João Cancelo
João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays primarily as a full-back for La Liga club Barcelona on loan from Saudi club Al-Hilal and the Portugal national team. After coming through Benfica's youth academy, Cancelo began playing for the club's reserve team in 2012 and was promoted to the first team two years later. Wikipedia
| Complete name | João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo |
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| National team number | 20 |
| Birth date | 27.05.1994 (age 31) |
| Country of birth |  Portugal |
| City of birth | Barreiro |
| Position | defender |
| Foot | right |
| Contract until | 30.06.2027 |
| Market value | 9,200,000 € |
| Height/weight | 182 cm / 74 kg |
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AFC Champions League Elite 22.12.2025 |
1:0 | 78' | 1'-90' | ||||||
AFC Champions League Elite 25.11.2025 |
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FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 16.11.2025 |
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FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 13.11.2025 |
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AFC Champions League Elite 03.11.2025 |
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AFC Champions League Elite 16.09.2025 |
2:1 | 1'-40' |
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 AFC Champions League Elite 2025/2026 |
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 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2026 |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 288 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
 Pro League 2025/2026 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 FIFA Club World Cup 2025 |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 407 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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AFC Champions League Elite 2024/2025 |
9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 693 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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? EXCLUSIVE LIVESTREAM: JOÃO CANCELO SIGNS HIS CONTRACT AS A NEW PLAYER OF FC BARCELONA???
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João Cancelo returns to FC Barcelona ??
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João Cancelo ha passat la revisió mèdica ✅ #shorts #fcbarcelona #shortvideo
Goal João Cancelo 90', Al-Hilal Riyadh-Al Shorta Baghdad 4:0
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Erling Haaland struggles to remember who assisted him!
Goal João Cancelo 86', Hungary-Portugal 2:3
Goal João Cancelo 32', Armenia-Portugal 0:3
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Welcome back, Joao Cancelo ?
Goal João Cancelo 25', Al Hilal Riyadh-Persepolis 2:0
Goal João Cancelo 42', Al Rayyan-Al Hilal Riyadh 0:2
João Cancelo’s unique goal with Juventus ✨
Goal João Cancelo 17', Barcelona-Napoli 2:0
👀Barça deletes posts, delays then confirms Cancelo, here"s why
Yahoo18 hours
The FC Barcelona had to backtrack after announcing João Cancelo.When everything indicated that the arrival of the right-back was official, a last-minute disagreement with Al-Hilal interrupted the deal
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DONE DEAL: Barcelona sign Joao Cancelo on loan from Al-Hilal until the end of the season
tribalfootball.com18 hours
The Portuguese defender left the Blaugrana 18 months ago after a loan spell from Manchester City and has been keen to leave Al-Hilal since the start of the January transfer window
tribalfootball.com
Cancelo completes Barcelona return to bolster Flick´s defensive options
soccernews.com16 hours
Barcelona confirmed on Tuesday that Joao Cancelo has returned to the club on loan from Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal for the rest of the season
soccernews.com
Joao Cancelo talks Barcelona return, Flick, Lamine, Spotify Camp Nou: ‘I feel at home"
Yahoo17 hours
While the news of Joao Cancelo’s signing was an open secret in recent days, delays in paperwork saw the process slightly delayed. It was only an hour ago that the club officially announced his return.
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🚨It"s official: Barcelona announce Cancelo"s arrival
Yahoo19 hours
It’s now a reality. FC Barcelona and Al Hilal Saudi FC have officially finalized the agreement for the loan of João Cancelo until the end of the current season.
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Barcelona announce Joao Cancelo signing for a second time – ‘Goosebumps"
Yahoo18 hours
Barcelona have announced the signing of Joao Cancelo for a second time in two days, after some confusion on Tuesday. The Portuguese full-back will have a second spell at Barcelona 18 months after his exit from a first loan.
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Official: Barcelona sign Joao Cancelo on loan; shirt number confirmed
Yahoo19 hours
FC Barcelona have officially confirmed the return of Joao Cancelo, with the Portuguese defender joining the club on loan from Al Hilal until the end of the current season
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💣 Trouble at Barça, has Cancelo"s transfer been called off after all?
Yahoo19 hours
It’s total confusion!FC Barcelona’s transfer window has taken another twist in the past few hours. While everything seemed to indicate that João Cancelo’s arrival was official, a last-minute setback with Al Hilal has derailed the transfer.
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Barcelona cancel Joao Cancelo presentation and delete signing announcement
Yahoo19 hours
Barcelona announced the signing of Joao Cancelo on Monday, but as the press assembled for his official presentation, the event was cancelled
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