Luan Cândido de Almeida (born 2 February 2001) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left-back for Vitória, on loan from Red Bull Bragantino. He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2018".[1]
.jpg) Luan Cândido with Red Bull Bragantino in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luan Cândido de Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Visconde do Rio Branco, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vitória | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Palmeiras | ||
| 2019–2020 | RB Leipzig | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | RB Leipzig | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Red Bull Bragantino (loan) | 36 | (4) |
| 2022– | Red Bull Bragantino | 106 | (14) |
| 2025 | → Grêmio (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Vitória (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Brazil U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Brazil U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Brazil U20 | 8 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:12, 31 January 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editIn January 2022, Cândido joined Red Bull Bragantino on a permanent deal after spending two years on loan at the club.[2]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 11 November 2020.[3]
| Club | Season | League | State league | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| RB Leipzig | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Red Bull Bragantino (loan) | 2020 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista
- ↑ Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
References
edit- ↑ "Next Generation 2018: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ↑ @RBLeipzig_EN (31 December 2021). "Luan #Candido, who is currently on loan at @RedBullBraga has joined the Brazilian first-division side on a permanent basis" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Luan Cândido at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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