Candia's current-season form is up 386% on last season (Season 7→34), while his Rating eased 28→26. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 54).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Barracas Central · 6th	28	9	2	6.91	26	34
2024/25	Barracas Central · 28th	33	1	0	6.57	28	7
2022/23	Huracan · 4th	29	4	2	6.9	42	18
2021/22	Huracan · 8th	34	6	0	6.97	48	23
2020/21	Arsenal Sarandi · 4th	10	4	2	6.91	55	54

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

J. Candia is a 31-year-old attacking midfielder at Barracas Central, rated 26.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 384th of 558 in the Liga Profesional Argentina. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (58% of available minutes). He brings 0.54 goal contributions per 90 (0.44 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Candia.

Judged on this season alone, Candia graded 34 — a standout campaign that ranks top 3% of the 48 attacking midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 9 goals and 2 assists in 28 appearances (0.542 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 34). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 37th of 48 of the 48 attacking midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 31 Candia is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2025/26

Current potential37th of 48 attacking midfielders · Liga Profesional Argentina Current seasonTop 3% attacking midfielders · Liga Profesional Argentina1st-best attacking midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina384th in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential37th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina

26.2

Ratingi

37th of 48 attacking midfielders

34.2

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

58%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.54

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Barracas Central finished 6th of 15 · a mid-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.32

Goals / app

9 goals in 28 appearances (0.32 per game) for a mid-table side. Add 2 assists for 11 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.54 goal contributions per 90 (0.44 goals, 0.1 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 58% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Defensive numbers. Modest 1.38 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 26.2, Candia carries the 37th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina of 48. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.54 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %58%

Available fixtures35 of 35

Goals / 900.443

Assists / 900.099

Goal contribution / 900.542

Defensive actions / 901.379

Player flow

Goal involvements11

Shot conversion %52.9

Shot accuracy %53.1

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.443

Foul involvement / 903.3

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~12), then tapers with age. At 31, Candia sits on 5.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Candia's projected Rating — 26.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.