Fali

Candé

CB Sassuolo #5

Centre-Back – Defender

Fali Candé

Sassuolo Serie A

Date of birth / Age: 24 Jan 1998 (28)
Citizenship: Guinea-BissauPortugal
Foot: Left
Height / Weight: 1.84 m / 82 kg
Main position: Centre-Back
Contract until: 2029

Benchmarks

full-backs with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

In his league

of Serie A full-backs rank below him

Season 2025/26

AppsAppearances: 13
StartsStarting eleven: 6
GoalsGoals: 0
AssistsAssists: 0
YellowYellow cards: 3
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 0
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 598

Starting eleven46%

6 of 13 appearances

Minutes played598

46 per appearance

Goal involvement0

0 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

155 matches · since 2019/20

CMAMLWLBCB

Position	Apps	G	A
Centre-Back	78	2	0
Left-Back	73	3	5
Left Winger	2	0	0
Attacking Midfield	1	0	0
Central Midfield	1	0	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2025/2625/26	Serie ASerie A	Sassuolo	12	5	0	0	2	0	0	508
2025/2625/26	Coppa ItaliaCoppa Italia	Sassuolo	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	90
2024/2524/25	Serie ASerie A	Venezia	17	17	1	0	4	0	0	1,530
2024/2524/25	Ligue 2Ligue 2	Metz	8	6	0	1	1	0	0	507
2023/2423/24	Ligue 1Ligue 1	Metz	25	20	0	0	4	0	0	1,854
2023/2423/24	Play-offs 1/2Play-offs 1/2	Metz	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	50
20262026	CAF World Cup QualifiersCAF World Cup Qualifiers	Guinea-Bissau	7	6	1	–	2	–	0	550
20252025	Africa Cup of Nations QualificationAfrica Cup of Nations Qualification	Guinea-Bissau	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	132
2022/2322/23	Ligue 2Ligue 2	Metz	38	37	1	0	4	0	0	3,355
2022/2322/23	Coupe de FranceCoupe de France	Metz	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
20232023	CAF Africa Cup of NationsCAF Africa Cup of Nations	Guinea-Bissau	3	2	0	–	0	–	0	190
2021/2221/22	Primeira LigaPrimeira Liga	Portimonense	16	14	1	2	5	0	0	1,314
2021/2221/22	Ligue 1Ligue 1	Metz	11	11	0	2	1	0	0	976
2021/2221/22	Taça da LigaTaça da Liga	Portimonense	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2021/2221/22	Taça de PortugalTaça de Portugal	Portimonense	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
20232023	Africa Cup of Nations QualificationAfrica Cup of Nations Qualification	Guinea-Bissau	5	4	0	–	0	–	0	386
20212021	CAF Africa Cup of NationsCAF Africa Cup of Nations	Guinea-Bissau	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	270
2020/2120/21	Primeira LigaPrimeira Liga	Portimonense	22	15	2	0	5	0	0	1,359
2020/2120/21	Taça de PortugalTaça de Portugal	Portimonense	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2019/2019/20	Primeira LigaPrimeira Liga	Portimonense	9	8	0	0	2	0	0	622
2019/2019/20	Liga Revelação Sub 23Liga Revelação Sub 23	Portimonense U23	9	9	0	–	3	–	0	793
20222022	CAF World Cup QualifiersCAF World Cup Qualifiers	Guinea-Bissau	6	6	0	–	0	–	0	525
20212021	Africa Cup of Nations QualificationAfrica Cup of Nations Qualification	Guinea-Bissau	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2018/1918/19	Liga Revelação Sub 23Liga Revelação Sub 23	Portimonense U23	35	25	1	–	8	–	0	2,270
2017/1817/18	Campeonato de PortugalCampeonato de Portugal	Casa Pia AC	13	1	0	–	2	–	0	243
2016/1716/17	Júniores U19Júniores U19	Porto U19	10	6	0	–	0	–	0	497

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			260	205	7	5^*	45	0^*	0	18,681

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Primeira Liga	47	3	2
Ligue 2	46	1	1
Liga Revelação Sub 23	44	1	–
Ligue 1	36	0	2
Serie A	29	1	0
Guinea-Bissau	28	1	–
Campeonato de Portugal	13	0	–
Júniores U19	10	0	–
Coupe de France	2	0	–
Taça de Portugal	2	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Aug 2025 Aug 2025 · Transfer Venezia Sassuolo Transfer
Jul 2025 Jul 2025 · Transfer Metz Venezia Transfer
Jun 2025 Jun 2025 · Back from Loan Venezia Metz Back from Loan
Jan 2025 Jan 2025 · Loan Metz Venezia Loan Loan
Jan 2022 Jan 2022 · Transfer Portimonense Metz Transfer
Jun 2020 Jun 2020 · Transfer Portimonense SC Under 23 Portimonense Transfer
Jul 2018 Jul 2018 · Transfer Benfica II Portimonense SC Under 23 Transfer
Jun 2018 Jun 2018 · Back from Loan Casa Pia AC Benfica II Back from Loan
Sept 2017 Sept 2017 · Loan Benfica II Casa Pia AC Loan Loan
Jul 2017 Jul 2017 · Transfer Porto Benfica II Transfer
Jul 2016 Jul 2016 · Transfer Niendorfer TSV Porto Transfer

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Sassuolo 2025 13 0
Metz 2021–2025 85 1
Venezia 2024 17 1
Portimonense 2019–2022 50 3
Portimonense U23 2018–2020 44 1
Casa Pia AC 2017 13 0
Porto U19 2016 10 0

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