Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sport Recife.
Performance data · by competition
| 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 | — |
Scout report
Luan Cândido is a 25-year-old central defender at Sport Recife, rated 55.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 135th of 413 on scout potential 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 58th of 68 of the 68 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 34% of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 25 Cândido is in his prime years, and a market index of 26.5 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Sport Recife finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 39.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 55.8, Cândido carries the 23rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A (top 34%), 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
