Daniel Candeias Explained

Daniel Candeias
Full Name:Daniel João Santos Candeias[1]
Birth Date:25 February 1988
Birth Place:Fornos de Algodres, Portugal
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Kocaelispor
Clubnumber:10
Youthyears1:1997–2002
Youthclubs1:Fornos Algodres
Youthyears2:2002–2007
Youthclubs2:Porto
Years1:2007–2010
Caps1:4
Goals1:0
Years2:2007–2008
Clubs2:Varzim (loan)
Caps2:27
Goals2:2
Years3:2009
Clubs3:Rio Ave (loan)
Caps3:5
Goals3:0
Years4:2009–2010
Clubs4:Recreativo (loan)
Caps4:10
Goals4:0
Years5:2010
Clubs5:Paços Ferreira (loan)
Caps5:13
Goals5:1
Years6:2010–2014
Caps6:85
Goals6:13
Years7:2010–2011
Clubs7:Portimonense (loan)
Caps7:28
Goals7:1
Years8:2014–2017
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Years9:2014–2015
Clubs9:1. FC Nürnberg (loan)
Caps9:16
Goals9:2
Years10:2015
Clubs10:Granada (loan)
Caps10:11
Goals10:0
Years11:2015–2016
Clubs11:Metz (loan)
Caps11:28
Goals11:2
Years12:2016–2017
Clubs12:Alanyaspor (loan)
Caps12:29
Goals12:4
Years13:2017–2019
Caps13:70
Goals13:11
Years14:2019–2021
Caps14:67
Goals14:7
Years15:2021–2023
Caps15:62
Goals15:4
Years16:2023–
Caps16:35
Goals16:9
Nationalyears1:2003–2004
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:4
Nationalyears2:2004–2005
Nationalcaps2:16
Nationalgoals2:11
Nationalyears3:2006
Nationalcaps3:6
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2006–2007
Nationalcaps4:15
Nationalgoals4:3
Nationalyears5:2008
Nationalcaps5:8
Nationalgoals5:2
Nationalyears6:2008–2010
Nationalcaps6:15
Nationalgoals6:1
Nationalyears7:2011
Nationalcaps7:2
Nationalgoals7:1
Club-Update:20:31, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Daniel João Santos Candeias (born 25 February 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish club Kocaelispor.

He was on the books of both Porto and Benfica, where he was mostly loaned out, and amassed most of his 134 Primeira Liga appearances and 15 goals while at Nacional. He also played over 100 games in the Turkish Süper Lig with Alanyaspor and Gençlerbirliği, and had spells in Spain, Germany, France and Scotland.

Club career

Porto

Born in Fornos de Algodres, Guarda District, Candeias started his professional career with FC Porto in the 2008–09 season, after emerging through the club's youth ranks and having served a loan at Varzim S.C. in the Segunda Liga.[2] He made his official debut for the former in late August, in the 2–0 defeat to Sporting CP in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.[3]

After having appeared scarcely throughout his first year (also playing ten minutes in the 4–0 loss against Arsenal in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League),[4] Candeias was loaned in late January to league strugglers Rio Ave FC, until the end of the campaign. For 2009–10 another loan ensued, as he moved to Recreativo de Huelva in the Spanish Segunda División.[5]

However, after a few months during which he appeared infrequently, Candeias returned to Portugal in late January 2010 to join F.C. Paços de Ferreira, again on loan.[6] His first match for his new team was a 1–2 home loss against G.D. Chaves in the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal.[7] His maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga for them occurred on 7 February, as he featured 12 minutes of the 2–1 away victory over Vitória de Guimarães.[8]

Nacional

In October 2010, Candeias moved to C.D. Nacional in the same league on a co-ownership deal.[9] He was immediately loaned to Portimonense SC,[10] appearing regularly as a starter but suffering top-flight relegation.

Upon returning to Funchal, Candeias made his debut in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round against Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar of Iceland; he came on as a late substitute in the second leg on 21 July 2011 and scored to conclude a 2–0 win (3–1 aggregate).[11] He netted 15 more goals for the side, including the winner with his first touch from the bench in a 2–1 comeback against C.S. Marítimo in the Madeira derby on 21 April 2013,[12] and the opener of a win of the same score against his former club Porto the following 30 March, in which he also assisted the decider by Mario Rondón at the Estádio da Madeira.[13]

Benfica

On 3 July 2014, Candeias signed for Portuguese champions S.L. Benfica, promising to "give everything" for the club.[14] He failed to appear in any competitive games, however, being successively loaned to 1. FC Nürnberg in Germany,[15] Granada CF in Spain,[16] [17] FC Metz in France[18] and Alanyaspor in Turkey.[19]

Rangers

On 11 June 2017, Candeias joined Scottish club Rangers on a two-year deal,[20] for a reported transfer fee of £700,000.[21] He made his debut 18 days later, playing 31 minutes in a 1–0 home win over FC Progrès Niederkorn in the UEFA Europa League.[22]

Candeias scored his first goal for his new team on 9 August 2017, in a 6–0 rout of Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish League Cup.[23] He netted in an Old Firm game on 11 March 2018 to give Rangers a 2–1 lead in a 3–2 loss to Celtic at Ibrox Park;[24] three days later, he extended his contract until the summer of 2020.[25]

Return to Turkey

On 22 July 2019, Candeias signed a two-year contract at Gençlerbirliği S.K. of the Turkish Süper Lig.[26] His three goals of his first season in Ankara were all scored on 19 October in a 6–0 win at Antalyaspor, in which he added two assists to his hat-trick.[27]

Having suffered relegation, Candeias returned to Alanyaspor on a deal of the same length in June 2021.[28] Accompanying compatriots José Marafona, Wilson Eduardo and João Novais, he scored his first goal of his new spell away to Galatasaray S.K. on 19 September, coming off the bench to decide the game with three minutes remaining.[29]

Remaining in the same country, but now in its second tier, 35-year-old Candeias signed for Kocaelispor on 20 July 2023.[30]

International career

After having made his Porto debut in 2008, Candeias was soon called up to the Portugal under-21 team. He won his first cap on 5 September of that year, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for Vieirinha in a 2–0 away loss to England for the 2009 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[31]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto2008–09Primeira Liga3000002050
Rio Ave (loan)2008–09Primeira Liga5000000050
Recreativo (loan)2009–10Segunda División100320000132
Paços Ferreira (loan)2009–10Primeira Liga131100000141
Nacional2011–12Primeira Liga284412161407
2012–13285102000315
2013–14294002000314
Total851351616110216
Portimonense (loan)2010–11Primeira Liga281100000291
Nürnberg (loan)2014–152. Bundesliga162000000162
Granada (loan)2014–15La Liga110000000110
Metz (loan)2015–16Ligue 2282100000292
Alanyaspor (loan)2016–17Süper Lig294100000304
Rangers2017–18Scottish Premiership376303220458
2018–193355020121526
Total701180521419714
Career totals2963420311322234942

Honours

Porto

2008–09[32]

2008–09[33] [34]

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Candeias. Mais Futebol. pt. 4 April 2020.
  2. News: Candeias e Ukra fecham plantel. Candeias and Ukra complete squad. Record. pt. 19 June 2007. 7 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Djaló double steers Sporting success. UEFA. 16 August 2008. 3 June 2014.
  4. Web site: Awesome Arsenal power past Porto. UEFA. Simon. Hart. 30 September 2008. 3 June 2014.
  5. News: El Recre obtiene la cesión de Daniel Candeias. Recre get Daniel Candeias loan. Marca. es. 14 July 2009. 14 July 2009.
  6. Web site: F.C. Porto empresta Candeias ao P. Ferreira. F.C. Porto loan Candeias to P. Ferreira. Mais Futebol. Nuno. Travassos. pt. 26 January 2010. 6 November 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107162648/http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/p-ferreira/fc-porto-p-ferreira-candeias-ulisses-morais-maisfutebol/1134341-1460.html. 7 November 2017.
  7. Web site: Taça de Portugal: P. Ferreira-Desp. Chaves, 1–2 (crónica). Portuguese Cup: P. Ferreira-Desp. Chaves, 1–2 (match report). Mais Futebol. João Tiago. Figueiredo. pt. 4 February 2010. 6 November 2017.
  8. Web site: V. Guimarães-P. Ferreira, 1–2 (ficha). V. Guimarães-P. Ferreira, 1–2 (match sheet). Mais Futebol. pt. 7 February 2010. 6 November 2017.
  9. News: Candeias já é jogador do Nacional. Candeias is already a Nacional player. Record. pt. 11 October 2010. 6 November 2017.
  10. Web site: Portimonense: Candeias emprestado pelo F.C. Porto. Portimonense: Candeias loaned by F.C. Porto. Mais Futebol. pt. 12 July 2010. 6 November 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171108050856/http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/portimonense/candeias-portimonense-fc-porto-iol-maisfutebol/1177156-5526.html. 8 November 2017.
  11. Web site: Nacional marca encontro com o Häcken. Nacional pencil in meeting with Häcken. UEFA. pt. 21 July 2011. 1 March 2023.
  12. News: Nacional ganha dérbi e fulgor para a Europa. Nacional win derby and gain momentum for Europe. O Jogo. pt. 21 April 2013. 1 March 2023.
  13. Web site: Quaresma misses penalty, loses temper in Porto defeat. Eurosport. 31 March 2014. 1 March 2023.
  14. Web site: Candeias: "I will give everything for Benfica". S.L. Benfica. 3 July 2014. 3 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150119014709/http://www.slbenfica.pt/noticias/detalhedenoticia/tabid/2788/ArticleId/37165/language/en-US/Candeias-I-will-give-everything-for-Benfica.aspx. 19 January 2015. dmy-all.
  15. Web site: Club leiht Daniel Candeias von Benfica aus. Club get Candeias on a Benfica loan. 1. FC Nürnberg. de. 24 August 2014. 24 August 2014.
  16. Web site: Sexto refuerzo rojiblanco: Daniel Candeias. Sixth red-and-white addition: Daniel Candeias. Granada CF. es. 29 January 2015. 30 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150213023159/http://www.granadacf.es/es/el-club/noticias-club/1214-sexto-refuerzo-rojiblanco-daniel-candeias. 13 February 2015.
  17. Web site: Daniel Candeias wechselt zum FC Granada. Daniel Candeias moves to Granada CF. 1. FC Nürnberg. de. 29 January 2015. 30 January 2015.
  18. Web site: Un ailier prêté par Benfica!. A winger loaned by Benfica!. FC Metz. fr. 31 August 2015. 1 January 2016.
  19. News: Candeias ruma à Turquia. Candeias heads to Turkey. A Bola. pt. 1 July 2016. 1 July 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160701172056/http://www.abola.pt/clubes/ver.aspx?t=3&id=619700. 1 July 2016. dmy-all.
  20. Web site: Rangers: Daniel Candeias joins from Benfica to become Pedro Caixinha's fifth signing. BBC Sport. 11 June 2017. 11 June 2017.
  21. News: Rangers on verge of Daniel Candeias capture as deal is expected to be confirmed within 48 hours. Daily Record. Glasgow. 10 June 2017. 23 June 2017.
  22. Web site: Rangers 1–0 Progrès Niederkorn. BBC Sport. 29 June 2017. 30 June 2017.
  23. Web site: Rangers 6–0 Dunfermline. BBC Sport. 9 August 2017. 14 August 2017.
  24. Web site: Rangers 2–3 Celtic. BBC Sport. Bryn. Palmer. 11 March 2018. 14 March 2018.
  25. Web site: Daniel Candeias: Rangers winger signs contract extension. BBC Sport. 14 March 2018. 14 March 2018.
  26. Web site: Daniel Candeias: Rangers winger joins Genclerbirligi on two-year deal. BBC Sport. 22 July 2019. 22 July 2019.
  27. News: Três golos (um de chapéu) e duas assistências: veja como Candeias arrasou na Turquia. Three goals (one from a chip) and two assists: see how Candeias ran riot in Turkey. Record. pt. 19 October 2019. 1 March 2023.
  28. Web site: OFICIAL: Candeias regressa ao Alanyaspor. OFFICIAL: Candeias returns to Alanyaspor. Mais Futebol. pt. 1 June 2021. 6 November 2021.
  29. News: Turquia: Candeias dá vitória (1–0) ao Alanyaspor frente ao Galatasaray. Turkey: Candeias gives victory (1–0) to Alanyaspor against Galatasaray. Record. pt. 19 October 2019. 1 March 2023.
  30. Web site: Daniel Candeias Kocaelispor'da. Daniel Candeias to Kocaelispor. Kocaeli'deki Sonkale. tr. 20 July 2023. 1 October 2023.
  31. Web site: Agbonlahor confirms top spot for England. UEFA. Michael. Harrold. 5 September 2008. 1 January 2016. dead. https://archive.today/20131202220526/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under21/fixturesresults/round=15084/match=300323/index.html. 2 December 2013.
  32. Web site: Em forma na Turquia, Candeias ainda pensa jogar em Portugal. In form in Turkey, Candeias still thinks of playing in Portugal. Rádio Renascença. Pedro. Castro Alves. pt. 7 April 2022. 27 November 2023.
  33. News: Sertanense-FC Porto, 0–4 (Tarik Sektioui 45'+1, Farias 59', 74', Diego Campos 77' p.b.). Sertanense-FC Porto, 0–4 (Tarik Sektioui 45'+1, Farias 59', 74', Diego Campos 77' o.g.). Record. pt. 18 October 2008. 10 June 2017.
  34. Web site: Cinfães-F.C. Porto, 1–4 (destaques). Cinfães-F.C. Porto, 1–4 (highlights). Mais Futebol. Vítor Hugo. Alvarenga. pt. 13 December 2008. 10 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20221112121916/https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/cinfaes-f-c-porto-1-4-destaques. 12 November 2022.
  35. News: Nine Rangers players Steven Gerrard should keep. The Scotsman. 7 May 2018. 27 November 2023.