Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Spezia.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1053 | 6.58 |
 Coppa Italia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 6.9 |
Scout report
A. Candela is a 26-year-old full-back at Spezia, rated 51.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 193rd of 397 on scout potential in the Serie B. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (61.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.15 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Candela.
Judged on this season alone, Candela graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 59th of 75 of the 75 full-backs in the Serie B, on 4 clean sheets and 2.145 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 13 → 15). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 51, 38th of 75 of the 75 full-backs in the Serie B. At 26 Candela is in his prime years, and a market index of 20.3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Spezia finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
2.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 61.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 51.3, Candela carries the 38th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Serie B of 75, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Spezia finished 19th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
