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PositionCentre-back
NationalityGuinea-Bissau
Age28
Date of birth24 Jan 1998
BirthplaceBissau
Height184 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubSassuolo
Centre-back
12
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
512
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sassuolo.

Injury-affected season

Missed 18 of Sassuolo's ~38 games this season through 18 injury absences (knee, injury). He still appeared 12 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A12005126.54
Coppa Italia100905.3

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Fali Candé is a 28-year-old central defender at Sassuolo, rated 47.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.46 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Candé.

On the season, Candé graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 2.461 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48. At 28 Candé is in his prime years, and a market index of 17.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Candé missed 18 games through injury (knee, injury) out of roughly 38 this season. The 12 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23StreakyStepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
47.7
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
8.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
28.4%
Minutes
limited game time
2.46
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sassuolo finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

2.46
Def. / 90
9
Tackles
2
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 12 appearances.

Strengths

  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.1/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 28.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 47.7 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.