Mitchel James Candlin (born 8 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bedworth United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mitchel James Candlin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Stafford, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bedworth United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Walsall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Walsall | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Nuneaton Borough (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Alvechurch (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| 2021 | Hyde United | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Alvechurch | 8 | (0) |
| 2022 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Chasetown | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Wolverhampton Casuals (loan) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Quorn | ||
| 2024 | Stafford Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Bedworth United | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:07, 10 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Playing career
editWalsall
editCandlin made his Walsall debut as an 84th minute substitute for Adam Chambers in a 1–0 defeat to Bradford City at Valley Parade on 1 April 2017[2] and made four further appearances as a sixteen-year-old before the end of the season.[3]
He scored his first first-team goal for Walsall in a 2–1 pre-season friendly win against Chester in July 2017.[4] Despite a promising pre-season, Candlin managed only four further first team appearances in the 2017–18 season.[5]
On the final day of the August transfer window in 2018, Candlin signed on loan with Blackburn Rovers with a view to making the move permanent on 1 January 2019.[6] However, after failing to make a first-team appearance and only limited game time for the club's U23 side, Rovers opted not to complete the transfer and Candlin returned to Walsall in January 2019.
In September 2019 he joined Nuneaton Borough on a short-term loan deal.[7] He scored his first goal for Nuneaton in a 4–0 home win against Stourbridge on 17 September and went on to make 11 appearances and score 3 goals.[8] He was recalled by Walsall in January 2020 due to a number of injuries to first-team players.[9]
On 2 March 2020, Candlin moved to Alvechurch on a youth loan.[10]
He signed for Northern Premier League Premier League side Hyde United on a free transfer in September 2021.[11][12] In November 2021, he signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Alvechurch, where he had previously spent time on loan.[13] In January 2022, he was on the move again, signing for divisional rivals Bromsgrove Sporting.[13]
In September 2024, Candlin joined Bedworth United.[14]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Walsall | 2016–17[3] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017–18[5] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[15] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[16] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2018–19[15] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Nuneaton Borough (loan) | 2019–20[8] | Southern League Premier | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 1 | 11 | 3 | |
| Alvechurch (loan) | 2019–20 | Southern League Premier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in Southern League Cup
References
edit- ^ "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Bradford City 1-0 Walsall". BBC Sport. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Mitchel Candlin in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "Chester 1-2 Walsall". Saddlers.co.uk. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Mitchel Candlin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Mitch Candlin: Blackburn Rovers loan Walsall striker with an option to buy". BBC Sport. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Mitchel Candlin joins Nuneaton Borough on Short-Term Loan Deal".
- ^ a b "Mitch Candlin". Nuneaton Borough. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Walsall striker Mitch Candlin recalled from Nuneaton loan". Express & Star. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Walsall striker Mitch Candlin joins Alvechurch on youth loan". Express & Star. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Gordon, James (21 July 2021). "Saturday's Transfer List - September 11th 2021". Northern Premier League.
- ^ "Hyde United – Appearances – Mitchel Candlin". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ a b Whitney, Steve (28 January 2022). "Two More For Bromsgrove Sporting". Southern Football League. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "New Signing Announcement". bedworthunitedfc.co.uk. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Games played by Mitchel Candlin in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Mitchel Candlin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2020.