João Cancelo
Portuguese association football player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
- This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Cavaco and the second is Cancelo.
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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]
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International career
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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]
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Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 April 2024
- Includes Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
- Includes Taça da Liga, EFL Cup
- Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
- Appearance in FA Community Shield
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024[60]
- As of match played 26 March 2024
- Portugal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Cancelo goal.[60]
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Honours
Benfica
- Primeira Liga: 2013–14[11]
Juventus
Manchester City
- Premier League: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23[2]
- EFL Cup: 2020–21[74]
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2020–21[75]
Bayern Munich
Portugal U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2015[77]
Portugal
Individual
- Serie A Team of the Year: 2017–18,[79] 2018–19[80]
- PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2020–21,[81] 2021–22[82]
- ESM Team of the Year: 2020–21,[83] 2021–22[84]
- UEFA Champions League Fantasy Football Team of the Season: 2021–22[85]
- FIFA FIFPRO World 11: 2022[86]
- La Liga Goal of the Month: September 2023[87]
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References
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