João Cancelo

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Cavaco and the second or paternal family name is Cancelo.
João Cancelo

Cancelo playing for Portugal U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo
Date of birth (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994
Place of birth Barreiro, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Valencia
Number 2
Youth career
2002–2007 Barreirense
2007–2012 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012–2014 Benfica B 51 (3)
2014–2015 Benfica 1 (0)
2014–2015 → Valencia (loan) 10 (0)
2015– Valencia 22 (0)
National team‡
2010 Portugal U16 6 (0)
2010–2011 Portugal U17 17 (1)
2011–2012 Portugal U18 7 (0)
2012 Portugal U19 25 (1)
2013–2014 Portugal U20 9 (0)
2014– Portugal U21 8 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 21 March 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo (born 27 May 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Valencia CF as a right back.

Club career

Benfica

Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Cancelo started playing football with local F.C. Barreirense. He joined S.L. Benfica's youth system in 2007 at the age of 14, where he played as both right and left back.

On 28 July 2012, Cancelo made his debut with Benfica's first team in a friendly against Gil Vicente F.C. where he played the full 90 minutes as a right back.[1] Despite being registered with the B-side, he was touted as a possible replacement to Maxi Pereira in the former;[2] until 2013, he also represented the juniors, and on 18 May of that year he scored the two decisive goals in a 2–1 win over Rio Ave F.C. to conquer the national championship.[3]

On 25 January 2014, Cancelo played his first competitive game with Benfica's main squad, coming on as a late substitute in the 1–0 home success against Gil Vicente for the season's Taça da Liga,[4] which was later won. His maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga occurred on 10 May as the Eagles had already been crowned champions, and he started in a 1–2 loss at FC Porto.[5]

Valencia

On 20 August 2014, Cancelo joined Valencia CF on a one-year loan deal.[6] His La Liga debut occurred on 25 September, as he played the entire 3–0 home win over Córdoba CF;[7] he finished his first season with 13 matches, across all competitions.

On 25 May 2015, Cancelo agreed to a permanent contract with the Spanish club until 30 June 2021,[8][9] for a transfer fee rumoured to be of €15 million.[10]

International career

Cancelo represented Portugal in the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[11] He was also picked for the following edition, in Lithuania.[12]

With the under-20s, Cancelo appeared at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2014 Toulon Tournament.[13] He was featured in two games in the former competition, with the country reaching the round-of-16.

Cancelo was part of the under-21 squad that competed in the 2015 European Championships. He replaced left-back Raphaël Guerreiro midway through the second half of the 5–0 semi-final win against Germany for his only appearance of the tournament,[14] in a final runner-up finish to Sweden.[15]

Club statistics

As of match played 20 March 2016[16]
Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2012–13 202———202
2013–14 311———311
Total 513———513
Benfica 2013–14 1000100020
Valencia 2014–15 10030——130
2015–16 22041—71332
Total 32071—71462
Career total 843711071995

Honours

Club

Benfica

Country

Portugal

References

  1. ↑ "Nélson Oliveira e Cancelo titulares" [Nélson Oliveira and Cancelo start] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Vieira confirma João Cancelo para a lateral-direita" [Vieira confirms João Cancelo for right-back] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Benfica garante título nacional de juniores com "bis" de João Cancelo" [Benfica confirms national juniors title with brace from João Cancelo] (in Portuguese). Expresso. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Benfica 1–0 Gil Vicente". Zerozero. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  5. 1 2 "FC Porto bate Benfica sob avaliação de Lopetegui" [FC Porto beats Benfica as Lopetegui looks on] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Comunicado oficial: Joao Cancelo" [Official announcement: Joao Cancelo] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Líder no hay más que Nuno" [There's no leader like Nuno] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "João Cancelo transferido para o Valência CF" [João Cancelo transferred to Valencia CF] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Joao Cancelo joins Valencia CF on a permanent deal through to 2021". Valencia CF. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "João Cancelo vendido ao Valência por 15 milhões de euros" [João Cancelo sold to Valencia for 15 million euros] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Euro de sub-19: Sporting e Benfica em maioria nos convocados" [Under-19 Euro: Sporting and Benfica rule selection] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  12. ↑ "Sub-19: Rui Silva substitui José Costa" [Under-19: Rui Silva replaces José Costa] (in Portuguese). Record. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "Sub-20: Ilídio Vale convoca 20 para o Torneio de Toulon" [Under-20: Ilídio Vale calls 20 for Toulon Tournament] (in Portuguese). Record. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  14. ↑ "Five-goal Portugal stun Germany in semi-finals". UEFA.com. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  15. 1 2 "Sweden beat Portugal on penalties to win U21 title". UEFA.com. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  16. ↑ "João Cancelo". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2015.

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