Antonio Candreva

Antonio Candreva

Candreva celebrating with Lazio in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-02-28) 28 February 1987
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Lazio
Number 87
Youth career
Lodigiani
2003–2004 Ternana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2007 Ternana 45 (0)
2007–2012 Udinese 3 (0)
2008–2010 → Livorno (loan) 52 (2)
2010 → Juventus (loan) 16 (2)
2010–2011 → Parma (loan) 31 (3)
2011–2012 → Cesena (loan) 18 (2)
2012– Lazio 141 (38)
National team‡
2004–2005 Italy U-18 6 (0)
2005 Italy U-19 9 (1)
2005–2008 Italy U-20 10 (4)
2008–2009 Italy U-21 08 (0)
2009– Italy 35 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 February 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

Antonio Candreva (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔnjo kanˈdrɛva]; born 28 February 1987) is an Italian professional footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Lazio and the Italian national team as a midfielder, usually as a winger.

Early life

Candreva was born on 28 February 1987 in Rome. Candreva is part Arbëreshe descent as his grandfather, on his father's side, is from the Arbëreshë village of Falconara Albanese in Cosenza.[1][2][3][4]

Club career

Ternana

Nicknamed Il Timido ("The shy one") for his cautious style of play, Candreva started playing for the youth teams at local club Lodigiani, then transferred to Serie C1 team Ternana in 2003 and played several games for the first team when they were promoted to Serie B for the 2004–05 season. After Ternana were relegated back to Serie C1 the following season, he became a regular in the side and attracted the interest of several Serie A clubs.

Udinese

In June 2007, Candreva was then signed by Serie A club Udinese and played for their Primavera (U-20) team as overage player.[5] He made his Serie A debut on 27 January 2008 and managed several appearances for the first team.

Loan to Livorno and Juventus

The 21-year-old was successively loaned out to Serie B outfit Livorno for the 2008–09 season. Together with Alessandro Diamanti, he helped the Tuscan side regain promotion to Serie A as playoff winners. After a successful first season, the loan deal between Udinese and Livorno was subsequently extended to one more year, thus giving Candreva the opportunity to play a full season as a regular in the Italian top flight.

On 20 January 2010, it was confirmed Serie A giants Juventus had signed Candreva on loan for the rest of the season, for €500,000,[6] with Juventus having an option to buy half of his contract from Udinese at the end of the season.[7] He scored his first Serie A goal, the winner against Bologna less than ten minutes after on as a substitute for Diego.[8] A few days later, he made his debut in European competition in the Europa League round of 32 second leg against Ajax when he came on as a late substitute for captain Alessandro Del Piero.

Return

After the end of the 2009–10 season, Juventus opted not to exercise their right to sign the player permanently and Candreva returned to Udinese in the summer.

On 31 August 2010, Candreva signed for Serie A side Parma on a one-year loan deal, for €500,000.[9] Parma had the option to purchase Candreva in a co-ownership deal, but declined to do so. Candreva had endured a difficult season in which he failed to live up to expectations.

Cesena

On 21 July 2011, Candreva signed for Serie A side Cesena on an initial one-year loan deal. It cost Cesena €300,000.[10]

Lazio

In the last day of the January 2012 transfer season he moved to Lazio on a free[11] loan deal,[12] in return Simone Del Nero from Lazio went for a free[11] loan in Cesena.[13] Candreva scored his first goal for Lazio against Napoli in the 2011–2012 season where he was finally praised by the Lazio supporters after an indifferent start.

On 18 July 2012, the temporary deal was renewed for free with option to buy.[14][15]

With the hiring of Lazio's new coach Vladimir Petković in the 2012–13 season, Candreva has finally won over fans and coaching staff continuously being one of Lazio's best performers. On 2 September 2012, Candreva scored his first goal for Lazio in the 2012–2013 season when Lazio defeated Palermo in a 3–0 victory following Miroslav Klose's 2 goals.

On 26 May 2013, he won the first trophy of his career, the 2012–13 Coppa Italia, winning the Coppa Italia final 1–0 in a historic derby match against city rivals Roma.

In June 2013 Lazio excised the option to buy Candreva in co-ownership deal for €1.7 million in 4-year contract.[14] In October 2013, Candreva added one more year to his current contract.[16] On 14 June 2014 Lazio bought Candreva outright for another €4 million, so in total Lazio paid Udinese €5.7 million.[17]

International career

Candreva lining up for Italy in 2015

Candreva has played for Italy since the U-18 level, making his debut in October 2004. After taking part in the 2008 Toulon Tournament, he was named in reserve list for the upcoming Olympics. Candreva was eventually called up as an injury replacement for Tommaso Rocchi. He made his U-21 debut on 9 September 2008 in the 2009 European Championship qualifier against Croatia. In May, he was called up to the 23-man squad for 2009 European Championships as second choice and made several substitute appearances.

On 14 November 2009, Candreva made his senior national team debut in a friendly match against the Netherlands.

In early May, Candreva was called up for the training camp prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup[18] and included in the 30-man preliminary squad announced on 11 May 2010[19] but was dropped a week later.[20]

In October 2012, Antonio Candreva was recalled by Cesare Prandelli to play in a double fixture for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. Candreva earned a spot in the national team after his top performances for Lazio playing in both qualifiers.

In June 2013, Candreva was selected by Prandelli to play in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. In the knockout stages of the tournament knockout stage, during the semi-final against Spain national football team the match had to be decided by a penalty shoot-out. Candreva stepped up to take the first penalty and scored past Iker Casillas by chipping the ball, in a way that recalled the famous penalty scored by Czech legend Antonín Panenka in the UEFA Euro 1976 Final.

On 1 June 2014, Candreva was selected in Italy's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[21] In Italy's opening match of the tournament, he assisted Mario Balotelli's winning goal in a 2–1 defeat of England on 14 June.[22]

On 16 November 2014, he scored his first goal in a 1–1 Euro 2016 qualifier draw against Croatia.[23] On 12 June 2015, he scored Italy's equalising goal[24] from a penalty, Panenka style in the 36th minute of a 1–1 Euro 2016 qualifier away draw against Croatia in an empty Split stadium.[25] On 10 October 2015, he assisted Stephan El Shaarawy's match-winning goal in Italy's 3–1 away win over Azerbaijan in a European qualifying match; the win guaranteed Italy a place at Euro 2016.[26]

Style of play

Despite being naturally right-footed, Candreva can be deployed in several midfield positions due to his tactical versatility, although he usually plays in a central role as an attacking midfielder or as a winger on the right side of the pitch; he is also capable of playing on the left, or as a central or box-to-box midfielder, due to his defensive work-rate.[27][28][29] A dynamic, tenacious, physical, and well-rounded player, he is well known for his pace, stamina, consistency and work-rate, as well as his eye for goal;[29][30][31][32][33][34] he possesses a powerful, accurate long-range shot with both feet,[34][35] and is an accurate set-piece[36] and penalty kick taker.[32][37] He is also gifted with vision and creativity,[34] as well as precise passing and crossing ability, which enable him to provide assists for team-mates.[29][38] In addition to these attributes, he also has good technical ability, ball control and dribbling skills.[30][33][34]

Statistics

Club

As of 11 February 2016[39]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ternana2005–0629000——290
2006–0716000——160
Total 45000——450
Udinese2007–083000——30
Livorno (loan)2008–0933200——332
2009–1019030——220
Total 52230——552
Juventus (loan)2009–10162103[lower-alpha 1]0—202
Parma (loan)2010–1131320——333
Cesena (loan)2011–1218230——212
Lazio
2011–12153—2[lower-alpha 1]0—173
2012–133563011[lower-alpha 1]1—497
2013–143712105[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]04412
2014–15341041——3811
2015–16207107210299
Total 14138912532017742
Career Total 309472522832036452
  1. 1 2 3 4 All appearances in Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International

As of 17 November 2015. [40]
Italy national team
YearAppsGoals
200920
2010––
2011––
201230
2013130
201481
201592
Total353

International goals

Score and result list Italy's goal tally first.
As of 13 November 2015[41]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1. 16 November 2014 San Siro, Milan  Croatia 1–0 1–1 Euro 2016 qualifier [23]
2. 12 June 2015 Stadion Poljud, Split  Croatia 1–1 1–1 Euro 2016 qualifier [24]
3. 13 November 2015 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels  Belgium 1–0 1–3 Friendly [24]

Honours

Lazio[39]
Italy[39]

References

  1. ↑ http://m.telegrafi.com/magazina/cka-e-lidh-antonio-candrevan-e-lazios-me-skenderbeun-6-25829.html
  2. ↑ http://lajmexpress.com/cka-e-lidh-antonio-candrevan-e-lazios-me-skenderbeun/
  3. ↑ http://www.marsilinotizie.it/2015/07/falconara-albanese-accoglie-lasso-della-lazio-antonio-candreva/
  4. ↑ http://www.jemi.it/index.php/notizie/186--sp-279/1408-il-calciatore-antonio-candreva-opsite-a-falconara-albanese
  5. ↑ "Inter Primavera reach Scudetto final". FC Internazionale Milano. 4 June 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  6. ↑ "Annual Financial Report at 30 June 2010" (PDF). Juventus. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Il centrocampista Antonio Candreva alla Juventus" (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  8. ↑ "Candreva: "It’s a unique emotion"". Juventus F.C. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  9. ↑ Parma FC SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (Italian)
  10. ↑ AC Cesena SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2012 (Italian)
  11. 1 2 "Bilancio S.S. LAZIO SpA 30-06-2012" (PDF) (in Italian). SS Lazio. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  12. ↑ "Mercato in uscita" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  13. ↑ "Comunicato" (in Italian). SS Lazio. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  14. 1 2 "BILANCIO S.S. LAZIO SpA 30-06-2013" (PDF) (in Italian). SS Lazio. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  15. ↑ "Comunicato" (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  16. ↑ "Comunicato" (in Italian). SS Lazio. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  17. ↑ "Bilancio S.S. LAZIO SpA 30-06-2014" (PDF) (in Italian). SS Lazio. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "VERSO IL MONDIALE. VENTINOVE AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER LO STAGE DI ROMA". FIGC (in Italian). Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  19. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/20/86/87/provisional1305.pdf
  20. ↑ "Ecco i 28 Azzurri che Lippi porterà in ritiro a Sestriere da domenica". FIGC (in Italian). Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  21. ↑ "World Cup 2014: Italy omit Giuseppe Rossi from final squad". BBC. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  22. ↑ "England 1-2 Italy". BBC. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  23. 1 2 Cruccu, Matteo (16 November 2014). "Fumogeni in campo e stop, gol ed errori: Italia-Croazia finisce 1–1". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  24. 1 2 3 http://www.espnfc.com/gamecast/413314/gamecast.html
  25. ↑ "Soccer-Croatia and Italy clash in empty stadium". Yahoo!. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  26. ↑ Andrew Dampf (10 October 2015). "El Shaarawy ends drought as Italy qualifies for Euro 2016". Yahoo. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  27. ↑ "Candreva sprizza umiltà: "Da fantasista è un'altra vita. Ma Diamanti manca molto..."" (in Italian). Goal.com. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  28. ↑ "Candreva, juventino romano "Se sabato segno, esulto"" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  29. 1 2 3 Francesco Bramardo (9 March 2010). "Candreva Zac pesca il jolly e la Juve fa centro" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  30. 1 2 Massimo Pavan (21 January 2010). "BASTERA' CANDREVA?" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  31. ↑ Marco Ercole (28 January 2016). "Lazio, corsa, gol e cross: così Candreva è di nuovo leader" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  32. 1 2 Roberto Pinna (9 September 2015). "Lazio, Anderson troppo incostante: Magic, è meglio Candreva?" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  33. 1 2 Giulia Abbate (25 October 2015). "Lazio-Torino, Baselli sfida Candreva" (in Italian). Toro.it. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  34. 1 2 3 4 "Barcellona, idee Candreva e Berardi per il dopo Pedro" (in Italian). Mediaset. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  35. ↑ "Italia-Fluminense ultimo test Candreva in rampa di lancio" (in Italian). Il Gazzettino. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  36. ↑ "Le Buzz - Face-to-Face: Adem Ljajic vs Antonio Candreva" (in Italian). Yahoo.com. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  37. ↑ Davide Stoppini; Chiara Zucchelli (25 May 2013). "Coppa Italia, Lamela: "Come Boca-River". Candreva: "La partita della vita"" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  38. ↑ Marco Ercole (27 January 2016). "Lazio, Klose chiede più cross: e Candreva lo accontenta" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  39. 1 2 3 Antonio Candreva profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  40. ↑ Antonio Candreva at National-Football-Teams.com
  41. ↑ "Nazionale in Cifre: Candreva, Antonio" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

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