Daniel Candeias

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

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Candeias.

Daniel Candeias
Candeias with Rangers in 2018
Personal information
Full name Daniel João Santos Candeias[1]
Date of birth (1988-02-25) 25 February 1988[1]
Place of birth Fornos de Algodres, Portugal[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Gençlerbirliği
Number 21
Youth career
1997–2002 Fornos Algodres
2002–2007 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Porto 4 (0)
2007–2008 → Varzim (loan) 27 (2)
2009 → Rio Ave (loan) 5 (0)
2009–2010 → Recreativo (loan) 10 (0)
2010 → Paços Ferreira (loan) 13 (1)
2010–2014 Nacional 85 (13)
2010–2011 → Portimonense (loan) 28 (1)
2014–2017 Benfica 0 (0)
2014–2015 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 16 (2)
2015 → Granada (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2016 → Metz (loan) 28 (2)
2016–2017 → Alanyaspor (loan) 29 (4)
2017–2019 Rangers 70 (11)
2019– Gençlerbirliği 29 (3)
National team
2003–2004 Portugal U16 5 (4)
2004–2005 Portugal U17 16 (11)
2006 Portugal U18 6 (0)
2006–2007 Portugal U19 15 (3)
2008 Portugal U20 8 (2)
2008–2010 Portugal U21 15 (1)
2011 Portugal U23 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:11, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

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 second division. He made his official debut for the former in late August, in the 0–2 defeat to Sporting Clube de Portugal for the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.[2]

After having appeared scarcely throughout his first year (also playing ten minutes in the 0–4 loss against Arsenal in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League),[3] 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 second level.[4]

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.[5] His first match for his new club was a 1–2 home loss against G.D. Chaves in the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal;[6] his maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga for them occurred on 7 February, as he featured 12 minutes in a 2–1 win at Vitória de Guimarães.[7]

Nacional

In October 2010, Candeias moved to fellow league side C.D. Nacional on a co-ownership deal.[8] He was immediately loaned to Portimonense SC,[9] appearing regularly as a starter but suffering top flight relegation.

Benfica

On 3 July 2014, Candeias signed for Portuguese champions S.L. Benfica, promising to "give everything" for the club.[10] He failed to appear in any competitive games, however, being successively loaned to 1. FC Nürnberg in Germany,[11] Granada CF in Spain,[12][13] FC Metz in France[14] and Alanyaspor in Turkey.[15]

Rangers

On 11 June 2017, Candeias joined Scottish club Rangers on a two-year deal,[16] for a reported transfer fee of £700,000.[17] 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.[18]

Candeias scored his first goal for his new team on 9 August 2017, in a 6–0 routing of Dunfermline Athletic for the Scottish League Cup.[19] On 14 March 2018, he extended his contract until the summer of 2020.[20]

Gençlerbirliği

On 22 July 2019, Candeias signed a two-year contract at Gençlerbirliği S.K. of the Turkish Süper Lig.[21]

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 0–2 away loss to England for the 2009 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[22]

Career statistics
As of match played on 20 July 2019[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto2008–09Primeira Liga 3000002[lower-alpha 1]050
Rio Ave (loan)2008–09Primeira Liga 5000000050
Recreativo (loan)2009–10Segunda División 100320000132
Paços Ferreira (loan)2009–10Primeira Liga 131100000141
Nacional2011–12Primeira Liga 28441216[lower-alpha 2]1407
2012–13 285102000315
2013–14 294002000314
Total 851351616110216
Portimonense (loan)2010–11Primeira Liga 281100000291
Nürnberg (loan)2014–152. Bundesliga 162000000162
Granada (loan)2014–15La Liga 110000000110
Metz (loan)2015–16Ligue 2 282100000292
Alanyaspor (loan)2016–17Süper Lig 294100000304
Rangers2017–18Scottish Premiership 37630322[lower-alpha 2]0458
2018–19 335502012[lower-alpha 2]1526
Total 701180521419714
Career totals 2963420311322234942
  1. One appearance in both UEFA Champions League and Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

Porto

References
  1. "Candeias" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. "Djaló double steers Sporting success". UEFA. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  3. "Awesome Arsenal power past Porto". UEFA. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. "El Recre obtiene la cesión de Daniel Candeias" [Recre get Daniel Candeias loan]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 July 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  5. Travassos, Nuno (26 January 2010). "F.C. Porto empresta Candeias ao P. Ferreira" [F.C. Porto loan Candeias to P. Ferreira] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  6. Figueiredo, João Tiago (4 February 2010). "Taça de Portugal: P. Ferreira-Desp. Chaves, 1–2 (crónica)" [Portuguese Cup: P. Ferreira-Desp. Chaves, 1–2 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  7. "V. Guimarães-P. Ferreira, 1–2 (ficha)" [V. Guimarães-P. Ferreira, 1–2 (match sheet)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 February 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  8. "Candeias já é jogador do Nacional" [Candeias is already a Nacional player]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 October 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  9. "Portimonense: Candeias emprestado pelo F.C. Porto" [Portimonense: Candeias loaned by F.C. Porto] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  10. "Candeias: "I will give everything for Benfica"". S.L. Benfica. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  11. "Club leiht Daniel Candeias von Benfica aus" [Club get Candeias on a Benfica loan] (in German). FC Nürnberg. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  12. "Sexto refuerzo rojiblanco: Daniel Candeias" [Sixth red-and-white addition: Daniel Candeias] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  13. "Daniel Candeias wechselt zum FC Granada" [Daniel Candeias moves to Granada CF] (in German). FC Nürnberg. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  14. "Un ailier prêté par Benfica!" [A winger loaned by Benfica!] (in French). FC Metz. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  15. "Candeias ruma à Turquia" [Candeias heads to Turkey]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  16. "Rangers: Daniel Candeias joins from Benfica to become Pedro Caixinha's fifth signing". BBC Sport. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  17. "Rangers on verge of Daniel Candeias capture as deal is expected to be confirmed within 48 hours". Daily Record. Glasgow. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  18. "Rangers 1–0 Progrès Niederkorn". BBC Sport. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  19. "Rangers 6–0 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  20. "Daniel Candeias: Rangers winger signs contract extension". BBC Sport. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  21. "Daniel Candeias: Rangers winger joins Genclerbirligi on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  22. "Agbonlahor confirms top spot for England". UEFA. 5 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  23. Daniel Candeias at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  24. "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 (in Portuguese). 18 October 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  25. Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (13 December 2008). "Cinfães-F.C. Porto, 1–4 (destaques)" [Cinfães-F.C. Porto, 1–4 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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