# Leonardo Candellone

Leonardo Candellone (born 15 September 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Juve Stabia.

## Club career
### Torino

Born in Turin, Candellone was a youth exponent of Torino.

#### Loan to Gubbio

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. On 3 September he scored his first professional goal, as a substitute, in the 75th minute of a 1–0 home win over Südtirol. On 10 September he played his first entire match for Gubbio, a 1–0 away win over Lumezzane. On 26 November, Candellone scored his second in the 27th minute of a 3–0 away win over Mantova. On 4 December he scored his third goal in the 32nd minute of a 3–2 home defeat against Reggiana. 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. Candellone ended his loan to Gubbio with 35 appearances, 6 goals and 2 assists.

#### Loan to Ternana and Südtirol

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. On 29 April he scored twice in a 2–1 away win over Ravenna. Candellone ended his 6-month loan to Südtirol with 19 appearances, 5 goals and 2 assists.

#### Loan to Pordenone

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. 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. One week later, on 23 September, he scored his second goal in the 34th minute of a 2–1 away win over AlbinoLeffe. 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. 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. 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. 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. On 17 January 2020, Candellone scored his first goal in Serie B in the 29th minute of a 2–2 away draw against Frosinone. Candellone ended his second season at the club with 34 appearances, 2 goals and 3 assist.

### Napoli

On 19 September 2020, his rights were purchased by Napoli.

#### Loan to Bari

On the same day Napoli immediately sent him to Bari on a two-year loan with an option to purchase. 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. 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. 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. Five weeks later, on 11 November, he played his first entire match for Bari, a 4–1 away win over Potenza. 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.

#### Loan to Südtirol

On 16 July 2021, he returned to Südtirol on loan.

#### Return to Pordenone

On 31 January 2022, Candellone returned to Pordenone on a new loan until 30 June 2023, with an option to buy.

### Juve Stabia

On 19 July 2023, Candellone joined Serie C club Juve Stabia on a contract till 30 June 2025.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 18 July 2021
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Gubbio (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie C | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 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 |
| Pordenone (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 37 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 40 | 16 |
| Pordenone (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Bari (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie C | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 146 | 27 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 159 | 30 |
* 1 2 All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.
* ↑ All appearance(s) in Supercoppa di Serie C.
* ↑ All appearance(s) in Serie B play-off.

## Honours
### Club

Torino Primavera
* Campionato Nazionale Primavera: 2014–15
* Supercoppa Primavera: 2016
Pordenone
* Serie C (Group B): 2018–19
* Supercoppa di Serie C: 2019