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Fali Candé

Candé in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea Bissau
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Venezia
Number	2
Youth career
2009–2011	Estrela da Amadora
2011–2012	Atlético CP
2012–2015	Casa Pia
2015–2016	Niendorfer
2016–2017	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Benfica B	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Casa Pia (loan)	13	(0)
2018–2022	Portimonense	47	(3)
2022–	Metz	82	(1)
2024–	Metz II	2	(0)
2025–	→ Venezia (loan)	0	(0)
International career
2021–	Guinea-Bissau	14	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2021

Fali Candé (born 24 January 1998) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie A club Venezia on loan from the French side Metz, and the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Club career

Candé made his professional debut with Portimonense in a 2–2 Primeira Liga tie with Benfica on 10 June 2020.

On 26 January 2022, Candé signed a contract with Metz in France until June 2026.

On 22 January 2025, Candé moved to Venezia in Italy on loan with an option to buy.

International career

Candé made his debut for Guinea-Bissau national team on 26 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Eswatini.

References

1. "Fali Candé". FC Metz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
2. "Portimonense vs. Benfica - 10 June 2020". Soccerway.
3. "Fali Candé, nouveau défenseur grenat !" (Press release) (in French). Metz. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
4. "Fali Candé Joins Venezia FC". Venezia FC. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
5. "Eswatini v Guinea Bissau game report". Besoccer. 26 March 2021.

External links

• Fali Candé at Soccerway
• Fali Candé at BDFutbol
• ZeroZero Profile
• Fali Candé at National-Football-Teams.com

Guinea-Bissau squads

v t e Guinea-Bissau squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Jon. Mendes 2 F. Candé 3 Alves 4 Júnior 5 Camará 6 Burá 7 Rodrigues 8 Jaquité 9 Ambri 10 Pelé 11 Jorginho 12 Gomis 13 Fr. Mendy 14 Fe. Mendy 15 Encada 16 Cassamá 17 Mam. Baldé 18 Piqueti 19 Jos. Mendes 20 Mané 21 Nanu 22 Sanganté 23 Semedo 24 Man. Baldé Coach: B. Candé v t e Guinea-Bissau squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations 1 J. Mendes (c) 2 F. Candé 3 Djú 4 Djaló 5 H. Mendes 6 Nito 7 Dálcio 8 Semedo 9 Gano 10 C. Mané 11 Marciano 12 Djoco 13 Mendes Gomes 14 Rodrigues 15 Encada 16 Cassamá 17 Baldé 18 Quizera 19 Bikel 20 S. Mané 21 Nanu 22 Sanganté 23 Embadje 24 Zé Turbo 25 Ié 26 Banjaqui 27 Mendy Coach: B. Candé

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