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João Cancelo

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João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo (born 27 May 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays primarily as a full-back for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal and the Portugal national team. After coming through Benfica's youth academy, Cancelo began playing for the club's reserve team 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, before the move was made permanent in 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. João Cancelo is the 2,221st most popular soccer player (down from 1,014th in 2019), the 318th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 219th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, João Cancelo ranks 2,221 out of 21,273. Before him are Sven Axbom, Mehmet Scholl, Georg Braun, Kurt Schmied, Tomáš Pospíchal, and Olaf Thon. After him are Casimiro Torres, Pleun Strik, Fernando Morena, Turgay Şeren, Chris Waddle, and Manuel Olivares.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, João Cancelo ranks 24. Before him are Victor Lindelöf, Marquinhos, Harry Styles, Bae Suzy, Dakota Fanning, and Mateo Kovačić. After him are Otto Warmbier, Joseph Quinn, Talisca, Nicholas Galitzine, Bernardo Silva, and Emre Can.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, João Cancelo ranks 318 out of 633. Before him are Marcos Portugal (1762), Fernão Lopes (1385), João de Castro (1500), Salvador Sobral (1989), Diogo Lopes de Sequeira (1465), and Raul Meireles (1983). After him are Rui Patrício (1988), Alexandre de Serpa Pinto (1846), Miguel Corte-Real (1448), Florbela Espanca (1894), Carlos Mota Pinto (1936), and Jorge Costa (1971).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, João Cancelo ranks 46. Before him are Ricardo Costa (1981), Nené (1949), Joaquim Carvalho (1937), Marco Silva (1977), João Félix (1999), and Raul Meireles (1983). After him are Rui Patrício (1988), Jorge Costa (1971), Fernando Chalana (1959), Américo Lopes (1933), João Pinto (1971), and João Moutinho (1986).

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