Daniel Candeias

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Candeias.

Daniel Candeias
Candeias with Kocaelispor in 2023
Personal information
Full name Daniel João Santos Candeias[1]
Date of birth (1988-02-25) 25 February 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Fornos de Algodres, Portugal[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Oliveirense
Number 7
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)
2019–2021 Gençlerbirliği 67 (7)
2021–2023 Alanyaspor 62 (4)
2023–2024 Kocaelispor 35 (9)
2024– Oliveirense 4 (0)
International career
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:55, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Daniel João Santos Candeias (born 25 February 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga Portugal 2 club U.D. Oliveirense.

He was on the books of both Porto and Benfica, where he was mostly loaned out, and amassed most of his 134 Primeira Liga appearances and 15 goals while at Nacional. He also played over 100 games in the Turkish Süper Lig with Alanyaspor and Gençlerbirliği, and had spells in Spain, Germany, France and Scotland.

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 Segunda Liga.[2] He made his official debut for the former in late August, in the 2–0 defeat to Sporting CP in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.[3]

After having appeared scarcely throughout his first year (also playing ten minutes in the 4–0 loss against Arsenal in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League),[4] 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 Segunda División.[5]

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.[6] His first match for his new team was a 1–2 home loss against G.D. Chaves in the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal.[7] His maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga for them occurred on 7 February, as he featured 12 minutes of the 2–1 away victory over Vitória de Guimarães.[8]

Nacional

In October 2010, Candeias moved to C.D. Nacional in the same league on a co-ownership deal.[9] He was immediately loaned to Portimonense SC,[10] appearing regularly as a starter but suffering top-flight relegation.

Upon returning to Funchal, Candeias made his debut in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round against Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar of Iceland; he came on as a late substitute in the second leg on 21 July 2011 and scored to conclude a 2–0 win (3–1 aggregate).[11] He netted 15 more goals for the side, including the winner with his first touch from the bench in a 2–1 comeback against C.S. Marítimo in the Madeira derby on 21 April 2013,[12] and the opener of a win of the same score against his former club Porto the following 30 March, in which he also assisted the decider by Mario Rondón at the Estádio da Madeira.[13]

Benfica

On 3 July 2014, Candeias signed for Portuguese champions S.L. Benfica, promising to "give everything" for the club.[14] He failed to appear in any competitive games, however, being successively loaned to 1. FC Nürnberg in Germany,[15] Granada CF in Spain,[16][17] FC Metz in France[18] and Alanyaspor in Turkey.[19]

Rangers

Candeias with Rangers in 2018

On 11 June 2017, Candeias joined Scottish club Rangers on a two-year deal,[20] for a reported transfer fee of £700,000.[21] 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.[22]

Candeias scored his first goal for his new team on 9 August 2017, in a 6–0 rout of Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish League Cup.[23] He netted in an Old Firm game on 11 March 2018 to give Rangers a 2–1 lead in a 3–2 loss to Celtic at Ibrox Park;[24] three days later, he extended his contract until the summer of 2020.[25]

Return to Turkey

On 22 July 2019, Candeias signed a two-year contract at Gençlerbirliği S.K. of the Turkish Süper Lig.[26] His three goals of his first season in Ankara were all scored on 19 October in a 6–0 win at Antalyaspor, in which he added two assists to his hat-trick.[27]

Having suffered relegation, Candeias returned to Alanyaspor on a deal of the same length in June 2021.[28] Accompanying compatriots José Marafona, Wilson Eduardo and João Novais, he scored his first goal of his new spell away to Galatasaray S.K. on 19 September, coming off the bench to decide the game with three minutes remaining.[29]

Remaining in the same country, but now in its second tier, 35-year-old Candeias signed for Kocaelispor on 20 July 2023.[30]

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 2–0 away loss to England for the 2009 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[31]

Career statistics

As of match played on 20 July 2019[32]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto 2008–09 Primeira Liga 3 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 5 0
Rio Ave (loan) 2008–09 Primeira Liga 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Recreativo (loan) 2009–10 Segunda División 10 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 13 2
Paços Ferreira (loan) 2009–10 Primeira Liga 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
Nacional 2011–12 Primeira Liga 28 4 4 1 2 1 6[b] 1 40 7
2012–13 28 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 31 5
2013–14 29 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 31 4
Total 85 13 5 1 6 1 6 1 102 16
Portimonense (loan) 2010–11 Primeira Liga 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 1
Nürnberg (loan) 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 2
Granada (loan) 2014–15 La Liga 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Metz (loan) 2015–16 Ligue 2 28 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 2
Alanyaspor (loan) 2016–17 Süper Lig 29 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 4
Rangers 2017–18 Scottish Premiership 37 6 3 0 3 2 2[b] 0 45 8
2018–19 33 5 5 0 2 0 12[b] 1 52 6
Total 70 11 8 0 5 2 14 1 97 14
Career totals 296 34 20 3 11 3 22 2 349 42
  1. ^ One appearance in both UEFA Champions League and Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Porto

Individual

References

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  2. ^ "Candeias e Ukra fecham plantel" [Candeias and Ukra complete squad]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 June 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Djaló double steers Sporting success". UEFA. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
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