Lachlan Candy
{{short description|New Zealand footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}{{Use New Zealand English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lachlan Candy
| caption =
| fullname = Lachlan Candy
| image =
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2005|08|22}}
| birth_place = New Zealand
| currentclub = Wellington Phoenix
| clubnumber = 46
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Waterside Karori
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Western Suburbs
| youthyears3 = 2021–2023
| youthclubs3 = Wellington Phoenix
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| years1 = 2023–
| clubs1 = Wellington Phoenix Reserves
| caps1 = 17
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2024
| clubs2 = → Waterside Karori (loan)
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = Wellington Phoenix
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2024–
|nationalteam1 = New Zealand U20
|nationalcaps1 = 4
|nationalgoals1 = 1
| pcupdate = 17 May 2025
| ntupdate = 18 July 2024
}}
Lachlan Candy (born 22 August 2005) is a New Zealand footballer who plays for Wellington Phoenix.
Club career
=Youth career=
Candy played for Waterside Karori and Western Suburbs at youth level, before joining the Phoenix academy in 2021.{{cite news|url=https://wellingtonphoenix.com/wellington-phoenix-mens-reserves/|title=Wellington Phoenix Men's Reserves|accessdate=28 June 2024|website=Wellington Phoenix}}
=Wellington Phoenix=
On 6 August 2024, Candy made his debut for the Wellington Phoenix in an Australia Cup match against South Melbourne.{{cite news|url=https://wellingtonphoenix.com/news/australia-cup-round-of-32-review-2/|title=Australia Cup Round of 32 Review|date=7 August 2024|accessdate=21 May 2025|website=Wellington Phoenix FC}}{{cite news|url=https://wellingtonphoenix.com/news/academy-players-make-first-team-debuts-in-australia-cup/|title=Academy players make first team debuts in Australia Cup|date=7 August 2024|accessdate=21 May 2025|website=Wellington Phoenix FC}} During the first half of the 2024 season, Candy was loaned out to Waterside Karori.{{cite news|url=https://theniche-cache.com/football/2025/1/24/ten-standout-prospects-from-the-next-wave-of-the-wellington-phoenix-academy|title=Ten Standout Prospects From The Next Wave Of The Wellington Phoenix Academy|date=24 January 2025|accessdate=28 June 2024|website=theniche-cache.com}}
Candy made his A-League Men debut on Waitangi Day 2025, coming on as a second-half substitute against Brisbane Roar.{{cite news|url=https://www.instagram.com/aleagues/p/DFuMoZzJyf9/|title=A fairytale moment for a local Wellington Phoenix talent 🥹💛|date=6 February 2025|accessdate=21 May 2025|website=A League}}
International career
Candy was called up for the New Zealand U20 squad for the 2024 OFC U-19 Men's Championship.{{cite news|url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/142012?newsfeedId=1275608|title=Chris Greenacre Announces First Squad As New Zealand U-20 Head Coach For OFC Men's U19 Championship|date=14 June 2024|accessdate=28 June 2024|website=New Zealand Football}}{{cite news|url=https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2024/06/16/new-zealand-squad-named-for-ofc-mens-u-19-championship-tournament/|title=New Zealand squad named for OFC Men's U-19 Championship tournament|date=16 June 2024|accessdate=28 June 2024|website=friendsoffootballnz.com}} He made his debut on 9 July 2024 in a 5–0 win over Samoa.{{cite news|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-mens-championship-2024-group-b-2700243289/new-zealand-samoa-2703713755/|title=New Zealand v Samoa|date=|accessdate=21 May 2025|website=Oceania Football Confederation}} Candy scored his first goal in the final of the tournament, as New Zealand beat New Caledonia 4–0.{{cite news|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-mens-championship-2024-final-2700243571/winner-semi-final-1-winner-semi-final-2-2700243540/|title=New Caledonia v New Zealand|date=|accessdate=21 May 2025|website=Oceania Football Confederation}}{{cite news|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/new-zealand-secure-u-19-glory-with-strong-second-half-performance/|title=New Zealand secure U-19 glory with strong second-half performance|date=18 July 2024|accessdate=21 May 2025|website=Oceania Football Confederation}}
Style of play
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played on 17 May 2025.|{{cite web |title=L. Candy |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/lachlan-candy/916885/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=21 May 2025}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Others !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=4|{{nowrap|Wellington Phoenix Reserves}}
|2023 |rowspan=3|National League |3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2024
|10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2025
|4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 4 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!17||2||0||0||colspan=2|—||17||2 | ||||||||
| Waterside Karori (loan)
|2024 |{{nowrap|National League}} |10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | colspan=2|— | 12 | 6 | ||
| rowspan=1|Wellington Phoenix
|rowspan=1|A-League Men |1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan=3|Career total
!28||6||3||2||0||0||31||8 |
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Honours
New Zealand U20
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|lachlan-candy/916885}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Candy, Lachlan}}
Category:New Zealand men's association footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Wellington Phoenix FC players