João Cancelo

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João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo (born 27 May 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back or left-back for La Liga club Barcelona and the Portugal national team.
After spending most of his youth career at Benfica, Cancelo began his professional senior career with them, before moving to Valencia permanently in May 2015. After a loan to Inter Milan in August 2017, Italian rivals Juventus signed him the following June, winning a Serie A title and the Supercoppa Italiana with them. In the summer of 2019, Cancelo joined Manchester City, he made 154 appearances for the club, and won the UEFA Champions League, three Premier League titles, two League Cups, and one FA Cup. In the 2020–21 season, he played a significant role in Manchester City reaching their first UEFA Champions League final and was also recognised as the best player in the Premier League, according to performance data.
In January 2023, he was loaned to Bayern Munich, winning a Bundesliga title, while being part of City's team that won continental treble, and Barcelona in August. The following August, Cancelo signed for Saudi club Al-Hilal, only to return to Barcelona on loan in January 2026, winning a La Liga title, making him the only player to win league titles in all of Europe's top four leagues.
Cancelo made his senior debut for Portugal in 2016, after previously being capped by the nations's all youth team levels, being part of the under-21 team that reached the 2015 UEFA European Championship final. He was chosen in Portugal's squads for two FIFA World Cups (2022 and 2026) and one UEFA European Championship (2024). He was also part of Portugal's team at the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals on home soil, winning the inaugural edition of the competition with his nation.