João Cancelo

João Cancelo
Personal information
Full name	João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo
Date of birth	27 May 1994 (1994-05-27)
Place of birth	Barreiro, Portugal
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right back / Winger
Club information
Current club	Manchester City
Number	27
Youth clubs
2002–2007 2007–2012	Barreirense Benfica
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2012–2014 2014–2015 2014–2015 2015–2018 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–	Benfica B Benfica → Valencia (loan) Valencia → Inter Milan (loan) Juventus Manchester City	051 00(3) 001 00(0) 010 00(0) 064 00(2) 026 00(1) 025 00(1) 000 00(0)
National team
2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012 2013–2014 2014–2017 2016–	Portugal U16 Portugal U17 Portugal U18 Portugal U19 Portugal U20 Portugal U21 Portugal	006 00(0) 017 00(1) 007 00(0) 025 00(1) 009 00(0) 011 00(1) 014 00(3)

João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo (born 27 May 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the Portugal national team. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a right winger or a left back.

He started playing with Benfica, joining Spanish club Valencia in 2014 at the age of 20, initially on loan. After 91 competitive appearances for the latter, he competed in the Serie A with Inter Milan on loan, and later with Juventus with whom he signed in 2018, winning the league and the Supercoppa Italiana in his first season.

All youth levels comprised, Cancelo won 75 caps for Portugal and scored three goals. He made his senior debut in 2016.

Honours

Club

Benfica

• Primeira Liga: 2013–14
• Taça da Liga: 2013–14

International

Portugal

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: Runner-up 2015

External links

• João Cancelo at Soccerway
• João Cancelo at Transfermarkt.com
• João Cancelo at BDFutbol
• João Cancelo at National-Football-Teams.com
• João Cancelo FIFA competition record
• João Cancelo – UEFA competition record