Domestic-league season · Sport Recife.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1341 | 6.78 |
 CONMEBOL Sudamericanaat Gremio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.7 |
 Copa Do Brasilat Gremio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5.9 |
 Gaúcho - 1at Gremio | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Following his move to Sport Recife, Cândido's current-season form is down 48% on last season (Season 21→11), while his Rating eased 63→56. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 28).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Sport Recife · 20th | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6.78 | 56 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | RB Bragantino · 16th | 26 | 1 | 0 | 6.78 | 63 | 21 |
| 2023/24 | RB Bragantino · 6th | 22 | 1 | 1 | 6.95 | 64 | 21 |
| 2022/23 | RB Bragantino · 14th | 32 | 11 | 0 | 6.71 | 74 | 19 |
| 2021/22 | RB Bragantino · 6th | 18 | 3 | 0 | 6.9 | 71 | 28 |
| 2020/21 | RB Bragantino · 10th | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7.05 | 64 | 10 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Luan Cândido is a 25-year-old central defender at Sport Recife, rated 55.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 149th of 427 in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (39.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cândido.
Judged on this season alone, Cândido graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 59th of 72 of the 72 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 2 clean sheets and 2.953 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 21 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 56, top 39% of the 72 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 25 Cândido is in his prime years, and a market index of 73.7 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 55.8, Cândido carries the 28th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A (top 39%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Sport Recife finished 20th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~74), then tapers with age. At 25, Cândido sits on 73.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Cândido's projected Rating — 55.8 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.
€8M total transfer fees · 9 moves
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