Antonio Candreva
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Antonio Candreva
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 28 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Lazio | ||
| Number | 87 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lodigiani | |||
| 2003–2004 | Ternana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2007 | Ternana | 48 | (0) |
| 2007– | 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 (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Italy U-18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2005 | Italy U-19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Italy U-20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Italy U-21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2009– | Italy | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:48, 25 April 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Antonio Candreva (born 28 February 1987 in Rome) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for S.S. Lazio on loan from Udinese. He usually plays in a more central role as a play maker but can also play out wide in a three-man midfield.
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Club career
Ternana
Born in Rome and 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
On June 2007, Candreva was then signed by Serie A club Udinese and played for their Primavera (U-20) team as overage player.[1] 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,[2] with Juventus having an option to buy half of his contract from Udinese at the end of the season.[3] He was initially signed as a back-up, filling in whenever Claudio Marchisio was injured or suspended and struggled in the wide midfield role. After Alberto Zaccheroni made several tactical changes, the youngster adapted well to the new formation and scored his first Serie A goal, the winner against Bologna less than ten minutes after on as a substitute for Diego.[4] 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 the 31 August 2010 Candreva signed for Serie A side Parma on a one-year loan deal, for €500,000[5]. 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.[says who?]
Cesena
On 21 July 2011 Candreva signed for Serie A side Cesena on an initial one year loan deal.
Lazio
In the last day of the January 2012 transfer season he moved to Lazio on a loan deal, in return Del Nero from Lazio went for a loan in Cesena.
International career
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 qualifer 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 pre-World Cup training camp[6] and included in the 30-man preliminary squad announced on 11 May 2010.[7] but was dropped a week later.[8]
Career statistics
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other1 | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ternana | Serie B | 2004–05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Serie C1 | 2006–07 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Udinese | Serie A | 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Livorno (loan) | Serie B | 2008–09 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Serie A | 2009–10 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Juventus (loan) | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Parma (loan) | 2010-11 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| Cesena (loan) | 2011-12 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Career Total | 159 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 9 | ||
1Includes Serie B play-offs
As of 7 November 2011
References
- ^ "Inter Primavera reach Scudetto final". FC Internazionale Milano. 2008-06-04. http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=29411. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- ^ http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/cc0c5885-5570-495d-ac41-118992e611e6/Annual_Financial_Report_at_30_June_2010.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=cc0c5885-5570-495d-ac41-118992e611e6
- ^ "Il centrocampista Antonio Candreva alla Juventus" (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 2010-01-20. http://www.udinese.it/script/view_flsh_news.php?id=93. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- ^ "Candreva: «It’s a unique emotion»". juventus.com. 21 February 2010. http://juventus.com/site/eng/NEWS_newsseriea_F3447248BD394515AA8BA86B067CCCB6.asp.
- ^ Parma FC Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (Italian)
- ^ "VERSO IL MONDIALE. VENTINOVE AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER LO STAGE DI ROMA" (in Italian). FIGC. 2010-05-02. http://www.figc.it/it/204/24432/2010/05/News.shtml. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ^ http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/20/86/87/provisional1305.pdf
- ^ "Ecco i 28 Azzurri che Lippi porterà in ritiro a Sestriere da domenica" (in Italian). FIGC. 2010-05-18. http://www.figc.it/it/204/24607/2010/05/News.shtml. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
External links
- (Italian) Profile on Italian FA official website
- Profile on espn.com
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