Antonio Candela

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

Antonio Candela
Personal information
Full name Antonio Candela[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000
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 26 (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-up2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2023

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
Italy U20

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.
  10. "Mina sparks historic finish for Ecuador". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019.
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