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João Cancelo
Barcelona

João Cancelo

João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo

Defender · Barcelona. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionDEF Age32 ClubBarcelona Market value€8mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-05
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubBarcelonaLa Liga
PositionDefenderDefender
Date of birth32 years old
NationalityPortugalBarreiro
National teamPortugalCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€8mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-05
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedAvailability record
Height182 cm74 kg
Shirt number#2Barcelona
Performance
Season stats

La Liga · 2026

Barcelona · Defender

Appearances62 starts
Minutes2104 substitute entries
Rating6.71provider season average
Goals + assists11 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 900.43minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Shots52 on target
Passing88161 passes · 1 key
Defensive work32 interceptions · 1 blocks
Duels won34.8%8 of 23
Dribble success33.3%2 of 6
Cards1Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability

No current absence is reported. No dated absence history is available.

Comparable profiles

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Fabrício BrunoFabrício BrunoCruzeiro · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · close age profile70match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 210 min / 2026 · 2,081 min

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João Cancelo and Fabrício Bruno — stored season statistics
Context / metricJoão CanceloFabrício Bruno
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleBarcelonaCruzeiro
Minutes2102,081
Appearances624
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9031.29 per 90190.82 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9020.86 per 90160.69 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9010.43 per 90130.56 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Léo PereiraLéo PereiraFlamengo · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · close age profile70match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 210 min / 2026 · 2,046 min

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João Cancelo and Léo Pereira — stored season statistics
Context / metricJoão CanceloLéo Pereira
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleBarcelonaFlamengo
Minutes2102,046
Appearances623
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9031.29 per 90251.1 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9020.86 per 90281.23 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9010.43 per 90190.84 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

MuriloMuriloPalmeiras · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · close age profile70match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 210 min / 2026 · 2,045 min

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João Cancelo and Murilo — stored season statistics
Context / metricJoão CanceloMurilo
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleBarcelonaPalmeiras
Minutes2102,045
Appearances623
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9031.29 per 90241.06 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9020.86 per 90231.01 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9010.43 per 90170.75 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

MatheuzinhoMatheuzinhoCorinthians · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar value range64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 210 min / 2026 · 1,965 min

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João Cancelo and Matheuzinho — stored season statistics
Context / metricJoão CanceloMatheuzinho
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleBarcelonaCorinthians
Minutes2101,965
Appearances623
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9031.29 per 90381.74 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9020.86 per 90281.28 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9010.43 per 9050.23 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

PaulinhoPaulinhoBotafogo · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 210 min / 2026 · 61 min

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João Cancelo and Paulinho — stored season statistics
Context / metricJoão CanceloPaulinho
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleBarcelonaBotafogo
Minutes21061
Appearances62
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9031.29 per 902— per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9020.86 per 901— per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9010.43 per 900— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

KanuKanuBahia · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · close age profile59match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 210 min / 2026 · 418 min

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João Cancelo and Kanu — stored season statistics
Context / metricJoão CanceloKanu
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleBarcelonaBahia
Minutes210418
Appearances65
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9031.29 per 9040.86 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9020.86 per 9040.86 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9010.43 per 9020.43 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves52 loans · 2 free moves
Known fees€25mTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed fee€25MManchester City → Al-Hilal Saudi FC

Latest recorded move: Al-Hilal Saudi FC → Barcelona · 19 Aug 2026, with terms recorded as Free transfer. The player was 32.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202619 Aug 2026Al-Hilal Saudi FC → BarcelonaFreeFree transfer32
202618 Aug 2026Al-Hilal Saudi FC → BarcelonaFreeFree transfer32
202629 Jun 2026Barcelona → Al-Hilal Saudi FCLoan returnLoan return32
202612 Jan 2026Al-Hilal Saudi FC → BarcelonaLoanTerms not supplied31
202427 Aug 2024Manchester City → Al-Hilal Saudi FCTransfer€25M30
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Barcelona · La Liga

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
FreeAl-Hilal Saudi FC → Barcelona

Provider transfer record

FreeAl-Hilal Saudi FC → Barcelona

Provider transfer record

Loan returnBarcelona → Al-Hilal Saudi FC

Provider transfer record

LoanAl-Hilal Saudi FC → Barcelona

Provider transfer record

TransferManchester City → Al-Hilal Saudi FC

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Barreiro, Portugal

Value & contract

Market value

€8m

Transfermarkt · 2026-06-05

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Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

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IdentityJoão Pedro Cavaco CanceloHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubBarcelonaHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionLa LigaHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionDefenderMediumAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonNot assessedAPI-Football
Availability0 recordsMediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history5HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: Not recordedNo automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

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0records in the last 24 hours3 updates · 3 retained records
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