PLAYER PROFILE

João Cancelo.

FC Barcelona · Portugal

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At a glance

Full name: João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo
Born: 27 May 1994
Age today: 32
Nationality: Portugal

Career by season

349 recorded appearances

João Cancelo appearances by season, competition and team
Season	Competition	Team	Apps	Starts	Goals	Assists	Minutes	Cards
26/27	UEFA Nations League	Portugal	4	4	2	0	306	2
26/27	UEFA Champions League	FC Barcelona	3	3	1	1	270	1
26/27	La Liga	FC Barcelona	8	4	1	2	362	2
25/26	UEFA Champions League	FC Barcelona	4	4	0	0	331	1
25/26	Saudi Professional League	Al-Hilal SFC	2	2	0	0	174	0
25/26	La Liga	FC Barcelona	16	11	2	3	962	1
25/26	International Friendly Games	Portugal	4	2	0	1	223	1
2026	FIFA World Cup	Portugal	5	5	0	1	315	0
25/26	Copa del Rey	FC Barcelona	3	2	0	1	148	2
25/26	AFC Champions League Elite	Al-Hilal SFC	1	1	0	0	90	1
2025	World Cup Qual. UEFA	Portugal	4	4	2	2	288	1
24/25	UEFA Nations League	Portugal	2	2	0	0	178	0
24/25	Saudi Professional League	Al-Hilal SFC	22	21	0	6	1,849	5
2025	FIFA Club World Cup	Al-Hilal SFC	5	5	0	1	408	0
24/25	AFC Champions League Elite	Al-Hilal SFC	9	8	2	5	695	2
23/24	UEFA Champions League	FC Barcelona	10	9	2	1	810	1
23/24	La Liga	FC Barcelona	32	29	2	4	2,587	7
23/24	International Friendly Games	Portugal	4	3	0	0	269	2
2024	EURO	Portugal	4	4	0	0	349	1
22/23	UEFA Nations League	Portugal	5	5	2	1	450	2
22/23	UEFA Champions League	FC Bayern München	4	2	0	1	121	1
22/23	UEFA Champions League	Manchester City	6	5	0	4	377	1
22/23	Premier League	Manchester City	17	16	2	2	1,372	3 / 1 red
22/23	FA Cup	Manchester City	1	0	0	0	31	1
22/23	EURO, Qualification	Portugal	9	8	3	0	693	0
22/23	EFL Cup	Manchester City	1	1	0	0	90	0
22/23	DFB-Pokal	FC Bayern München	2	2	0	1	161	0
22/23	Bundesliga	FC Bayern München	15	11	1	4	1,014	3
21/22	UEFA Champions League	Manchester City	9	9	2	3	840	3
21/22	Premier League	Manchester City	36	36	1	7	3,228	7
2022	FIFA World Cup	Portugal	4	3	0	0	309	0
21/22	FA Cup	Manchester City	5	5	0	0	420	0
21/22	English Community Shield	Manchester City	1	1	0	0	90	0
21/22	EFL Cup	Manchester City	1	0	0	0	45	0
2021	World Cup Qual. UEFA	Portugal	7	7	0	2	604	2
20/21	UEFA Nations League	Portugal	6	4	1	1	380	0
20/21	UEFA Champions League	Manchester City	9	7	1	1	604	3
20/21	Premier League	Manchester City	28	27	2	3	2,382	5 / 1 red
20/21	International Friendly Games	Portugal	2	2	1	1	180	0
20/21	FA Cup	Manchester City	3	2	0	1	148	0
20/21	EFL Cup	Manchester City	3	3	0	0	270	1
19/20	UEFA Champions League	Manchester City	8	6	0	0	568	1
19/20	Premier League	Manchester City	17	13	0	0	1,206	4
19/20	FA Cup	Manchester City	4	3	0	1	289	0
19/20	EFL Cup	Manchester City	4	3	1	0	295	0

Appearances in our supported competitions. Goals, assists and minutes come from match reports where we have them.

Match log

Newest first

João Cancelo match log
Date	Competition	Match	Score	Minutes	Goals
21 Nov 2021	Premier League	Manchester City v Everton FC	3 – 0	90
14 Nov 2021	World Cup Qual. UEFA	Portugal v Serbia	1 – 2	90
06 Nov 2021	Premier League	Manchester United v Manchester City	0 – 2	90
03 Nov 2021	UEFA Champions League	Manchester City v Club Brugge KV	4 – 1	90
30 Oct 2021	Premier League	Manchester City v Crystal Palace	0 – 2	78
27 Oct 2021	EFL Cup	West Ham United v Manchester CitySubstitute, on 46′	0 – 0	45
23 Oct 2021	Premier League	Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City	1 – 4	90
19 Oct 2021	UEFA Champions League	Club Brugge KV v Manchester City	1 – 5	90	1
16 Oct 2021	Premier League	Manchester City v Burnley FC	2 – 0	90
12 Oct 2021	World Cup Qual. UEFA	Portugal v Luxembourg	5 – 0	90
03 Oct 2021	Premier League	Liverpool FC v Manchester City	2 – 2	90
28 Sep 2021	UEFA Champions League	Paris Saint-Germain v Manchester City	2 – 0	90
25 Sep 2021	Premier League	Chelsea FC v Manchester City	0 – 1	90
18 Sep 2021	Premier League	Manchester City v Southampton FC	0 – 0	90
15 Sep 2021	UEFA Champions League	Manchester City v RB Leipzig	6 – 3	90	1
11 Sep 2021	Premier League	Leicester City v Manchester City	0 – 1	90
07 Sep 2021	World Cup Qual. UEFA	Azerbaijan v Portugal	0 – 3	90
01 Sep 2021	World Cup Qual. UEFA	Portugal v Ireland	2 – 1	82
28 Aug 2021	Premier League	Manchester City v Arsenal FC	5 – 0	90
21 Aug 2021	Premier League	Manchester City v Norwich City	5 – 0	90

Career transfers

19 recorded moves

All recorded career moves, newest first.

João Cancelo career transfers
Date	From	To	Move	Fee
20 Aug 2026	Al-Hilal SFC	FC Barcelona	Transfer	Free
30 Jun 2026	FC Barcelona	Al-Hilal SFC	Loan return
13 Jan 2026	Al-Hilal SFC	FC Barcelona	Loan	—
27 Aug 2024	Manchester City	Al-Hilal SFC	Transfer	€25m
30 Jun 2024	FC Barcelona	Manchester City	Loan return
01 Sep 2023	Manchester City	FC Barcelona	Loan	—
30 Jun 2023	FC Bayern München	Manchester City	Loan return
31 Jan 2023	Manchester City	FC Bayern München	Loan	—
07 Aug 2019	Juventus FC	Manchester City	Transfer	€65m
01 Jul 2018	Valencia CF	Juventus FC	Transfer	€40.4m
30 Jun 2018	Inter Milan	Valencia CF	Loan return
22 Aug 2017	Valencia CF	Inter Milan	Loan	—
01 Jul 2015	SL Benfica	Valencia CF	Transfer	€15m
30 Jun 2015	Valencia CF	SL Benfica	Loan return
20 Aug 2014	SL Benfica	Valencia CF	Loan	—
01 Jan 2013	SL Benfica U19	SL Benfica B	Internal move	—
01 Jul 2011	SL Benfica U17	SL Benfica U19	Internal move	—
01 Jul 2009	SL Benfica U15	SL Benfica U17	Internal move	—
01 Jul 2007	FC Barreirense Youth	SL Benfica U15	Transfer	—

Contracts and market values are not available yet.