Yerson Candelo Miranda (born 24 February 1992) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a right winger for América de Cali.

Yerson Candelo
Personal information
Full name Yerson Candelo Miranda
Date of birth (1992-02-24) 24 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
América de Cali
Number 92
Youth career
Deportivo Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Deportivo Cali 147 (3)
2015–2018 Querétaro 85 (7)
2018–2023 Atlético Nacional 158 (8)
2023 Aucas 15 (1)
2024 Criciúma 13 (0)
2024– América de Cali 7 (0)
International career
2022– Colombia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:46, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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Deportivo Cali

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Candelo joined Deportivo Cali's youth academy at a young age and made his professional debut in 2010.

Queretaro

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In 2015, Deportivo Cali and Queretaro reached terms for the 3 million dollar transfer of Candelo to "Los Gallos Blancos."

Atletico Nacional

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On 20 June 2018 he signed for Atlético Nacional.[2] On 1 November 2018, Candelo won his first title with the club, the 2018 Copa Colombia.

On 22 June, in the first leg of the 2022 Apertura finals against Deportes Tolima, Candelo scored a long range goal from the middle of the pitch, to put his team 2-1 up in an eventual 3-1 win. This goal was recognized as FIFA as a potential Puskas Award candidate.[3] Nacional later won the finals 4-3 on aggregate, with Candelo participating in the second leg.

In February 2023, he won his third title with the club, after Nacional won the 2023 Superliga Colombiana 5-3 on aggregate against Deportivo Pereira, with Candelo participating as a substitute in the first leg.

Shortly after the 2023 Apertura finals, which Nacional lost to rivals Millonarios, Nacional terminated Candelo's contract. It was rumored that this decision was taken because of a situation that happened in the closing minutes of the second leg of the finals, where mainly Candelo and Dorlan Pabón prevented two substitutions, against the decisions of manager Paulo Autuori, whose idea was to bring these players on for the penalty shootout. However, Candelo states that he never had anything to do with the substitutions, and that the club said they wanted to prioritize their younger players.[4][5]

Aucas

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On 30 July 2023, Candelo joined Ecuadorian side Aucas, after heavy interest from Millonarios.[6] Candelo scored one goal in a 4-0 victory against Mushuc Runa in the Liga Pro.

Criciúma

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After a season with Aucas, Candelo signed for recently promoted brazilian side Criciúma.

International career

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Candelo made his debut for the Colombia national team on 16 January 2022 in a 2–1 home win over Honduras.[7]

Career statistics

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As of 2 January 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo Cali 2010 Categoría Primera A 1 0 0 0 1 0
2011 13 0 5 1 1[a] 0 19 1
2012 37 0 2 0 39 0
2013 33 0 6 1 39 1
2014 38 2 4 0 8[b] 0 2[c] 0 52 2
2015 25 1 3 0 28 1
Total 147 3 20 2 9 0 2 0 178 5
Querétaro 2015–16 Liga MX 28 3 0 0 6[d] 1 34 4
2016–17 30 3 8 1 38 4
2017–18 27 1 6 2 1[e] 0 34 3
Total 85 7 14 3 6 1 1 0 106 11
Atlético Nacional 2018 Categoría Primera A 16 1 5 0 1[f] 0 22 1
2019 40 4 4 0 3[f] 0 47 4
2020 14 0 1 0 4[a] 0 19 0
2021 32 1 4 0 10[f] 0 46 1
2022 37 1 3 0 1[f] 0 41 1
2023 19 1 0 0 5[f] 0 1[c] 0 25 1
Total 158 8 17 0 24 0 1 0 200 8
Aucas 2023 Ecuadorian Serie A 15 1 15 1
Career totals 405 19 51 5 39 1 4 0 499 25
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Four appearances in the Copa Libertadores, four appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Superliga Colombiana
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in the Supercopa MX
  6. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

Honours

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Club

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Deportivo Cali
Querétaro
Atlético Nacional

References

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  1. ^ "Yerson Candelo" (in Spanish). Atlético Nacional. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Atlético Nacional confirma a Yerson Candelo como refuerzo". Diario AS (in Spanish). 20 June 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ "FIFA y el golazo de Yerson Candelo: "Llamando a las puertas del Puskás"". Diario AS (in Spanish). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Yerson Candelo explicó su salida de Nacional: 'Sorprendió la manera'". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 1 August 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Nacional y la polémica de los cambios sobre el final del partido: ¿qué pasó?". ESPN.com.co (in Spanish). 25 June 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Yerson Candelo toma un nuevo rumbo fuera de Colombia: ya fue presentado en su nuevo club". Antena 2 (in Spanish). 30 July 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Colombia vs. Honduras". Soccerway.com. 21 January 2022.
  8. ^ Yerson Candelo at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
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