Joao Cancelo | MAN CITY | Highlights
João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w̃ kɐ̃ˈsɛlu]; born 27 May 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the Portugal national team. A creative, skillful, strong, and versatile full-back, he is considered to be one of the best full-backs in the world.
After coming through Benfica's youth academy, Cancelo began playing for the club's reserve side in 2012 and was promoted to the first team two years later. He was subsequently loaned to La Liga club Valencia during the 2014–15 season, with Los Ches making the move permanent in the summer of 2015. Cancelo was on loan to Serie A team Inter Milan during the 2017–18 season, in which he was included in Serie A's Team of the Year. Cancelo's performances sparked the interest of Italian rivals Juventus, who signed him in 2018 for a reported fee of €40.4 million. During his stint with Bianconeri, Cancelo won the league and the Supercoppa Italiana in his first and only season.
In 2019, he was signed by English club Manchester City, for a reported fee of €30 million (£25.5 million) involving a swap deal for Danilo to Juventus. He has since won two Premier League titles and a League Cup with the club. In 2020–21, he had a significant role in Manchester City reaching their first UEFA Champions League final.
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.
2021–22: Second Premier League title
On 17 October 2021, Cancelo scored his first goal of the season for City in a 6–3 home Champions League group stage win against RB Leipzig. On 3 November, Cancelo provided a hat-trick of assists for Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez and Gabriel Jesus in a 4–1 Champions League group stage home victory against Club Brugge, leading him to be named man of the match. On 6 November, in the Manchester derby, Cancelo created both goals in a 2–0 victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford, forcing an Eric Bailly own goal and providing an assist for Bernardo Silva, for his fifth assist of the season in two games. On 19 December, on his 100th appearance for the club, he scored a long-range shot and provided an assist in a 4–0 win against Newcastle United.
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