperate need of defensive cohesion, Correia's battle isn't just for personal relevance—it's survival football in its rawest form.