Antonio Candela (born 27 April 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as defender for Spanish La Liga club Valladolid on loan from 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]

On 3 February 2025, Candela was loaned to Spanish side Valladolid for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.[9]

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. ^ "Antonio Candela refuerza la defensa". Real Valladolid (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Portugal win epic U19 EURO final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 July 2018.
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