| Paco Candela | |
| Fullname: | Francisco Antonio Candela Pascual |
| Birth Date: | 19 January 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Alicante, Spain |
| Height: | 1.840NaN0 |
| Position: | Centre back / Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Linense |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthclubs1: | Villarreal |
| Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2013–2016 |
| Caps2: | 42 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | → Sevilla B (loan) |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016–2018 |
| Caps4: | 41 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps5: | 28 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2019 |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2020 |
| Caps8: | 1 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2020– |
| Caps9: | 4 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 21:10, 2 January 2021 (UTC) |
Francisco 'Paco' Antonio Candela Pascual (born 19 January 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Balompédica Linense. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a defensive midfielder.
Born in Alicante, Valencian Community, Candela graduated with Villarreal CF's youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the C-team in the 2011–12 campaign, in Tercera División. On 20 August 2013 he moved to Segunda División B's CD Leganés,[1] featuring in 29 matches during his first season, which ended in promotion.
On 6 August 2014 Candela signed a new two-year deal with the Madrid side.[2] On 11 September he made his professional debut, starting in a 1–1 home draw against CD Numancia, for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[3]
On 16 January 2015 Candela was loaned to Sevilla Atlético, until June.[4] He subsequently returned to Lega after his loan expired and scored his first professional goal on 23 August, netting his team's first in a 2–3 away loss against UD Almería through a free kick.[5]
Candela joined Mérida AD on 3 January 2020.[6] However, after only one game for the club, Paco got problems with his knee and was out for the rest of his spell at the club.[7] In the summer 2020, Paco then signed with Linense.[8] After four games for the club, he hurt his knee again at the end of November 2020 and underwent a arthroscopy to repair the external meniscus of his right knee, in which he suffered a partial tear. Paco was set to be out for two months.[9] [10]