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Defender

João Cancelo

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Appearances
15
937 min
Goals
4
G+A per 90: 0.58
Assists
2
Average rating
6.87
Age32
Date of birth27 May 1994
Height182 cm
Weight74 kg
Preferred footRight
Market value€7.5M
Contract until30 Jun 2029

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts3 / 3
Minutes270
Rating6.97
Goals / Assists1 / 1
Shots (on target)5 (2)
Passes · accuracy202 · 87%
Key passes4
Tackles / Interceptions7 / 2
Duels won15 / 26
Successful dribbles5
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.44 / 0.17
Detailed statistics
Big chances created1
Big chances missed1
Goal conversion20%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork1
Accurate long balls7
Accurate crosses0
Touches260
Possession lost39
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won3
Ground duels won12
Clearances5
Ball recoveries19
Fouls won0
Fouls committed4
Offsides1
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)33.75
Top speed (km/h)32.22
Appearances / Starts4 / 4
Minutes305
Rating6.98
Goals / Assists2 / 0
Shots (on target)5 (4)
Passes · accuracy175 · 86%
Key passes4
Tackles / Interceptions8 / 8
Duels won12 / 25
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards2 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.29 / 0.20
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion40%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box1
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls4
Accurate crosses0
Touches251
Possession lost41
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won2
Ground duels won10
Clearances5
Ball recoveries16
Fouls won2
Fouls committed6
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)31.66
Top speed (km/h)35.63
Appearances / Starts8 / 4
Minutes362
Rating6.78
Goals / Assists1 / 1
Shots (on target)5 (2)
Passes · accuracy255 · 90%
Key passes6
Tackles / Interceptions9 / 3
Duels won18 / 40
Successful dribbles3
Yellow cards / Red cards2 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.14 / 0.51
Detailed statistics
Big chances created1
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion20%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box1
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls8
Accurate crosses2
Touches350
Possession lost51
Dispossessed2
Aerial duels won4
Ground duels won14
Clearances9
Ball recoveries15
Fouls won2
Fouls committed4
Offsides2
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)42.33
Top speed (km/h)33.08

Career and transfers

10 clubs · 17 moves · total fees 145M €
  1. Free transfer
  2. Loan return
  3. Loan
  4. Transfer 25M €
  5. Loan return
  6. Loan
  7. Loan return
  8. Loan
  9. Transfer 65M €
  10. Transfer 40.4M €
  11. Loan return
  12. Loan
  13. Transfer 15M €
  14. Loan return
  15. Loan
  16. Transfer
  17. Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 1 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)52
Average rating7.04
Last match rating6.831 Oct 2026
Matches missed01 injury record
5 6 7 8 9 10 7.04 Nov 2025 May 2026 Oct 2026 6.8

Last 10 matches

6.8 6.9 5.9 7.7 7.4 6.7 6.7 7.1 6.4 7.5

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 LaLiga FC Barcelona 8 (4) 362 1 1 6.78
2026 UEFA Nations League Portugal 4 (4) 305 2 0 6.98
2026 UEFA Champions League FC Barcelona 3 (3) 270 1 1 6.97

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Player profile

FIFA World Cup 2026 · percentile among defenders (12 players)

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50 Tackles 71 Interceptions 71 Clearances 46 Aerials won 4 Duels won 23 Pass accuracy 29 Progressive carries 71 Rating 29

5 matches · 314 min

João Cancelo: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 2.01
71
Interceptions / 90 min 1.43
71
Clearances / 90 min 3.44
46
Aerials won / 90 min 0.57
4
Duels won 50.0%
23
Pass accuracy 87.0%
29
Progressive carries / 90 min 2.29
71
Rating 6.90
29

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