João Cancelo

This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Cavaco and the second is Cancelo.

João Cancelo
Cancelo playing for Manchester City in 2023
Personal information
Full name João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Barreiro, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Full-back[3]
Club information
Current team
 Al Hilal
Number 20
Youth career
2002–2007 Barreirense
2007–2012 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Benfica B 51 (3)
2014–2015 Benfica 1 (0)
2014–2015 → Valencia (loan) 10 (0)
2015–2018 Valencia 64 (2)
2017–2018 → Inter Milan (loan) 26 (1)
2018–2019 Juventus 25 (1)
2019–2024 Manchester City 98 (5)
2023 → Bayern Munich (loan) 15 (1)
2023–2024 → Barcelona (loan) 32 (2)
2024– Al Hilal 10 (0)
National team‡
2010 Portugal U16 6 (0)
2010–2011 Portugal U17 17 (1)
2011–2012 Portugal U18 7 (0)
2012–2013 Portugal U19 25 (1)
2013–2014 Portugal U20 9 (0)
2014–2017 Portugal U21 11 (1)
2016– Portugal 60 (10)
Honours
Representing  Portugal
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2019 Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2015 Czech Republic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:28, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:28, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo (born 27 May 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays primarily as a full-back for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal and the Portugal national team.[4][5] He is often regarded as one of the best full-backs in the world.[6][7]

Club career

Benfica

Cancelo was born in Barreiro, which is a city in the District of Setúbal. He joined SL Benfica's youth academy in 2007.

He made his debut for Benfica on July 28, 2012. The match was a friendly match against Gil Vicente.[8] Despite being registered with the reserve team, he was talked about as a possible replacement to Maxi Pereira.[9] He made his professional debut on January 25, 2014. The match was a Taça da Liga 3rd round match against Gil Vicente, where he came on as a substitute for André Almeida in the 82nd minute.[10] His only league match for Benfica was a 2-1 loss against FC Porto. [11]

Valencia

Cancelo joined Valencia on August 20, 2014 on a one year loan, with an option to buy for €15 million.[12] He made his La Liga debut on September 25 2014, in a 3-0 win against Córdoba.[13] He was awarded the man of the match on April 12, 2015, after a 3-0 win against Levante.[14][15] He only made 13 appearances in the 2014-15 season, as he was mainly the backup of Antonio Barragán. On May 25, Cancelo agreed a permanant contract with Valencia until June 30, 2021. The transfer fee was €15 million.[16][17][18][19]

On September 16, 2015, Cancelo made his UEFA Champions League debut. The match was a 3-2 loss against Zenit Saint Petersburg, where he scored 1 goal. The goal made him the 5th youngest Champions League scorer, aged 21 years and 107 days old. [20] On April 20, 2016, he would score his first league goal for Valenica. The match was a 4-0 win against Eibar.

Loan to Inter Milan

On August 22, 2017, Cancelo joined Inter Milan on a one-year loan until June 30, 2018, with an option to make the transfer permanent.[21] The deal also saw Geoffrey Kondogbia join Valencia on loan.[22] He made his Serie A debut on August 26, 2017 in a 3-1 win against AS Roma.[23] He would suffer a knee ligament injury in late August 2017, while on international duty.[24] His first game back from injury was a 3-2 win on October 15, 2018 against AC Milan.[25]He was a member of the 2017-18 Serie A Team of the Year[26][27][28] After the season, Inter Milan decided to not make the loan permanent.[29]

Juventus

On June 27, 2018, Juventus signed João Cancelo on a 5-year contract for €40.4 million.[30] He made his Juventus debut on August 18, in a 3-2 win against ChievoVerona.[31] He won his first trophy with Juventus on January 16, 2019, when Juventus beat AC Milan 1-0 in the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana.[32][33][34] He would play in the Scudetto-winning match, where Juventus won 2-1 against Fiorentina.[35]

Manchester City

On 7 August 2019, Cancelo joined English Premier League champions Manchester City. The deal was a six-year deal worth £27.4 million, with Danilo joining Juventus as part of the deal, equalling to £60 million. This made João Cancelo the most expensive right-back ever.[36][37] He made his Premier League debut on August 25, 2019 in a 3-1 win against Bournemouth, where he came on as a substitute for Kyle Walker. He scored his first goal for Manchester City on December 18, 2019, in a 3–1 win against Oxford United in the EFL Cup quarter-finals.[38]

He made his first start of the 2020-21 season on October 17, 2020 due to injury.The match was a 1–0 win against Arsenal. On November 3, 2020, Cancelo scored his first Champions League goal for Manchester City in a 3–0 win against Greek team Olympiacos.[39] His first league goal of the season happened on January 26, 2021. In that match, Cancelo scored the 2nd goal in a 5–0 win against West Bromwich Albion.[40] He was named in the 2020-21 PFA Team of the Year.[41][42]

On October 17, 2021, Cancelo scored his first goal of the season for Manchester City. The goal was scored in a 6–3 win against RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League group stage.[43] On November 3rd, Cancelo provided a hat-trick of assists in a 4–1 win against Club Brugge in the Champions League group stage.[44]

International career

Cancelo playing for the Portugal U-19s in 2012

Cancelo represented Portugal at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship[45] and at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Lithuania.[46]

With the Portugal under-20s, Cancelo appeared at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup and at the 2014 Toulon Tournament.[47]

Cancelo was part of the Portugal under-21 squad that played in the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. His only appearance in the tournament was as a substitute for Raphaël Guerreiro in the semi-finals. The match was a 5-0 win against Germany.[48]

Cancelo was called up to the Portugal national team for the first time on August 26, 2016.[49] In his first mach for Portugal, he scored the 3rd goal in a 5-0 friendly win against Gibraltar.[50] In May 2018, Cancelo was included in the preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[51] but he did not make the final team.[52]

On May 20, 2021, it was confirmed that Cancelo was selected for Portugual's Euro 2020 squad.[53] However, he had to withdraw due to testing positive for COVID-19.[54]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2012–13[55] Segunda Liga 20 2 — — — — 20 2
2013–14[55] Segunda Liga 31 1 — — — — 31 1
Total 51 3 — — — — 51 3
Benfica 2013–14[55] Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 2 0
Valencia (loan) 2014–15[55] La Liga 10 0 3 0 — — — 13 0
Valencia 2015–16[55] La Liga 28 1 4 1 — 7[c] 1 — 39 3
2016–17[55] La Liga 35 1 3 0 — — — 38 1
2017–18[55] La Liga 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Total 74 2 10 1 — 7 1 — 91 4
Inter Milan (loan) 2017–18[55] Serie A 26 1 2 0 — — — 28 1
Juventus 2018–19[55] Serie A 25 1 1 0 — 7[d] 0 1[e] 0 34 1
Manchester City 2019–20[56] Premier League 17 0 4 0 4 1 8[d] 0 — 33 1
2020–21[57] Premier League 28 2 3 0 3 0 9[d] 1 — 43 3
2021–22[58] Premier League 36 1 5 0 1 0 9[d] 2 1[f] 0 52 3
2022–23[59] Premier League 17 2 1 0 1 0 6[d] 0 1[f] 0 26 2
Total 98 5 13 0 9 1 32 3 2 0 154 9
Bayern Munich (loan) 2022–23[55] Bundesliga 15 1 2 0 — 4[d] 0 — 21 1
Barcelona (loan) 2023–24[55] La Liga 25 2 0 0 — 9[d] 2 0 0 34 4
Career total 316 15 28 1 10 1 59 6 3 0 414 23
  1. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga, EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Appearance in FA Community Shield

International

As of match played 26 March 2024[60]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2016 4 3
2017 2 0
2018 6 0
2019 4 0
2020 7 1
2021 8 1
2022 10 2
2023 9 3
2024 1 0
Total 51 10
As of match played 26 March 2024
Portugal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Cancelo goal.[60]
List of international goals scored by João Cancelo
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 1 September 2016 Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal 1  Gibraltar 3–0 5–0 Friendly [61]
2 7 October 2016 Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal 2  Andorra 3–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [62]
3 10 October 2016 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 3  Faroe Islands 6–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [63]
4 5 September 2020 Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal 16  Croatia 1–0 4–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A [64]
5 9 June 2021 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal 26  Israel 3–0 4–0 Friendly [65]
6 5 June 2022 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal 33  Switzerland 4–0 4–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A [66]
7 9 June 2022 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal 34  Czech Republic 1–0 2–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A [67]
8 23 March 2023 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal 41  Liechtenstein 1–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying [68]
9 16 October 2023 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica Bosnia and Herzegovina 48  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying [69]
10 16 November 2023 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 49  Liechtenstein 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying [70]

Honours

Benfica

Juventus

Manchester City

Bayern Munich

Portugal U21

Portugal

Individual

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