| Leonardo Candellone | |
| Birth Date: | 15 September 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Turin, Italy |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Position: | Punta centrale |
| Currentclub: | Juve Stabia |
| Clubnumber: | 27 |
| Youthclubs1: | Pertusa Biglieri |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Torino |
| Years1: | 2016–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Torino |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Gubbio (loan) |
| Caps2: | 34 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Ternana (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Südtirol (loan) |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Pordenone (loan) |
| Caps5: | 64 |
| Goals5: | 11 |
| Years6: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Napoli |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | → Bari (loan) |
| Caps7: | 28 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs8: | → Südtirol (loan) |
| Caps8: | 15 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs9: | → Pordenone (loan) |
| Caps9: | 35 |
| Goals9: | 8 |
| Years10: | 2023– |
| Clubs10: | Juve Stabia |
| Caps10: | 34 |
| Goals10: | 10 |
| Pcupdate: | 5 May 2024 |
Leonardo Candellone (born 15 September 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Juve Stabia.
Born in Turin, Candellone was a youth exponent of Torino.
On 15 July 2016, Candellone was signed by Serie C side Gubbio on a season-long loan deal. On 27 August, Candellone made his debut for Gubbio in a 1–1 away draw against Pordenone, he was replaced by Lorenzo Musto in the 70th minute.[1] On 3 September he scored his first professional goal, as a substitute, in the 75th minute of a 1–0 home win over Südtirol.[2] On 10 September he played his first entire match for Gubbio, a 1–0 away win over Lumezzane.[3] On 26 November, Candellone scored his second in the 27th minute of a 3–0 away win over Mantova.[4] On 4 December he scored his third goal in the 32nd minute of a 3–2 home defeat against Reggiana.[5] On 30 April 2017, Candellone received a red card, as a substitute, in the 88th minute of a 3–0 away defeat against Bassano Virtus.[6] Candellone ended his loan to Gubbio with 35 appearances, 6 goals and 2 assists.[7]
On 8 August 2017, Candellone was loaned to Serie B club Ternana on a season-long loan deal. On 21 October he made his Serie B debut as a substitute replacing Luca Tremolada in the 84th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Ascoli.[8] On 24 October he played his second match for Ternana, again as a substitute replacing Alessandro Favalli in the 65th minute of a 4–2 away defeat against Frosinone.[9] On 18 November, Candellone played his third match as a substitute replacing Adriano Montalto in the 76th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Foggia.[10] In January 2018, Candellone was re-called to Torino leaving Ternana with only 3 appearances, all as a substitute.
On 11 January 2018, Candellone was signed by Serie C club Südtirol on a 6-month loan deal.[11] On 20 January, Candellone made his Serie C debut for Südtirol as a substitute replacing Rocco Costantino in the 57th minute and he scored his first goal in the 63rd minute of a 1–0 away win over Fermana.[12] On 10 February, Candellone played his first match as a starter for Südtirol, a 2–1 home defeat against Gubbio, he was replaced by Rocco Costantino in the 56th minute.[13] On 29 April he scored twice in a 2–1 away win over Ravenna.[14] Candellone ended his 6-month loan to Südtirol with 19 appearances, 5 goals and 2 assists.
On 31 July 2018, Candellone was loaned to Serie C club Pordenone on a season-long loan deal. On 5 August he made his debut for Pordenone in a match lost 4–3 at penalties after a 2–2 away draw against Pescara in second round of Coppa Italia.[15] On 18 September he made his Serie C debut and he scored his first goal for Pordenone in the 34th minute of a 2–1 home win over Fano, he played the entire match.[16] One week later, on 23 September, he scored his second goal in the 34th minute of a 2–1 away win over AlbinoLeffe.[17] Three days later, Candellone scored his third consecutive goal and the decisive goal of the match in the 42nd minute of a 1–0 home win over Virtus Verona.[18] Candellone ended his season-long loan to Pordenone with 39 appearances, including 38 of them as a starter, 16 goals and 3 assists.
On 24 July 2019, Candellone returned to Pordenone with another season-long loan.[19] On 11 August 2019, Candellone played his first match of the season in a 2–1 home defeat against FeralpiSalò in the second round of Coppa Italia. he was replaced by Gaetano Monachello in the 62nd minute.[20] On 1 September he made his league debut for Pordenone as a substitute replacing Patrick Ciurria in the 77th minute of a 4–2 away defeat against Pescara. On 13 September he played his first match as a starter in Serie B, a 1–0 home win over Spezia, he was replaced after 65 minutes by Patrick Ciurria.[21] On 17 January 2020, Candellone scored his first goal in Serie B in the 29th minute of a 2–2 away draw against Frosinone.[22] Candellone ended his second season at the club with 34 appearances, 2 goals and 3 assist.
On 19 September 2020, his rights were purchased by Napoli.
On the same day Napoli immediately sent him to Bari on a two-year loan with an option to purchase.[23] Four days later, on 23 September, he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Manuel Marras in the 46th minute and in the 75th minute he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 home win over Travestere in the first round of Coppa Italia.[24] Four days later, he made his league debut for the club as a substitute replacing again Manuel Marras in the 66th minute of a 3–2 away win over Virtus Francavilla.[25] On 7 October, Candellone played his first match as a starter for the club in Serie C, a 3–2 away win over Cavese, he was replaced by Eugenio D'Ursi after 66 minutes.[26] Five weeks later, on 11 November, he played his first entire match for Bari, a 4–1 away win over Potenza.[27] Candellone ended his first season to Bari with 28 appearances, 9 of them as a starter, 1 goal and 2 assists. However in July 2021 his loan was interrupped and he returned to Napoli.
On 16 July 2021, he returned to Südtirol on loan.[28]
On 31 January 2022, Candellone returned to Pordenone on a new loan until 30 June 2023, with an option to buy.[29]
On 19 July 2023, Candellone joined Serie C club Juve Stabia on a contract till 30 June 2025.[30]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Gubbio (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie C | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[31] | 0 | 35 | 6 | ||
| Ternana (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Südtirol (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 15 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Pordenone (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 37 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[32] | 1 | 40 | 16 | ||
| 2019–20 | Serie B | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[33] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |||
| Bari (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie C | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 146 | 27 | 4 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | 159 | 30 | ||||
Torino Primavera
2014–15
Pordenone