Mayer Andrés Candelo García (born 20 February 1977) is a Colombian football manager and former football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mayer Andrés Candelo García | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo Cali | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | Deportivo Cali | 53 | (14) |
| 2000–2004 | Vélez Sársfield | 18 | (1) |
| 2001 | → América de Cali (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Cortuluá (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | → Millonarios (loan) | 34 | (7) |
| 2003–2004 | → Deportivo Cali (loan) | 29 | (6) |
| 2004 | → Cortuluá (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Deportivo Cali | 13 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Deportes Tolima (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Universidad de Chile (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2006–2010 | Universitario | 79 | (15) |
| 2009 | → Juan Aurich (loan) | 38 | (13) |
| 2010 | → César Vallejo (loan) | 30 | (11) |
| 2011–2015 | Millonarios | 189 | (17) |
| 2016 | Cortuluá | 22 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Deportivo Cali | 50 | (4) |
| 2018 | Atlético Huila | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Cortuluá | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 643 | (98) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2003 | Colombia | 11 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Cortuluá | ||
| 2022 | Deportivo Cali | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Candelo made his debut in 1996 for Deportivo Cali and played for Universitario de Deportes, whom he captained.