Fali Candé (born 24 January 1998) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Sassuolo and the Guinea-Bissau national team.
Club career Candé made his professional debut with Portimonense in a 2–2 Primeira Liga tie with Benfica on 10 June 2020.
On 26 January 2022, Candé signed a contract with Metz in France until June 2026.
On 22 January 2025, Candé moved to Venezia in Italy on loan with an option to buy. On 12 June 2025, Venezia exercised their option to buy and signed a three-year contract with Candé.
On 10 August 2025, Candé signed with Sassuolo.
International career Candé made his debut for Guinea-Bissau national team on 26 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Eswatini.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBenfica B2017–18Liga Portugal 200————00Casa Pia (loan)2017–18Campeonato de Portugal1302010——160Portimonense2019–20Primeira Liga900000——902020–212221000——2322021–221611010——181Total4732010——503Metz2021–22Ligue 1110————1102022–23Ligue 238120———4012023–24Ligue 125000——102602024–25Ligue 28000———80Total81120——10841Metz II2024–25National 320————20Venezia (loan)2024–25Serie A171————171Sassuolo2025–26Serie A0000———00Career total1615602000101705
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGuinea-Bissau202180202260202350202480202561Total331
Scores and results list Guines-Bissau's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Candé goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Fali CandéNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 8 September 2025 Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 2–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
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