Football player
João Cancelo
Defender№ 2
CURRENT SEASON
Confirmed match data2026
RECENT MATCHES
5 latest appearancesPlayer form
Average rating7.04 of 5 rated
Goals + assists31 + 2
Started5matches
Came on0matches
Player information
Confirmed information only. Missing fields are never guessed.
- Full name
- João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo
- Original name
- João Cancelo
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Date of birth
- 27 May 1994
- Age
- 32 years
- Height
- 182 cm
- Weight
- 74 kg
- Position
- Defender
- Secondary position
- No confirmed data
- Preferred foot
- No confirmed data
- Shirt number
- 2
- Current club
- Barcelona
- Contract until
- No confirmed data
- National team
- Portugal
- Market value
- No confirmed data
Season metrics
Shots / on target18 / 9
Key passes22
Tackles34
Interceptions18
Successful dribbles17
Duels won73
Yellow cards6
Red cards0
Statistics by competition
5CompetitionAPPMINGART
La LigaBarcelona8362116.8
World CupPortugal5316016.8
UEFA Nations LeaguePortugal4306207.0
FriendliesPortugal4231017.0
UEFA Champions LeagueBarcelona4360127.0Player matches
Every confirmed appearance is counted as a played match.
Latest matches with available match records are shown. The history may be incomplete. The 2026 season summary lists 23 appearances; match details are not available for all of them.
Found: 25Played: 22Unused bench: 1
Scroll the table right for all stats →
| Date / competition | Match | Appearance | G | A | Cards | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BarcelonaAston Villa | 90′Played Start | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 7.6 | |
| BarcelonaAlaves | 62′Played Start · off 62′ | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| BarcelonaReal Madrid | 90′Played Start | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 7.3 | |
| Paris Saint GermainBarcelona | 90′Played Start | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | |
| GalatasarayBarcelona | 90′Played Start | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 7.7 | |
| PortugalNorway | 63′Played Start · off 63′ | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 7.5 | |
| DenmarkPortugal | 63′Played Start | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6.6 | |
| NorwayPortugal | 90′Played Start | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| PortugalWales | 90′Played Start · off 90′ | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7.2 | |
| BarcelonaAthletic Club | 0′Unused Bench | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| PortugalSpain | 71′Played Start · off 71′ | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7.0 | |
| PortugalCroatia | 63′Played Start · off 63′ | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6.7 | |
| ColombiaPortugal | 46′Played Start · off 46′ | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7.0 | |
| PortugalUzbekistan | 46′Played Start · off 46′ | 0 | 1 | — | — | 7.3 | |
| PortugalCongo DR | 90′Played Start | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6.2 | |
| PortugalNigeria | 50′Came on Bench · on 46′ | 0 | 1 | — | — | 7.2 | |
| PortugalChile | 90′Played Start | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7.5 | |
| AlavesBarcelona | 11′Came on Bench · on 79′ | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |
| USAPortugal | 46′Played Start · off 46′ | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 6.3 | |
| MexicoPortugal | 45′Came on Bench | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6.9 | |
| AlavesBarcelona | 46′Played Start · off 46′ | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| SC FreiburgBayern Munich | 89′Played Start · off 89′ | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Manchester CityParis Saint Germain | 0′Unconfirmed — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |
| Paris Saint GermainManchester City | 0′Unconfirmed — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | |
| Paris Saint GermainManchester City | 61′Played Start · off 61′ | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
HONOURS
🏆Titles16Trophies and awards
Titles16
Finals4
Individual awards0
Tournaments won
16UEFA Nations LeagueEurope · Winner
Community ShieldEngland · Winner
J.League World ChallengeWorld · Winner
UEFA Super CupEurope · Winner
BundesligaGermany · Winner
Premier LeagueEngland · Winner
League CupEngland · Winner
Premier LeagueEngland · Winner
League CupEngland · Winner
Super CupItaly · Winner
Serie AItaly · Winner
UEFA Nations LeagueEurope · Winner
Super CupPortugal · Winner
Primeira LigaPortugal · Winner
Taça da LigaPortugal · Winner
Taça de PortugalPortugal · Winner
Finals
4Super CupSpain · 2nd Place
UEFA Champions LeagueEurope · 2nd Place
UEFA Europa LeagueEurope · 2nd Place
UEFA Europa LeagueEurope · 2nd Place
Individual awards
0No confirmed data
Top scorer
0No confirmed data
Player of the tournament
0No confirmed data
Team of the season
0No confirmed data
Transfer history
16
Al-Hilal Saudi FC→
BarcelonaAl-Hilal Saudi FC→BarcelonaBarcelona→Al HilalBarcelona→Al-Hilal Saudi FCAl Hilal→Barcelona
LoanBarcelonaAl-Hilal Saudi FC→Barcelona
Manchester City→Al-Hilal Saudi FCBarcelona→Manchester CityManchester City→Barcelona
Bayern München→Manchester CityManchester City→Bayern München
Juventus→Manchester CityInjuries and absences
0No confirmed injuries in the current season.