Antonio Candela
Defender - Right-Back
at Spezia Calcio
at Spezia Calcio
281 days · joined 2025-08-16
👕200+ Apps
🏴50+ Caps
Market value
€1.80m
Right-Back Defender
Career snapshot
11
clubs played for
15/16
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Venezia FC
top club · 86 apps
Career highs
€2.30m
peak value · 2024
€850k
top transfer fee · 17/18
4
best season · 21/22
50 / 1
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 2000-04-27 · 6 players total
281Appearances
8Goals
16Assists
29Yellow cards
1Red cards
35Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Antonio Candela |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2000-04-27 (26 yrs) |
| Place of birth | La Spezia, Italy |
| Citizenship |  Italy |
| Position | Defender - Right-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Spezia Calcio |
| On loan from | ↩ Venezia FC parent contract: 2027-06-30 |
| Joined | 2025-08-16 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
| Agent | Esse Sports |
| Outfitter | adidas |
Jun 2026
Transfer: Spezia Calcio → Venezia
25/26 · Return from loan
Aug 2025
Transfer: Venezia → Spezia Calcio
25/26 · Loan
Jul 2025
25/26 — Spezia Calcio
3 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2025
Transfer: Real Valladolid → Venezia
24/25 · Return from loan
Feb 2025
Transfer: Venezia → Real Valladolid
24/25 · Loan
Jul 2024
24/25 — Venezia FC, Real Valladolid CF
27 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Venezia FC
41 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2022
Transfer: Genoa → Venezia
22/23 · Transfer · €700k
Jul 2022
22/23 — Genoa CFC, Venezia FC
30 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2022
Transfer: Cesena → Genoa
21/22 · Return from loan
Sep 2021
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2021
Transfer: Genoa → Cesena
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — Cesena FC
28 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2021
Transfer: Pergolettese → Genoa
20/21 · Return from loan
Sep 2020
Transfer: Genoa → Pergolettese
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — US Pergolettese 1932
30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
Transfer: Olbia → Genoa
19/20 · Return from loan
Jan 2020
Transfer: Genoa → Olbia
19/20 · Loan
Jan 2020
Transfer: Trapani → Genoa
19/20 · Return from loan
Jul 2019
Transfer: Genoa U19 → Trapani
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — Olbia Calcio 1905, Trapani Calcio
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Genoa U19, Genoa CFC
25 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: Spezia Calcio → Genoa U19
17/18 · Transfer · €850k
Jul 2017
17/18 — Spezia Primavera, Spezia Calcio, Genoa U19
26 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Spezia U19 → Spezia Calcio
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Spezia Primavera, Spezia Calcio, Spezia Under 17
29 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Spezia U17 → Spezia U19
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Spezia Primavera, Spezia Under 17
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.30m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Spezia Calcio
0.0%
Real Valladolid CF
0.0%
Venezia FC
43.3%
Genoa CFC
0.0%
Cesena FC
17.6%
US Pergolettese 1932
0.0%
Trapani Calcio
0.0%
Olbia Calcio 1905
0.0%
Genoa U19
0.0%
Spezia Primavera
0.0%
Spezia Under 17
39.2%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spezia Calcio | 3 | 16/17 | 25/26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Real Valladolid CF | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Venezia FC | 3 | 22/23 | 24/25 | 86 | 3 | 7 | 1,373 |
| Genoa CFC | 2 | 18/19 | 22/23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesena FC | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 557 |
| US Pergolettese 1932 | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trapani Calcio | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olbia Calcio 1905 | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genoa U19 | 2 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Spezia Primavera | 3 | 15/16 | 17/18 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Spezia Under 17 | 2 | 15/16 | 16/17 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1,242 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Italy Cup | Spezia Calcio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | Serie B | Spezia Calcio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Italy Cup | Venezia FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | LaLiga | Real Valladolid CF | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Serie A | Venezia FC | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Italy Cup | Venezia FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Serie B | Venezia FC | 36 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Serie B Play-off | Venezia FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 350 |
| 22/23 | Italy Cup | Genoa CFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Serie B | Venezia FC | 29 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1,023 |
| 22/23 | Serie B Play-off | Venezia FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Coppa Serie C | Cesena FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Playoff Serie C | Cesena FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Serie C-B | Cesena FC | 27 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 557 |
| 20/21 | Serie C-A | US Pergolettese 1932 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Playout Serie C | Olbia Calcio 1905 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Serie B | Trapani Calcio | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Serie C-A | Olbia Calcio 1905 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Coppa Primavera | Genoa U19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Primavera 1 | Genoa U19 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Serie A | Genoa CFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Coppa Primavera | Spezia Primavera | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Italy Cup | Spezia Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Primavera 1 | Genoa U19 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Primavera 2 - A | Spezia Primavera | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Coppa Primavera | Spezia Primavera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Italy Cup | Spezia Calcio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Primavera A | Spezia Primavera | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Serie B | Spezia Calcio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Under 17 - A | Spezia Under 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1,242 |
| 16/17 | Under 17 - Finals | Spezia Under 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Primavera A | Spezia Primavera | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Under 17 - A | Spezia Under 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Viareggio Cup | Spezia Primavera | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Spezia U17 | Spezia U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Spezia U19 | Spezia Calcio | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-31 | Spezia Calcio | Genoa U19 | Transfer | 200000 | €850k |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-31 | Genoa U19 | Trapani | Loan | 500000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-30 | Trapani | Genoa | Return from loan | 500000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-31 | Genoa | Olbia | Loan | 500000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-07-01 | Olbia | Genoa | Return from loan | 350000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-09-03 | Genoa | Pergolettese | Loan | 350000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-06-30 | Pergolettese | Genoa | Return from loan | 300000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-24 | Genoa | Cesena | Loan | 300000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | Cesena | Genoa | Return from loan | 500000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-25 | Genoa | Venezia | Transfer | 500000 | €700k |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-03 | Venezia | Real Valladolid | Loan | 2300000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | Real Valladolid | Venezia | Return from loan | 1800000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-16 | Venezia | Spezia Calcio | Loan | 1800000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | Spezia Calcio | Venezia | Return from loan | 1800000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Hamstring strain | 2021-09-13 | 2021-11-05 | 54 | 12 |
Current€2.00m
Peak€2.30m
Low€75k
Δ since start+€1.93m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.70m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #23243 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23133 | — | 18 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21426 | #3 | 25 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21100 | #2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #11947 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Gytkjær | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Varas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuele Mulattieri | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Giovanni Vatteroni | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bjarki Bjarkason | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacopo Giuliani | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Davide Bettella | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matteo Piccardo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriele Corbo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Idzes | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matteo Figoli | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simone Ghidotti | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Pierini | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Johnsen | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marin Šverko | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Magnus Kofod Andersen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Svoboda | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Giorgio Altare | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mikael Egill Ellertsson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Tessmann | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Serie C-B | Cesena FC | 4 | 27 |
| 22/23 | Serie B | Venezia FC | 2 | 29 |
| 16/17 | Under 17 - A | Spezia Under 17 | 1 | 14 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Serie B | Venezia FC | 3 | 29 |
| 23/24 | Serie B | Venezia FC | 3 | 36 |
| 21/22 | Serie C-B | Cesena FC | 2 | 27 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | Spezia Calcio | Venezia | Return from loan | — | €1.80m |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-16 | Venezia | Spezia Calcio | Loan | — | €1.80m |
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | Real Valladolid | Venezia | Return from loan | — | €1.80m |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-03 | Venezia | Real Valladolid | Loan | — | €2.30m |
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | Cesena | Genoa | Return from loan | — | €500k |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-24 | Genoa | Cesena | Loan | — | €300k |
| 20/21 | 2021-06-30 | Pergolettese | Genoa | Return from loan | — | €300k |
| 20/21 | 2020-09-03 | Genoa | Pergolettese | Loan | — | €350k |
| 19/20 | 2020-07-01 | Olbia | Genoa | Return from loan | — | €350k |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-31 | Genoa | Olbia | Loan | — | €500k |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-30 | Trapani | Genoa | Return from loan | — | €500k |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-31 | Genoa U19 | Trapani | Loan | — | €500k |
Last 31 matches for Spezia Calcio while Antonio Candela was at the club (joined 2025-08-16, left 2026-06-30). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | IT2 |
Spezia Calcio | 1–1 | Empoli FC | Available |
| 2026-03-14 | IT2 |
Modena FC | 3–0 | Spezia Calcio | Available |
| 2026-03-07 | IT2 |
Spezia Calcio | 4–2 | AC Monza | Available |
| 2026-03-03 | IT2 |
Calcio Padova | 2–2 | Spezia Calcio | Available |
| 2026-02-28 | IT2 |
Spezia Calcio | 0–1 | AC Reggiana 1919 | Available |
| 2026-02-21 | IT2 |
Cesena FC | 2–3 | Spezia Calcio | Available |
| 2026-02-14 | IT2 |
Spezia Calcio | 0–2 | Frosinone Calcio | Available |
| 2026-02-10 | IT2 |
SSC Bari | 0–0 | Spezia Calcio | Available |
| 2026-02-07 | IT2 |
Spezia Calcio | 1–1 | Virtus Entella | Available |
| 2026-01-31 | IT2 |
Sampdoria | 1–0 | Spezia Calcio | Available |
| 2026-01-24 | IT2 |
Spezia Calcio | 1–0 | US Avellino | Available |
| 2026-01-17 | IT2 |
Palermo FC | 1–0 | Spezia Calcio | Available |
| 2026-01-10 | IT2 |
FC Südtirol | 2–1 | Spezia Calcio | Available |
| 2025-12-27 | IT2 |
Spezia Calcio | 2–1 | Delfino Pescara | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | IT2 |
Frosinone Calcio | 2–1 | Spezia Calcio | Available |
| 2025-12-13 | IT2 |
Spezia Calcio | 0–2 | Modena FC | Available |
| 2025-12-08 | IT2 |
Virtus Entella | 0–1 | Spezia Calcio | Available |
| 2025-11-30 | IT2 |
Spezia Calcio | 1–0 | Sampdoria | Available |
| 2025-11-23 | IT2 |
Mantova 1911 SSD | 4–1 | Spezia Calcio | Available |
| 2025-11-07 | IT2 |
Spezia Calcio | 1–1 | SSC Bari | Available |
| 2025-11-02 | IT2 |
AC Monza | 1–0 | Spezia Calcio | Available |
| 2025-10-29 | IT2 |
Spezia Calcio | 1–1 | Calcio Padova | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | IT2 |
US Avellino | 0–4 | Spezia Calcio | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | IT2 |
Spezia Calcio | 1–2 | Cesena FC | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | IT2 |
Spezia Calcio | 1–2 | Palermo FC | Available |
| 2025-09-30 | IT2 |
AC Reggiana 1919 | 1–1 | Spezia Calcio | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | IT2 |
Venezia FC | 2–0 | Spezia Calcio | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | IT2 |
Spezia Calcio | 1–3 | Juve Stabia | Available |
| 2025-09-14 | IT2 |
Empoli FC | 1–1 | Spezia Calcio | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | IT2 |
Spezia Calcio | 0–0 | US Catanzaro | Available |
| 2025-08-24 | IT2 |
Spezia Calcio | 0–2 | Carrarese Calcio | Available |
Teams faced most often by Antonio Candela's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo FC | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 83% |
| Cagliari Calcio | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 20% |
| Pisa SC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 50% |
| Ascoli Calcio | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50% |
| Genoa CFC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0% |
| Spezia Calcio | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 25% |
| Ternana Calcio | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 100% |
| Cosenza Calcio | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 25% |
| Brescia Calcio | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 25% |
| AS Cittadella | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 25% |
| Parma Calcio 1913 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 25% |
| Modena FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | 41 | 350 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 22/23 | 30 | 1,023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 21/22 | 28 | 557 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.48 |
| 20/21 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 29 | 1,242 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 15/16 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Serie C-B
27 apps
4 G
2 A
Serie B
74 apps
2 G
6 A
Serie B Play-off
5 apps
1 G
0 A
Under 17 - A
32 apps
1 G
0 A
Primavera 1
35 apps
0 G
4 A
Italy Cup
4 apps
0 G
1 A
Serie A
14 apps
0 G
1 A
Primavera 2 - A
11 apps
0 G
1 A
Primavera A
17 apps
0 G
1 A
LaLiga
12 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Antonio Candela?
Antonio Candela is an Italy professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Spezia Calcio.
How old is Antonio Candela?
Antonio Candela is 26 years old. He was born on April 27, 2000 in La Spezia.
What position does Antonio Candela play?
Antonio Candela plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).
What club does Antonio Candela play for?
Antonio Candela currently plays for Spezia Calcio.
How many career goals has Antonio Candela scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Antonio Candela has scored 8 goals in 281 appearances.
What is Antonio Candela's market value?
Antonio Candela's most recent reported market value is €1.80m.