Defender

Al Hilal Riyadh Portugal

João Cancelo

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Apps

Goals

Assists

Bio & Identity

Full Name João Cancelo

Birth Date / Age May 27, 1994 (32 yrs)

Birth Place Portugal

Nationality Portugal

Height / Weight 1.82 / -

Position Defender

Current Club

Al Hilal Riyadh

Tactical Profile

Finishing

Creativity

Progression

Duels

Defending

* Derived from season performance per-90 metrics vs competition averages.

Season Stats

Appearances

Goals

Assists

49.6

Rating

Yellow Cards

TotalShots 28

ShotsOnTarget 13

ShotsOffTarget 13

BigChancesCreated 17

ExpectedGoals 2.60

ExpectedAssists 6.19

Touches 2087

MinutesPlayed 2169

BigChancesScored 1

GoalsInBox 2

GoalsOutBox 3

LeftFootGoals 2

RightFootGoals 3

BigChancesMissed 2

Appearances

7.2

Rating

TotalShots 2

ShotsOnTarget 1

ShotsOffTarget 1

BigChancesCreated 2

ExpectedGoals 0.39

ExpectedAssists 0.76

Touches 161

MinutesPlayed 174

Appearances

6.4

Rating

Yellow Cards

TotalShots 3

ShotsOnTarget 1

ExpectedGoals 0.16

ExpectedAssists 0.26

Appearances

Goals

Assists

7.1

Rating

Yellow Cards

TotalShots 8

ShotsOnTarget 4

ShotsOffTarget 4

BigChancesScored 1

BigChancesCreated 6

GoalsInBox 1

GoalsOutBox 1

LeftFootGoals 1

RightFootGoals 1

ExpectedGoals 0.52

ExpectedAssists 1.93

Touches 807

MinutesPlayed 952

Appearances

Assists

6.9

Rating

Yellow Cards

TotalShots 1

ShotsOnTarget 1

BigChancesMissed 1

BigChancesCreated 1

ExpectedGoals 0.16

ExpectedAssists 0.51

Touches 206

MinutesPlayed 148

Appearances

Goals

Assists

7.5

Rating

Yellow Cards

TotalShots 6

ShotsOnTarget 3

ShotsOffTarget 3

BigChancesMissed 1

BigChancesCreated 3

GoalsOutBox 1

RightFootGoals 1

ExpectedGoals 0.78

ExpectedAssists 1.02

Touches 333

MinutesPlayed 294

Appearances

Assists

7.0

Rating

TotalShots 2

ShotsOffTarget 2

BigChancesCreated 2

ExpectedGoals 0.10

ExpectedAssists 0.41

Touches 263

MinutesPlayed 314

Appearances

Goals

Assists

7.5

Rating

Yellow Cards

TotalShots 6

ShotsOnTarget 3

ShotsOffTarget 3

BigChancesCreated 3

GoalsInBox 1

GoalsOutBox 1

LeftFootGoals 1

RightFootGoals 1

ExpectedGoals 0.49

ExpectedAssists 1.30

Touches 317

MinutesPlayed 287

Performance Trend

Season	Team	Apps	Goals	Assists	Minutes
2026	Al Hilal Riyadh	16	2	2	174
2025	Al Hilal Riyadh	16	2	2	174
2024	Al Hilal Riyadh	16	2	2	174
2023	Al Hilal Riyadh	16	2	2	174

Career Honors

UEFA Champions League

LaLiga

Premier League

Serie A

Bundesliga

EFL Cup

UEFA Super Cup

Supercoppa Italiana

Liga Portugal

Community Shield

Taça de Portugal

Super Cup

League Cup

Euro

UEFA Nations League

Transfer History

Jun 30, 2026 Back from loan

Unknown

Jan 11, 2026 Loan

Unknown

Aug 26, 2024 Transfer

Unknown

$27.9M

Jun 30, 2024 Back from loan

Unknown

Aug 31, 2023 Loan

Unknown

Jun 30, 2023 Back from loan

Unknown

Jan 30, 2023 Loan

Unknown

Aug 06, 2019 Transfer

Unknown

$72.8M

Jun 30, 2018 Transfer

Unknown

$47.1M

Aug 21, 2017 Loan

Unknown

Career Snapshot

Tracked Seasons

Career Apps

Career Goals

Career Assists

Best Impact Season

2026 · Al Hilal Riyadh

2G · 2A · 174 min

Team Schedule

Aug 14, 2026 06:00 PM Not Started

Saudi League • Round 1

Al Hilal Riyadh

Al Faysaly

Aug 17, 2026 06:00 PM Not Started

King's Cup • Round

Al Raed

Al Hilal Riyadh

Aug 20, 2026 06:00 PM Not Started

Saudi League • Round 2

Al Feiha

Al Hilal Riyadh

Aug 28, 2026 06:00 PM Not Started

Saudi League • Round 4

Al Khaleej Club

Al Hilal Riyadh

Sep 1, 2026 06:00 PM Not Started

Saudi League • Round 3

Al Hilal Riyadh

Al Ahli Jeddah

Premier League

La Liga

Serie A

Bundesliga

Ligue 1

UEFA Champions League

Friendly International

João Cancelo

Bio & Identity

Tactical Profile

Season Stats

Performance Trend

Career Honors

Transfer History

Career Snapshot

Team Schedule