Daniel Candeias

Daniel João Santos Candeias (born 25 February 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish club Kocaelispor.

Daniel Candeias
Candeias with Kocaelispor in 2023
Personal information
Full name Daniel João Santos Candeias
Date of birth (1988-02-25) 25 February 1988
Place of birth Fornos de Algodres, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Kocaelispor
Number 10
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)
2010Paços Ferreira (loan) 13 (1)
2010–2014 Nacional 85 (13)
2010–2011 → Portimonense (loan) 28 (1)
2014–2017 Benfica 0 (0)
2014–20151. FC Nürnberg (loan) 16 (2)
2015Granada (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2016Metz (loan) 28 (2)
2016–2017Alanyaspor (loan) 29 (4)
2017–2019 Rangers 70 (11)
2019–2021 Gençlerbirliği 67 (7)
2021–2023 Alanyaspor 62 (4)
2023– Kocaelispor 27 (4)
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 20:11, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

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.

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