Fali CandéCB#5

Sassuolo·Serie A·Defender - Centre-Back

28 years(24/01/1998)1,84mleftGuinea-Bissau, PortugalContract until 30/06/2029

6.54Rating

€3.00mMarket value#20 in Sassuolo · #376 in Serie A

Last 5rating per match

PARH03.016.60

BOLA28.126.90

TORH21.126.80

ACMA14.126.30

COMA28.116.70

Club matchesSassuolo

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Recent results

18 Sept · 19:45Serie AA

Monza—Prediction 13 Sept · 19:45Serie AH

Juventus—Prediction 06 Sept · 17:00Serie AA

Bologna2:1Prediction 02 Sept · 14:00Coppa ItaliaH

FrosinoneD1:1Prediction 29 Aug · 17:30Serie AH

TorinoW2:1Prediction

Key statsSerie A · Coppa Italia

Goals046 of 88Rank

xG0.170.03 / 9073 of 87Rank

Assists040 of 88Rank

xA0.010.00 / 9087 of 88Rank

Shots30.45 / 9073 of 87Rank

Shots on target00%72 of 87Rank

Key passes10.15 / 9083 of 88Rank

Pass accuracy73.6%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among defenders — Serie A, season 25/26. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Attacking38

Technique47

Tactical46

Defending59

Creativity42

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DC · DL

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0024%

xG0.0450%

Shots0.5353%

Shots on target0.009%

Conversion %024%

Big chances missed0.0078%

Dribbles0.003%

Fouls won1.0575%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0028%

xA0.003%

Key passes0.1817%

Big chances created0.0019%

Accurate passes25.6613%

Pass accuracy %76.47%

Final third passes2.9916%

Long balls1.0513%

Crosses0.0010%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.5848%

Interceptions0.351%

Clearances4.9276%

Blocks0.5351%

Aerial duels won1.9363%

Duels won4.5761%

Recoveries4.5778%

Dribbled past0.7020%

Fouls1.5814%

Errors leading to goal0.0071%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 87 defenders · Serie A · season 25/26 · min 270′ · player 512′

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80%

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Martin VitíkBologna · Defender - Centre-Back6.77Rating0G0A23age 78%

Stefano SabelliGenoa · Defender - Right-Back6.68Rating0G0A33age 76%

Daniele GhilardiRoma · Defender - Centre-Back6.79Rating0G0A23age 76%

Saúl CocoTorino · Defender - Centre-Back6.87Rating1G1A27age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 27 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Availability

StatusAvailable

National teamGuinea-Bissau32 caps · 1 goals

Contract until30/06/2029

Market value€3.00mHighest: €3.00m (23/12/2025)

Season statsSeason 25/26

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
Serie A	Sassuolo	25/26	12	512	6.57	—	—	0	2	—
Coppa Italia	Sassuolo	25/26	1	90	5.50	—	—	0	1	—

Transfers15

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
10/08/2025	25/26	Venezia	Sassuolo	€4.50m	€2.50m
01/07/2025	25/26	FC Metz	Venezia	€1.90m	€2.50m
30/06/2025	24/25	Venezia	FC Metz	End of loan	€2.50m
22/01/2025	24/25	FC Metz	Venezia	loan transfer	€1.50m
26/01/2022	21/22	Portimonense	FC Metz	€2.50m	€1.00m
01/07/2020	20/21	Portimonense 23	Portimonense	-	€25k
01/07/2018	18/19	Benfica B	Portimonense 23	?	€25k
30/06/2018	17/18	Casa Pia	Benfica B	End of loan	€25k
01/09/2017	17/18	Benfica B	Casa Pia	loan transfer	-
10/07/2017	17/18	FC Porto U19	Benfica B	?	-
01/07/2016	16/17	Niendorf U19	FC Porto U19	free transfer	-
01/07/2015	15/16	Casa Pia U17	Niendorf U19	free transfer	-
01/07/2013	13/14	Casa Pia U15	Casa Pia U17	-	-
01/07/2012	12/13	Atlético CP U15	Casa Pia U15	?	-
01/07/2011	11/12	Estrela A. F	Atlético CP U15	free transfer	-

Market value

€3.00m Current€3.00m Highest · 23/12/202529/05/2026 Last change

08.09.201729.05.2026

#619 Centre-Back#5 Guinea-Bissau#20 Sassuolo#376 Serie A#3.484 Worldwide#263 Year 1998

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
08/09/2017	19	Casa Pia AC	€25k
17/08/2020	22	Portimonense SAD	€300k
28/01/2021	23	Portimonense SAD	€300k
21/05/2021	23	Portimonense SAD	€500k
27/12/2021	23	Portimonense SAD	€1.00m
23/03/2022	24	FC Metz	€1.50m
30/05/2022	24	FC Metz	€1.50m
28/10/2022	24	FC Metz	€1.80m
06/04/2023	25	FC Metz	€2.00m
16/06/2023	25	FC Metz	€2.50m
18/12/2023	25	FC Metz	€2.50m
03/06/2024	26	FC Metz	€2.50m
03/10/2024	26	FC Metz	€2.00m
04/12/2024	26	FC Metz	€1.50m
25/03/2025	27	Venezia FC	€2.00m
17/06/2025	27	Venezia FC	€2.50m
23/12/2025	27	US Sassuolo	€3.00m
29/05/2026	28	US Sassuolo	€3.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2025	Serie A	Sassuolo	12	509	0	0.17	0.17	0	0.01	3	1	0.6

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.