Full Name : Antonio Candreva
Date of Birth : 28 February 1987
Place of Birth : Rome, Italy
Height : 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1/2 in)
Playing Position : Winger
Date of Birth : 28 February 1987
Place of Birth : Rome, Italy
Height : 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1/2 in)
Playing Position : Winger
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Club career
Ternana
Born in Rome and nicknamed Il Timido ("The shy one") for his cautious style of play, Candreva started playing for the youth teams at local club Lodigiani, then transferred to Serie C1 team Ternana in 2003 and played several games for the first team when they were promoted to Serie B for the 2004–05 season. After Ternana were relegated back to Serie C1 the following season, he became a regular in the side and attracted the interest of several Serie A clubs.
Udinese
On June 2007, Candreva was then signed by Serie A club Udinese and played for their Primavera (U-20) team as overage player. He made his Serie A debut on 27 January 2008 and managed several appearances for the first team.
Loan to Livorno and Juventus
The 21-year-old was successively loaned out to Serie B outfit Livorno for the 2008–09 season. Together with Alessandro Diamanti, he helped the Tuscan side regain promotion to Serie A as playoff winners. After a successful first season, the loan deal between Udinese and Livorno was subsequently extended to one more year, thus giving Candreva the opportunity to play a full season as a regular in the Italian top flight.
On 20 January 2010, it was confirmed Serie A giants Juventus had signed Candreva on loan for the rest of the season, for €500,000, with Juventus having an option to buy half of his contract from Udinese at the end of the season. He was initially signed as a back-up, filling in whenever Claudio Marchisio was injured or suspended and struggled in the wide midfield role. After Alberto Zaccheroni made several tactical changes, the youngster adapted well to the new formation and scored his first Serie A goal, the winner against Bologna less than ten minutes after on as a substitute for Diego. A few days later, he made his debut in European competition in the Europa League round of 32 second leg against Ajax when he came on as a late substitute for captain Alessandro Del Piero.
Return
After the end of the 2009–10 season, Juventus opted not to exercise their right to sign the player permanently and Candreva returned to Udinese in the summer. On 31 August 2010, Candreva signed for Serie A side Parma on a one-year loan deal, for €500,000. Parma had the option to purchase Candreva in a co-ownership deal, but declined to do so. Candreva had endured a difficult season in which he failed to live up to expectations.
Cesena
On 21 July 2011, Candreva signed for Serie A side Cesena on an initial one-year loan deal. It cost Cesena €300,000
Lazio
In the last day of the January 2012 transfer season he moved to Lazio on a free loan deal, in return Simone Del Nero from Lazio went for a free loan in Cesena. Candreva scored his first goal for Lazio against Napoli in the 2011–2012 season where he was finally praised by the Lazio supporters after an indifferent start.
On 18 July 2012, the temporary deal was renewed for free with option to buy.
With the hiring of Lazio's new coach Vladimir Petković in the 2012–13 season, Candreva has finally won over fans and coaching staff continuously being one of Lazio's best performers. On 2 September 2012, Candreva scored his first goal for Lazio in the 2012–2013 season when Lazio defeated Palermo in a 3–0 victory following Miroslav Klose's 2 goals.
On 26 May he wins his first trophy, the Coppa Italia, in a historic derby against city rivals of Rome for 1–0. In June 2013 Lazio excised the option to buy Candreva in co-ownership deal for €1.7 million in 4-year contract. In October 2013, Candreva added one more year to his current contract
International career
Candreva has played for Italy since the U-18 level, making his debut in October 2004. After taking part in the 2008 Toulon Tournament, he was named in reserve list for the upcoming Olympics. Candreva was eventually called up as an injury replacement for Tommaso Rocchi. He made his U-21 debut on 9 September 2008 in the 2009 European Championship qualifier against Croatia. In May, he was called up to the 23-man squad for 2009 European Championships as second choice and made several substitute appearances.
On 14 November 2009, Candreva made his senior national team debut in a friendly match against the Netherlands.
In early May, Candreva was called up for the pre-World Cup training camp and included in the 30-man preliminary squad announced on 11 May 2010 but was dropped a week later.
In October 2012, Antonio Candreva was recalled by Cesare Prandelli to play in a double fixture for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. Candreva re-earned a spot in the national team after his top performances for Lazio playing in both qualifiers.
In June 2013 Candreva was recalled by Cesare Prandelli to play in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. In the knockout stages of the tournament 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage, during the semi-final against Spain national football team the match had to be decided by a penalty shoot-out. Candreva stepped up to take the first penalty and scored past Iker Casillas by chipping the ball, in a way that reminded the famous penalty scored by Czech legend Antonín Panenka in the Euro 1976 Final.
Reference : Wikipedia
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