Fali Candé

Sassuolo

Center Back Guinea-Bissau

⚠ Muscle injury · Return: Unknown

Age 28

Height 184 cm

Foot Left

Country Guinea-Bissau

Value €2.1m

Contract 2029-06-30

Metrics Lab

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Form

Rating per season, last 5 matches, and timeline all matches

Season

6.44

13 matches

Last 5

6.58

+0.14 vs season

Best

7.2

vs Bologna

MOTM

of 10 matches

Rating by match (last 10)

≥8.0 7.0–8.0 6.0–7.0 5.5–6.0 <5.5

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Injury

Status unavailable

Return: {'expectedReturnKey': 'expected_return_date_unknown', 'expectedReturnDateParam': None, 'expectedReturnFallback': 'Unknown'}

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Attributes

Chances created Aerial duels Defensive actions Goals Shot attempts Touches

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Apps

Goals

Assists

Rating

6.44

Goals

Assists

Rating

6.51

18%

Matches

15%

Started

15%

Minutes

507

20%

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Stats compared to other center-backs

Serie A · percentile vs peers

Chances created

Aerial duels

14%

Defensive actions

Goals

87%

Shot attempts

33%

Touches

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Shot Map

3 shots per season

Goals

On target

0.22

Conversion

Goal Saved Off target

Detailed Stats & Percentiles (Serie A)

Shooting

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 21%	Per 90 pctl avg 33%
Goals	0	0.00	0	0
xG	0.22	0.04	33	47
xG excl. penalty	0.22	0.04	33	47
Shots	3	0.53	16	39

Passing

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 7%	Per 90 pctl avg 9%
Assists	0	0.00	0	0
xA	0.03	0.00	1	0
Accurate passes	146	25.92	15	20
Pass accuracy	76.4	76.44	9	9
Accurate long balls	6	1.07	11	26
Long ball accuracy	25.0	25.00	7	7
Chances created	1	0.18	3	3

Possession

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 33%	Per 90 pctl avg 48%
Duels won	26	4.62	20	69
Duels won %	46.4	46.43	22	22
Aerials won	11	1.95	56	100
Aerials won %	39.3	39.29	28	28
Touches	298	52.90	15	7
Touches in opposition box	3	0.53	9	15
Dispossessed	1	0.18	84	84
Fouls won	6	1.07	26	60

Defending

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 33%	Per 90 pctl avg 49%
Defensive actions	42	7.46	30	84
Tackles	9	1.60	11	43
Interceptions	2	0.36	5	5
Blocked scoring attempt	3	0.53	43	86
Fouls committed	9	1.60	32	92
Penalties conceded	1	0.18	0	1
Recoveries	26	4.62	22	79
Possession won final 3rd	1	0.18	15	47
Dribbled past	4	0.71	73	37
Clearances	28	4.97	54	94
Clean sheets	0	0.00	0	0
Goals conceded while on pitch	6	1.07	81	47
xG against while on pitch	8.20	1.46	71	18

Discipline

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 70%	Per 90 pctl avg 55%
Yellow cards	2	0.36	41	11
Red cards	0	0.00	100	100

Shooting

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 21%	Per 90 pctl avg 33%
Goals	0	0.00	0	0
xG	0.22	0.04	33	47
xG excl. penalty	0.22	0.04	33	47
Shots	3	0.53	16	39

Passing

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 7%	Per 90 pctl avg 9%
Assists	0	0.00	0	0
xA	0.03	0.00	1	0
Accurate passes	146	25.92	15	20
Pass accuracy	76.4	76.44	9	9
Accurate long balls	6	1.07	11	26
Long ball accuracy	25.0	25.00	7	7
Chances created	1	0.18	3	3

Possession

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 33%	Per 90 pctl avg 48%
Duels won	26	4.62	20	69
Duels won %	46.4	46.43	22	22
Aerials won	11	1.95	56	100
Aerials won %	39.3	39.29	28	28
Touches	298	52.90	15	7
Touches in opposition box	3	0.53	9	15
Dispossessed	1	0.18	84	84
Fouls won	6	1.07	26	60

Defending

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 33%	Per 90 pctl avg 49%
Defensive actions	42	7.46	30	84
Tackles	9	1.60	11	43
Interceptions	2	0.36	5	5
Blocked scoring attempt	3	0.53	43	86
Fouls committed	9	1.60	32	92
Penalties conceded	1	0.18	0	1
Recoveries	26	4.62	22	79
Possession won final 3rd	1	0.18	15	47
Dribbled past	4	0.71	73	37
Clearances	28	4.97	54	94
Clean sheets	0	0.00	0	0
Goals conceded while on pitch	6	1.07	81	47
xG against while on pitch	8.20	1.46	71	18

Discipline

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile avg 70%	Per 90 pctl avg 55%
Yellow cards	2	0.36	41	11
Red cards	0	0.00	100	100

Recent Matches (24)

Date	Opponent	Comp	Score	Min	G	Rating
2026-01-03	vs Parma	Serie A	1-1	4	0
2025-12-28	@ Bologna	Serie A	1-1	60	0	7.2
2025-12-21	vs Torino	Serie A	0-1	12	0	6.4
2025-12-14	@ Milan	Serie A	2-2	59	0	6.2
2025-12-06	vs Fiorentina	Serie A	3-1	0	0
2025-11-28	@ Como	Serie A	2-0	8	0
2025-11-24	vs Pisa	Serie A	2-2	72	0	6.2
2025-11-09	@ Atalanta	Serie A	0-3	81	0	6.9
2025-11-03	vs Genoa	Serie A	1-2	0	0
2025-10-30	@ Cagliari	Serie A	1-2	90	0	6.7
2025-10-26	vs Roma	Serie A	0-1	51	0	6.3
2025-10-18	@ Lecce	Serie A	0-0	16	0	5.9
2025-10-12	@ Egypt	World Cup Qualification CAF Grp. A	1-0	90	0
2025-10-08	@ Ethiopia	World Cup Qualification CAF Grp. A	1-0	90	0
2025-10-03	@ Hellas Verona	Serie A	0-1	0	0
2025-09-28	vs Udinese	Serie A	3-1	0	0
2025-09-24	@ Como	Coppa Italia	3-0	90	0	5.6
2025-09-21	@ Inter	Serie A	2-1	0	0
2025-09-14	vs Lazio	Serie A	1-0	0	0
2025-09-08	vs Djibouti	World Cup Qualification CAF Grp. A	2-0	45	1
2025-09-04	vs Sierra Leone	World Cup Qualification CAF Grp. A	1-1	90	0
2025-08-29	@ Cremonese	Serie A	3-2	45	0	6.8
2025-08-23	vs Napoli	Serie A	0-2	9	0
2025-08-15	vs Catanzaro	Coppa Italia	1-0	0	0

Career

Season	Team	Type	Apps	G	A	Rating
2025/2026	Sassuolo	senior	13	0	0	6.44
2024/2025	Venezia	senior	17	1	1	6.91
2024/2025	Metz B	senior	2	0	0	-
2024/2025	Metz	senior	8	0	0	6.95
2023/2024	Metz	senior	26	0	1	6.66
2022/2023	Metz	senior	40	1	0	7.02
2021/2022	Metz	senior	11	0	2	6.84
2021/2022	Portimonense	senior	18	1	2	7.32
2020/2021	Portimonense	senior	23	2	0	6.63
2019/2020	Portimonense	senior	9	0	0	6.50
2017/2018	Casa Pia AC	senior	13	0	0	-
2026	Guinea-Bissau	national team	7	1	0	-
2025	Guinea-Bissau	national team	2	0	0	-
2023	Guinea-Bissau	national team	8	0	0	6.86
2022	Guinea-Bissau	national team	6	0	0	-
2021	Guinea-Bissau	national team	3	0	0	6.67