João Cancelo

€7MMarket Value

FC Barcelona•Defender•

Portugal

João Cancelo

€7MMarket Value

FC Barcelona•Defender•

Portugal

6.8

Season Score

May 27, 1994

182 cm

Height

0.11

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2026/2027

6.8

Season Score

May 27, 1994

182 cm

Height

0.11

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2026/2027

Season Performance 26/27

All Competitions

Matches: 7
Goals: 1
Assists: 1
Goal Contributions: 2
Mins/game: 42
Avg Rating: 6.74

rating

7.16+0.75(+11.7%)

Last 41 matches

Sep 29, 2025 — Sep 29, 2026

High

7.99

Low

6.40

Avg

7.16

G+A

Wins33

Draws4

Losses4

Month	Matches	Mins	G	A	G+A	G/M	Rating
Sep 2026	6	448	1	1	2	0.17	7.15
Aug 2026	3	28	0	0	0	0.00	6.40
Jul 2026	2	134	0	0	0	0.00	6.88
Jun 2026	5	317	0	2	2	0.00	7.12
May 2026	3	270	1	0	1	0.33	-
Apr 2026	5	445	0	0	0	0.00	6.60
Mar 2026	8	607	1	2	3	0.13	7.05
Feb 2026	3	149	0	1	1	0.00	6.88
Jan 2026	1	90	0	0	0	0.00	-
Dec 2025	1	90	0	0	0	0.00	7.09
Nov 2025	4	283	1	2	3	0.25	7.99

11 months • 41 matches

Career

Club Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Manchester City

2019/2020 - 2023/2024

1589230.0612,3267.31

Valencia

2014/2015 - 2017/2018

2024/2025 - 2025/2026

Total

44626650.0633,116

National Team

MGAGxGMinRtg

Portugal

2008 - now

761290.165,8137.40

Youth Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Benfica II

2012/2013 - 2013/2014

Club Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

FC Barcelona

26/27

7112960.61106.74

FC Barcelona

25/26

23231,4330.31507.02

Al Hilal

25/26

6114690.38007.21

Al Hilal

24/25

342112,7170.43707.54

FC Barcelona

23/24

42453,3160.24807.48

Manchester City

22/23

30261,9910.36617.14

FC Bayern München

22/23

17151,1760.46307.08

Manchester City

21/22

523114,6510.271107.40

Manchester City

20/21

43353,3260.22917.31

Manchester City

19/20

33112,3580.08507.31

Juventus

18/19

36152,8090.19607.24

Juventus

17/18

30—2230.0000-

Inter

17/18

28132,0850.17407.27

Valencia

17/18

10—900.00007.34

Valencia

16/17

38142,6960.17716.79

Valencia

15/16

39342,6550.241016.97

Valencia

14/15

130—7600.0041-

Benfica

13/14

10—65—00-

National Team

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Portugal

2026

16241,0100.53307.24

Portugal

2024

19301,4880.18307.55

Portugal

2022

17231,4530.31507.39

Portugal

2021

111902.0000-

Portugal

2020

11117650.24007.41

Portugal

2018

92—7810.2331-

Portugal

2017

20—1360.0000-

Portugal

2016

11—901.0000-

Youth Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Portugal U20

2019

4003600.0000-

Portugal U20

2018

2001800.0000-

Portugal U21

2017

20—900.0000-

Benfica II

13/14

291—2,2500.04101-

Benfica II

12/13

181———00-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2012/2013	Liga Portugal 2	18	—	0	—	—	—
2013/2014	Liga Portugal 2	29	2250	1	0	0.04	—
2014/2015	La Liga	10	514	0	0	0	—
2015/2016	La Liga	28	2120	1	4	0.21	6.99
2016/2017	La Liga	35	2424	1	4	0.19	6.77
2017/2018	La Liga	1	90	0	0	0	7.34
2017/2018	Serie A	26	1845	1	3	0.2	7.19
2018/2019	Serie A	25	1967	1	3	0.18	7.27
2019/2020	Premier League	17	1206	0	0	0	7.36
2020/2021	Premier League	28	2302	2	3	0.2	7.27
2021/2022	Premier League	36	3228	1	8	0.25	7.47
2022/2023	Premier League	17	1279	2	1	0.21	7.07
2022/2023	Bundesliga	15	1015	1	4	0.44	7.08
2023/2024	La Liga	32	2506	2	4	0.22	7.38
2024/2025	Pro League	22	1816	0	7	0.35	7.44
2025/2026	La Liga	16	953	2	2	0.38	7.08
2025/2026	Pro League	2	175	0	0	0	7.27
2026/2027	La Liga	6	206	1	0	0.44	6.59

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

João Cancelo: career in numbers

What stands outUpdated 2026-09-29

João Cancelo: 0.19 goals per 90 in La Liga 2025/2026, #2 of 116 defenders with 900+ minutes.Cohort median 0.03; João Cancelo played 953 minutes. Cohort: 116 La Liga defenders with this stat on record, 2025/2026.
João Cancelo: 6.80 duels won per 90 in La Liga 2025/2026, #3 of 116 defenders with 900+ minutes.Cohort median 4.40; João Cancelo played 953 minutes. Cohort: 116 La Liga defenders with this stat on record, 2025/2026.

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2021/2022 · 7.47Premier League
Lowest-rated season: 2026/2027 · 6.59La Liga
Rating trend: -0.37last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them
Career involvement (league): 0.21 G+A per 9016 goals + 43 assists across 18 league seasons (per-90 from 25896 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 18 (2012–2026)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 9

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 97thrating 7.08 vs 136 rated peers
Goals rank: #7 of 1362 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 99th0.38 per 90

Cohort: 136 La Liga defenders, 2025/2026, min. 450 minutes.

How we calculate this

Rival Clubs(50)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A			Last
Atlético de Madrid	14	5	2	7	0	1	4	0	—
Southampton	10	6	2	2	1	1	0	0	Jan 2023
Liverpool	9	3	3	3	0	0	1	0	Dec 2022
Paris Saint Germain	8	6	0	2	0	1	3	0	Apr 2024
Athletic Club	8	3	2	3	0	0	3	0	—
Aston Villa	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	Sep 2022
Sevilla	7	3	2	2	1	3	3	1	—
Villarreal	7	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	—
Burnley	6	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	Apr 2022
Celta de Vigo	6	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	—
Real Sociedad	6	1	0	5	0	1	4	1	—
Napoli	6	3	3	0	1	0	2	0	Mar 2024
Fulham	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	Nov 2022
SD Eibar	5	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	—
Borussia Dortmund	5	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	Apr 2023
FC Barcelona	5	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	—
Granada	5	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	—
Getafe	5	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	—
Málaga	5	2	1	2	0	0	3	1	—
Rayo Vallecano	5	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	—

1–20 of 50

Transfers

Transfer Value History

Transfer History

Al Hilal

FC Barcelona

Aug 20, 2026Free Transfer

Jan 13, 2026Loan

Aug 27, 2024Transfer€25M

FC Barcelona

Manchester City

Jun 30, 2024End of loan

Sep 1, 2023Loan

Jun 30, 2023End of loan

Jan 31, 2023Loan

Aug 7, 2019Transfer€65M

Valencia

Juventus

Jul 1, 2018Transfer€40M

Inter

Valencia

Jun 30, 2018End of loan

Aug 22, 2017Loan

Jul 1, 2015Transfer€15M

Valencia

Benfica

Jun 30, 2015End of loan

Aug 20, 2014Loan

Jul 1, 2014Transfer

Jan 1, 2013Transfer

Trophies & Awards

15 titles won

Championships

Premier League

3x Winner(2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023)

Carabao Cup

2x Winner(2019/2020, 2020/2021)

UEFA Nations League

2x Winner(2018/2019, 2024/2025)

Player Information

FC Barcelona

Current Team

Date of Birth

May 27, 1994

Place of Birth

Barreiro, Portugal

Nationality

Portugal

Height

182 cm

Weight

74 kg

Shirt Number

Age

32 years

Position

Defender

Preferred Foot

Right

Contract

Until Jun 30, 2029

Market Value

€7M

Performance Overview

Season Rating

7.12

Highest: 7.6 | Lowest: 6.6

Goals/Game

0.11

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

88%

Matches

Total played9

Started (Lineups)5

From Bench0

Total Minutes476

Minutes per game53

Attacking

Goals1

Penalties scored0

Scoring frequency476 min

Goals per game0.11

Shots total-

Shots on target-

Shots off target-

Shots per game-

Shots on target/game-

Hit Woodwork-

Big Chances Missed-

Passes

Assists1

Key passes5

Pass accuracy88%

Total passes346

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses0

Accurate Crosses0

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles10

Interceptions11

Clearances-

Blocks1

Clean Sheets-

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels44

Duels Won20

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles0

Cards

Yellow2

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

446

total appearances

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About João Cancelo

João Cancelo's average rating of 7.08 in 2025/2026 is in the top 4% of 136 rated La Liga defenders. João Cancelo's 0.38 goals plus assists per 90 in 2025/2026 is in the top 2% of 136 La Liga defenders. João Cancelo's average rating over his last two rated league seasons is 0.37 lower than his earlier career average.