Basic Information

  ♠ Full Name:João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo

  ♠ Date of Birth: 27 May 1994

  ♠ Place of Birth: Barreiro, Portugal

  ♠ Height: 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)

  ♠ Position: Full-back

  ♠ Current Team: Al Hilal

  ♠ Religion: Catholic

  ♠ His Parents:His father is Joseph Cancelo , his mother is Filomena Cancelo. In January 2013, Cancelo's mother Filomena was killed in a car accident on the A2 in Seixal. Cancelo and his brother were only slightly injured.

  ♠ His Girlfriend & Kids: In his personal life, Joao Cancelo was an unmarried man. His girlfriend is Daniela Machado, and the couple have a daughter, Alicia. However, details about their wedding have not been released to the media. So, we cannot confidently claim that Daniela is his wife until he decides to speak out in the media.

Awards & Achievements

  ♠ Assists: 2021-2022 Premier League 5 (9th)

  ♠ Shots Total:  2021-2022 Premier League 52 (10th)

  ♠ Progressive Passing Distance: 2021-2022 Premier League 9976 (4th)

  ♠ Passes Into Final Thied: 2021-2022 Premier League 191 (1st)

  ♠ Won the 2013-14 Primeira Liga with Benfica.

  ♠ Won the 2013-14 Taca da Liga with Benfica.

  ♠ Won the 2018-19 Serie A with Juventus.

  ♠ Won the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana with Juventus.

  ♠ Won the 2019-20 EFL Cup with Manchester City. 

  ♠ Won the 2018-19 UEFA Nations League with Portugal.
  ♠ Won the2022–23 Bundesliga with Bayern Munich.
  ♠ Won PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2020–21, 2021–22

The Story of  João Cancelo

Joao Cancelo trained in Barrellence, Portugal in his early years, and later joined the Portuguese Super League Benfica youth training system. In 2014, he played for the first team of Benfica. In the same year, he joined Valencia in La Liga in the form of a loan, and then officially transferred. On August 26, 2016, Joao Cancelo entered the Portuguese national team for the first time. In 2017, he was loaned to Serie A Inter Milan. In 2018, he officially transferred to Juventus Football Club, and was selected for the 2017-18 Serie A Oscars Team of the Year, and won the 2018-19 Serie A championship and the Italian Super Cup with the team. On August 8, 2019, he transferred to Manchester City Football Club. On August 8, 2021, he followed Manchester City to win the runner-up of the England Community Shield in the 2021/22 season.

Cancelo was loaned to Bayern Munich, winning a Bundesliga title, and Barcelona, before signing for Al Hilal SFC in 2024 with a three-year contract.

Cancelo made his senior debut for Portugal in 2016 after previously being capped by the nations's all youth team levels, winning 75 caps and scoring three goals overall.  He was also part of Portugal's under-21 team that reached the 2015 UEFA European Championship final.  He was chosen in Portugal's squad for the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals on home soil, winning the inaugural edition of the competition with his nation. 

During UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, Cancelo appeared nine times and scored three goals as Portugal won all ten matches in Group J.

He was restored to the starting line-up for Portugal's round of 16 match against Slovenia and played 117 minutes as Portugal won 3–0 in a penalty shootout after the match ended in a 0–0 draw.  Portugal were eliminated in the quarter-finals to France after losing 5–3 in another penalty shootout.

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