Fali Candé (born 24 January 1998) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie A club Venezia on loan from the French side Metz, and the Guinea-Bissau national team.
.jpg) Candé in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Venezia (on loan from Metz) | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Estrela da Amadora | ||
| 2011–2012 | Atlético CP | ||
| 2012–2015 | Casa Pia | ||
| 2015–2016 | Niendorfer | ||
| 2016–2017 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Benfica B | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Casa Pia (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Portimonense | 47 | (3) |
| 2022– | Metz | 82 | (1) |
| 2024– | Metz II | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Venezia (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Guinea-Bissau | 14 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2021 | |||
Club career
editCandé made his professional debut with Portimonense in a 2–2 Primeira Liga tie with Benfica on 10 June 2020.[2]
On 26 January 2022, Candé signed a contract with Metz in France until June 2026.[3]
On 22 January 2025, Candé moved to Venezia in Italy on loan with an option to buy.[4]
International career
editCandé made his debut for Guinea-Bissau national team on 26 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Eswatini.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Fali Candé". FC Metz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Portimonense vs. Benfica - 10 June 2020". Soccerway.
- ^ "Fali Candé, nouveau défenseur grenat !" (Press release) (in French). Metz. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Fali Candé Joins Venezia FC". Venezia FC. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Eswatini v Guinea Bissau game report". Besoccer. 26 March 2021.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- Fali Candé at Soccerway
- Fali Candé at BDFutbol
- ZeroZero Profile
- Fali Candé at National-Football-Teams.com
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