Daniel João Santos Candeias

Daniel Candeias

Personal information
Full name	Daniel João Santos Candeias
Date of birth	February 25, 1988 (1988-02-25) (age 23)
Place of birth	Fornos de Algodres, Portugal
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Nacional
Number	11
Youth career
2000–2002	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–	Nacional	7	(0)
2010–2011	→ Portimonense (loan)	28	(1)
National team
2007	Portugal U20	8	(0)
2008–2010	Portugal U21	15	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Daniel João Santos Candeias (born 25 February 1988 in Fornos de Algodres, Guarda) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional as a winger.

Club career

Candeias started his professional career with F.C. Porto in 2008–09, after emerging through the club's youth ranks and having served a loan at Varzim Sport Club, in the second division. He made his Porto debut in late August, in the Portuguese Supercup defeat to Sporting Clube de Portugal (0–2).

After having appeared scarcely throughout his first year (also playing ten minutes in the 0–4 loss against Arsenal in the season's UEFA Champions League), Candeias was loaned in late January to league strugglers Rio Ave FC, until the end of the campaign.

For 2009–10, another loan, as he moved to Recreativo de Huelva in the Spanish second level. However, after a few months of irregular use, Candeias returned to his country in late January 2010, in the same predicament, moving to F.C. Paços de Ferreira; his first match for his new club was a 1–2 home loss against G.D. Chaves, for the domestic cup quarterfinals.

Candeias was released by Porto in June 2010, signing shortly after with fellow top-divisioner C.D. Nacional. He was immediately loaned to Portimonense SC, appearing regularly as a starter but suffering top flight relegation.

International career

After having made his Porto debut in 2008, Candeias was soon called-up to the Portuguese under-21s.

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• BDFutbol profile

Persondata
Name	Candeias, Daniel João Santos
Alternative names	Candeias, Daniel
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	25 February 1988
Place of birth	Fornos de Algodres, Portugal
Date of death
Place of death