João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo was born on the 27th of May 1994, and he is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a full-back or as a wing-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the Portugal national team. Unarguably, He is a creative, skillful, strong, and versatile full-back, and he is considered to be one of the best full-backs in the world.Information Guide Nigeria

Club career

Benfica

The Full-back who was born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Cancelo started playing football with the local club Barreirense. The young star joined Benfica’s youth system in 2007 at the age of 13, where he played as both right and left back.Information Guide Nigeria

According to a BBC report, Cancelo played his first competitive game with Benfica’s main squad on the 25th of January 2014, coming on as a late substitute in the 1–0 home success against Gil Vicente for the Taça da Liga, which was later won. Cancelo’s maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga occurred on the 10th of May after they had already been crowned league champions, and he started in a 2–1 loss in the Clássico against Porto.NYSC Portal

Valencia

2014–16: Debut season and regular starter

It was reported on the 20th of August 2014, that Cancelo joined Valencia on a one-year loan deal with the option to purchase for €15 million. Despite the fact that his economic rights were owned by Peter Lim, a loan was arranged to take him to Valencia due to Lim’s purchase of the latter club. Statistics present it that his La Liga debut occurred on the 25th of September, playing the entirety of a 3–0 home win over Córdoba; He initially started as a substitute and appeared in the round of 16 round of the Copa del Rey in the first leg against Rayo Vallecano.Information Guide Nigeria

However, the defender would also occasionally move to the right wing and later his good performances, especially against Levante on the 12th of April 2015, in which he was awarded the man of the match. Unfortunately for him, throughout the season, he has used a second- choice right-back behind Antonio Barragán, finishing the season with 13 appearances, across all competitions. His tremendous performances helped Valencia reach the Champions League, leading on 25 May, Cancelo agreed to a permanent contract with the Spanish club until the 30th of June 2021, for a transfer fee of €15 million.NYSC Portal

Loan to Inter Milan

On the 22nd of August 2017, the Portuguese star joined Inter Milan on a one-year loan deal until the 30th of June 2018 with the option of making the move permanent. However, the deal was part of a loan exchange, with Geoffrey Kondogbia moving in the other direction. The young star made his Serie A debut four days later, replacing Antonio Candreva in the 83rd minute of a 3–1 win at Roma.NYSC Portal

Juventus

Cancelo was signed by Juventus on a five-year contract for €40.4 million on the 27th of June 2018, making his domestic league debut on 18 August in a 3–2 away win against Chievo Verona. The defender won his first trophy with the club in January 2019, featuring the entire 1–0 victory over Milan for the Supercoppa Italiana. However, Cancelo scored his first league goal the same month, as his team came from behind to defeat Lazio 2–1 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome; he also helped win the decisive match-winning penalty later during the same game, which was subsequently converted by compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo. On the 6th of October, Cancelo provided an assist for Rodrigo Bentancur in a 2–0 away win over Udinese. And on the 7th of December, Cancelo provided an assist for Mario Mandžukić in a 1–0 home win over against his former club Inter Milan in the Derby d’Italia.NYSC Portal

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Manchester City

2019–20: Record transfer and struggles

Cancelo joined Premier League champions Manchester City on the 7th of August 2019, in a six-year deal worth £27.4 million plus Danilo being sent to Juventus in part-exchange, equalling to £60 million, making him the most expensive right-back ever. And on the 25th of August, he made his Premier League debut against Bournemouth appearing as a late substitute for Kyle Walker in a 3–1 victory. Again, on the 18th of December, he scored his first goal for City in a 3–1 away win over Oxford United in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.

2021–22: Second Premier League title

The EPL statistics has it that on the 6th of 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. And on the 19th of 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.

2022–23: Loan to Bayern Munich

On 31 January 2023, Cancelo was loaned to Bayern Munich for the remainder of the season with an option to buy for €70 million (£61.6 million). Afterwards, it was reported by The Athletic that Cancelo had fallen out with his manager Pep Guardiola over a lack of playing time. Following the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Cancelo began losing his place in the starting eleven over Nathan Aké and Rico Lewis, and after again featuring on the bench for the third game in a row in a FA Cup match against Arsenal, their relationship reached the breaking point, which led to Cancelo’s departure from the club on loan

International career

Youth

According of BBC report, Cancelo represented Portugal in the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. The full-back was also selected for the following edition, in Lithuania.

Again, he still was part of the under-21 squad that competed in the 2015 European Championships. Cancelo 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, in a final runner-up finish to Sweden.

Senior

Fortunately for him, he was called up for the first time to the senior team by head coach Fernando Santos on the 26th of August 2016, playing the full 90 minutes of a 5–0 friendly win over Gibraltar in Porto on 1 September and scoring the third goal. However, in the following month he added another two, in as many 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Andorra (6–0, home) and Faroe Islands (away, same score).

The full-back was initially included in Portugal’s squad for UEFA Euro 2020 in June 2021; however, he tested positive for COVID-19 two days prior to the side’s opening match against Hungary, and was replaced in the squad by Diogo Dalot.

Cancelo’s Net Worth, and Market Value

He has a net worth estimated to be in the region of €33 million (£30 million), and market value north of €55 million (£50 million).

Cancelo’s Salary

In August 2019 the right back signed a contract with Manchester City that nets him a whopping salary of 4.5 Million Euro (4.1 Million Pound) per year. We have crunched the numbers, this means he earns €22,308 (£20,266) per day and €930 (£20,266) per hour!

Per year          €4,500,000           £3,913,043

Per month         €375,000          £326,087

Per week            €86,538         £75,251

Per day            €12,329          £10,721

Per hour          €513           £446

Per minute        €9             £7

Honours

Benfica

Primeira Liga: 2013–14

Juventus

Serie A: 2018–19

Supercoppa Italiana: 2018

Manchester City

Premier League: 2020–21, 2021–22

EFL Cup: 2020–21

UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2020–21

Portugal U21

UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2015

Portugal

UEFA Nations League: 2018–19

Individual

Serie A Team of the Year: 2017–18, 2018–19

PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2020–21, 2021–22

ESM Team of the Year: 2020–21, 2021–22

UEFA Champions League Fantasy Football Team of the Season: 2021–22

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