Antonio Candela

Antonio Candela
Personal information
Full name Antonio Candela[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth La Spezia, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Venezia
Number 27
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– Venezia 65 (2)
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
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Antonio Candela (born 27 April 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as defender for Serie A club Venezia.[3]

Career

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]

Honours

Italy U19

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Antonio Candela at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Antonio Candela at Soccerway
  4. ^ "UFFICIALE: Genoa, Antonio Candela in prestito al Trapani". Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Benvenuto a Candela!" (Press release) (in Italian). Olbia. 31 January 2020.
  6. ^ "ANTONIO CANDELA UFFICIALE ALLA PERGOLETTESE" (in Italian). Pergolettese. 3 September 2020.
  7. ^ "DAL GENOA ARRIVA ANTONIO CANDELA" (in Italian). Cesena. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  8. ^ "VENEZIA AND GENOA SWAP MATTIA ARAMU AND ANTONIO CANDELA". Venezia. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Portugal win epic U19 EURO final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 July 2018.