Paco Candela

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.

Paco Candela
Candela with Leganés in 2016
Personal information
Full name Francisco Antonio Candela Pascual
Date of birth (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993
Place of birth Alicante, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back / Midfielder
Club 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:10, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Candela and the second or maternal family name is Pascual.

Club career

Born 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
  1. Paco Candela, nuevo mediocentro defensivo (Paco Candela, new defensive midfielder); Leganés' official website, 20 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. Paco Candela renueva por dos temporadas (Paco Candela renews for two seasons); Leganés' official website, 6 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  3. Munir frena el sueño copero del Leganés (Munir stops Leganés' cup dreams); Marca, 11 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. Paco Candela, cedido al Sevilla Atlético (Paco Candela, loaned to Sevilla Atlético); ABC, 16 January 2015 (in Spanish)
  5. El Leganés reacciona demasiado tarde al vendaval almeriense (Leganés reacts too late to the almeriense storm); Marca, 23 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. Mérida A.D. on Twitter: " FICHAJE | Paco Candela, nuevo ..., twitter.com, 3 January 2020
  7. El Mérida cierra el mercado con un doble movimiento, hoy.se, 1 February 2020
  8. La Balona ficha al mediocentro Paco Candela, europasur.es, 23 June 2020
  9. Paco Candela será operado el jueves en Sevilla, europasur.es, 24 November 2020
  10. La Balona solo pierde a Paco Candela para dos meses, europasur.es, 26 November 2020
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