Yerson Candelo Miranda (born 24 February 1992) is a Colombian

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er who plays as a

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for brazilian Série A club

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Club career

Deportivo Cali

Candelo joined Deportivo Cali's youth academy at a young age and made his professional debut in 2010.

Queretaro

In 2015,

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and Queretaro reached terms for the 3 million dollar transfer of Candelo to "Los Gallos Blancos."

Atletico Nacional

On 20 June 2018 he signed for Atlético Nacional. On 1 November 2018, Candelo won his first title with the club, the

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. On 22 June, in the first leg of the 2022 Apertura finals against

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, Candelo scored a long range goal from the middle of the pitch, to put his team 2-1 up in an eventual 3-1 win. This goal was recognized as FIFA as a potential Puskas Award candidate. Nacional later won the finals 4-3 on aggregate, with Candelo participating in the second leg. In February 2023, he won his third title with the club, after Nacional won the 2023 Superliga Colombiana 5-3 on aggregate against

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, with Candelo participating as a substitute in the first leg. Shortly after the 2023 Apertura finals, which Nacional lost to rivals Millonarios, Nacional terminated Candelo's contract. It was rumored that this decision was taken because of a situation that happened in the closing minutes of the second leg of the finals, where mainly Candelo and

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prevented two substitutions, against the decisions of manager

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, whose idea was to bring these players on for the penalty shootout. However, Candelo states that he never had anything to do with the substitutions, and that the club said they wanted to prioritize their younger players.

Aucas

On 30 July 2023, Candelo joined Ecuadorian side Aucas, after heavy interest from

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. Candelo scored one goal in a 4-0 victory against Mushuc Runa in the Liga Pro.

Criciúma

After a season with Aucas, Candelo signed for recently promoted brazilian side

International career

Candelo made his debut for the Colombia national team on 16 January 2022 in a 2–1 home win over

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Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Deportivo Cali *

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;Querétaro *

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: 2016 Apertura *

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;Atlético Nacional *

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: 2022 Apertura *

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Candelo, Yerson 1992 births Living people Footballers from Cali Colombian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Colombia men's under-20 international footballers Categoría Primera A players Liga MX players Ecuadorian Serie A players Deportivo Cali footballers Querétaro F.C. footballers Atlético Nacional footballers S.D. Aucas footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador