Paco Candela

Paco Candela
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)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Fuenlabrada
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– Fuenlabrada 7 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 October 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Candela and the second or maternal family name is Pascual.

Francisco 'Paco' Antonio Candela Pascual (born 19 January 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CF Fuenlabrada. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a defensive midfielder.

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]

References

  1. ↑ Paco Candela, nuevo mediocentro defensivo (Paco Candela, new defensive midfielder); Leganés' official website, 20 August 2013 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Paco Candela renueva por dos temporadas (Paco Candela renews for two seasons); Leganés' official website, 6 August 2014 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Munir frena el sueño copero del Leganés (Munir stops Leganés' cup dreams); Marca, 11 September 2014 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Paco Candela, cedido al Sevilla Atlético (Paco Candela, loaned to Sevilla Atlético); ABC, 16 January 2015 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ El Leganés reacciona demasiado tarde al vendaval almeriense (Leganés reacts too late to the almeriense storm); Marca, 23 August 2015 (Spanish)
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