Yerson Candelo is back in Colombian soccer. The 32-year-old footballer was made official as a new player for América de Cali for the next semester, after ending his relationship with Criciuma of Brazil. This is the second reinforcement of the Valle del Cauca team for the BetPlay League 2024-II.
Candelo hopes to be important for America, a team that has been watching him and studying his hiring for a few weeks at the request of coach Jorge ‘Polilla’ da Silva. The right back returns to the BetPlay League where he stood out with Deportivo Cali and Atlético Nacional (a club with which he won four local titles).
The Valle del Cauca team made the hiring of the footballer official, who arrives as a free agent and signed a two-year contract, as mentioned by the club on its website. “Yerson Candelo dresses in Scarlet! Coming from Brazilian football, the right back is our second reinforcement to play next season.”
Career and performance of Yerson Candelo
The full-back, who can also act as a midfielder or right winger, made his professional debut in 2010 with Deportivo Cali, where he was until his move to football abroad after signing for Querétaro in Mexico, Later, he returned to the country to play Atlético Nacional and spent several seasons before going to Ecuador to play with Aucas, his last team was Criciúma of Brazil.
According to the graph of BeSoccer Pro, Candelo has accumulated 499 games as a professional, has 24 goals and 4 expulsions in his career. His greatest contribution in The offensive phase goes from key passes to assists and successful crosses. Furthermore, thanks to his power he is a good reacher to the rival goal with good definition.
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