Francisco 'Paco' Antonio Candela Pascual (born 19 January 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Balompédica Linense. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a defensive midfielder.
_Candela_(cropped).jpg) Candela with Leganés in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Antonio Candela Pascual | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Alicante, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back / Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Linense | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Villarreal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Villarreal C | 22 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Leganés | 42 | (3) |
| 2015 | → Sevilla B (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Fuenlabrada | 41 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Hércules | 28 | (0) |
| 2019 | La Nucía | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | CF Intercity | 8 | (2) |
| 2020 | Mérida | 1 | (0) |
| 2020– | Linense | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:10, 2 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Alicante, Valencian Community, Candela graduated with Villarreal CF's youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the C-team in the 2011–12 campaign, in Tercera División. On 20 August 2013 he moved to Segunda División B's CD Leganés,[1] featuring in 29 matches during his first season, which ended in promotion.
On 6 August 2014 Candela signed a new two-year deal with the Madrid side.[2] On 11 September he made his professional debut, starting in a 1–1 home draw against CD Numancia, for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[3]
On 16 January 2015 Candela was loaned to Sevilla Atlético, until June.[4] He subsequently returned to Lega after his loan expired and scored his first professional goal on 23 August, netting his team's first in a 2–3 away loss against UD Almería through a free kick.[5]
Candela joined Mérida AD on 3 January 2020.[6] However, after only one game for the club, Paco got problems with his knee and was out for the rest of his spell at the club.[7] In the summer 2020, Paco then signed with Linense.[8] After four games for the club, he hurt his knee again at the end of November 2020 and underwent a arthroscopy to repair the external meniscus of his right knee, in which he suffered a partial tear. Paco was set to be out for two months.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ Paco Candela, nuevo mediocentro defensivo (Paco Candela, new defensive midfielder); Leganés' official website, 20 August 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Paco Candela renueva por dos temporadas (Paco Candela renews for two seasons); Leganés' official website, 6 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Munir frena el sueño copero del Leganés (Munir stops Leganés' cup dreams); Marca, 11 September 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Paco Candela, cedido al Sevilla Atlético (Paco Candela, loaned to Sevilla Atlético); ABC, 16 January 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Leganés reacciona demasiado tarde al vendaval almeriense (Leganés reacts too late to the almeriense storm); Marca, 23 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Mérida A.D. on Twitter: " FICHAJE | Paco Candela, nuevo ..., twitter.com, 3 January 2020
- ^ El Mérida cierra el mercado con un doble movimiento, hoy.se, 1 February 2020
- ^ La Balona ficha al mediocentro Paco Candela, europasur.es, 23 June 2020
- ^ Paco Candela será operado el jueves en Sevilla, europasur.es, 24 November 2020
- ^ La Balona solo pierde a Paco Candela para dos meses, europasur.es, 26 November 2020
External links
edit- Paco Candela at BDFutbol
- Paco Candela at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Paco Candela at Soccerway