| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/2013 | Liga Portugal 2 | 18 | — | 0 | 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 | 2426 | 1 | 4 | 0.19 | 6.9 |
| 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 | 1820 | 0 | 6 | 0.3 | 7.47 |
| 2025/2026 | La Liga | 16 | 953 | 2 | 2 | 0.38 | 7.08 |
| 2025/2026 | Pro League | 2 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.27 |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-27
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlético Madrid | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
 Manchester United | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Athletic Club | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Newcastle United | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
 Southampton | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sevilla | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
 Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Liverpool | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Chelsea | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Celta de Vigo | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Real Madrid | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 West Ham United | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Arsenal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Granada | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Rayo Vallecano | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Paris Saint Germain | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Real Sociedad | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
 Villarreal | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Everton | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aston Villa | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player stats against each opponent national team
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Croatia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Qatar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Slovenia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Armenia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Republic of Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Poland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scotland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Luxembourg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Egypt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Morocco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Korea Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Across 16 La Liga appearances in 2025/2026, João Cancelo contributed 2 goals plus 2 assists (953 minutes) — 0.38 goal involvements per 90. His average match rating for that season computes to 7.08.
2021/2022 stands as his highest-rated season (7.47, Premier League), with 2016/2017 the weakest (6.9).
