JOÃO CANCELO
Defender · Barcelona · La Liga
“A progressive full-back who drives Portugal forward with authority.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
João Cancelo remains a valuable veteran full back, with recent top form at Barcelona and a long sustained spell at Al-Hilal Saudi FC. The price is tempered by league-level caution, uncertain starting status, and his age profile beyond the usual peak window.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €7M – €7.7M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
João Cancelo is a modern full-back who advances with purpose, stepping inside or overlapping to help Portugal build through the width and half-space. He plays on the front foot, offering clean progression, sharp combinations, and a constant outlet in advanced areas. In his prime years, he looks like a defender who wants to dictate tempo as much as contain it.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
2.10
SoT / 90
0.60
Accuracy
29%
Conversion
14%
Club football this season: 7 shots in 7 matches (300 min).
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Last 12 matches · shots
12 shots · 3 goals
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
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Performance overview
2026/27 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UEFA Champions League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 7.3 |
 La Liga | 6 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6.71 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 1 | 300 | 6.89 |
Form (last 10 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.30
per 90
Assists
0.30
per 90
Shots
2.10
per 90
Shots on target
0.60
per 90
Conversion
14%
goals per shot
Dribbles
1.50
per 90 · 56% completed
Key passes
0.60
per 90
Pass accuracy
87%
Fouls won
0.00
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
3.00
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 |  Norway | Nations League | W2-1 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Oct 1 |  Denmark | Nations League | W2-4 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Sep 27 | Norway | Nations League | W1-2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Sep 24 |  Wales | Nations League | W1-0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Sep 19 |  Sevilla | La Liga | W1-3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Sep 16 |  Racing Santander | La Liga | W7-2 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
Minutes played
Total minutes
La Liga210 (70%)UEFA Champions League90 (30%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Barcelona | La Liga | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.29 | 6.89 |
| 2025/26 | Barcelona | La Liga | 32 | 3 | 5 | 0.25 | 7.17 |
| 2024/25 |  Al-Hilal Saudi FC | Pro League | 34 | 2 | 10 | 0.35 | 7.48 |
| 2023/24 | Barcelona | La Liga | 42 | 4 | 7 | 0.26 | 7.36 |
| 2022/23 |  Manchester City | Premier League | 47 | 3 | 10 | 0.28 | 6.99 |
| 2021/22 | Manchester City | Premier League | 51 | 3 | 10 | 0.25 | 7.30 |
| 2020/21 | Manchester City | Premier League | 43 | 3 | 5 | 0.19 | 7.17 |
| 2019/20 | Manchester City | Premier League | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | 7.16 |
Career highlights
League Cup
2020/2021, 2019/2020
Premier League
2021/2022, 2020/2021
Super Cup
2019, 2014
UEFA Nations League
2024/2026, 2018/2019
Bundesliga
2022/2023
Spell detail
Apps
81
Goals
8
Assists
13
Minutes
5,803
By season
| 2026/27 | La Liga | 7 app | 1 g | 6.89 |
| 2025/26 | La Liga | 32 app | 3 g | 7.17 |
| 2023/24 | La Liga | 42 app | 4 g | 7.36 |
Goals by season
8 goals in the spell
International career
Portugal
National-team finishes
- UEFA Nations LeagueWinner · 2024/2026
- UEFA Nations LeagueWinner · 2018/2019
World Cup 2026
Portugal
Portugal's tournament →Apps
3
Minutes
180
Goals
0
Assists
1
Avg rating
6.83