Antonio Candela
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Antonio Candela[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 April 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | La Spezia, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right back[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Catanzaro | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2018 | Spezia | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Genoa | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Spezia | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Genoa | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Trapani (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Olbia (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Pergolettese (loan) | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Cesena (loan) | 27 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2026 | Venezia | 79 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Valladolid (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | → Spezia (loan) | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Spezia | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | → Empoli (loan) | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Catanzaro (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Italy U16 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Italy U17 | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Italy U19 | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Italy U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Antonio Candela (born 27 April 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as defender for Serie B club Catanzaro on loan from Spezia.[3]
Career
[edit]On 5 August 2017, Candela made his professional debut with Spezia Calcio against Serie C club Reggiana in the Coppa Italia.
On 31 July 2019, Candela joined Serie B club Trapani on loan until 30 June 2020.[4] On 31 January 2020, he moved on loan to Serie C club Olbia.[5]
On 3 September 2020 he moved on loan to Pergolettese.[6] On 24 July 2021, he was loaned to Cesena.[7]
On 25 August 2022, Genoa and Venezia reached an agreement under which Candela and cash moved to Venezia in exchange for Mattia Aramu moving in the opposite direction. Candela signed a three-year agreement with Venezia, with an option to extend.[8]
On 3 February 2025, Candela was loaned to Spanish side Valladolid for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.[9]
On 16 August 2025, he returned to Spezia on loan with an obligation to buy.[10]
On 30 January 2026, Spezia made the transfer permanent and at the same time loaned Candela out to Empoli until 30 June 2026, with an option to buy.[11]
On 24 July 2026, Candela was loaned by Catanzaro, with an option to buy. He signed a contract with Catanzaro until 2030 that would be in place if the option is exercised.[12]
Honours
[edit]- Italy U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2018[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ↑ Antonio Candela at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ Antonio Candela at Soccerway
- ↑ "UFFICIALE: Genoa, Antonio Candela in prestito al Trapani". Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ↑ "Benvenuto a Candela!" (Press release) (in Italian). Olbia. 31 January 2020.
- ↑ "ANTONIO CANDELA UFFICIALE ALLA PERGOLETTESE" (in Italian). Pergolettese. 3 September 2020.
- ↑ "DAL GENOA ARRIVA ANTONIO CANDELA" (in Italian). Cesena. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "VENEZIA AND GENOA SWAP MATTIA ARAMU AND ANTONIO CANDELA". Venezia. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ↑ "Antonio Candela refuerza la defensa". Real Valladolid (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ↑ "Ufficiale | Antonio Candela è un nuovo calciatore dello Spezia" [Official | Antonio Candela is a new Spezia player.] (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ↑ "Candela all'Empoli" [Candela at Empoli] (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "Antonio Candela in giallorosso: contratto fino al 30 giugno 2030" [Antonio Candela joins Catanzaro: contract runs until 30 June 2030] (in Italian). US Catanzaro 1929. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ "Portugal win epic U19 EURO final". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 29 July 2018.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from La Spezia
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen
- Men's association football defenders
- Italian men's footballers
- Italy men's youth international footballers
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- La Liga players
- Spezia Calcio players
- Genoa CFC players
- FC Trapani 1905 players
- Olbia Calcio 1905 players
- US Pergolettese 1932 players
- Cesena FC players
- Venezia FC players
- Real Valladolid players
- Empoli FC players
- US Catanzaro 1929 players
- Italian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Spain