Football Query

Player · Portugal · Defender

João Cancelo

Goals from 1 Sep 2016 to 9 Sep 2025

Caps
73
Starts
65
Minutes
5,627
Win % when playing
61.6%
Goals
12
Matches scored in
12
Penalties
0
Hat-tricks
0
Own goals
1
For their side
17th of 171
Yellow cards
12
Sent off
1
Longest gap
3.9 yrs
Minutes per goal
469

Goals by year

FinalsQualifiersFriendlies
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Tallest: 3 · Year

When they scored

By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.

1–15′16–30′31–45′46–60′61–75′76–90′ET

Tallest: 5 · Minute

What the goals did

Extended lead8
Winning goal3
Opening goal1

Portugal with and without them

Portugal's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.

With them734516121655361.6%
Without them55361271344665.5%

Played most alongside10

Bernardo Silva60
Bruno Fernandes57
Cristiano Ronaldo55
Rúben Dias53
Rúben Neves46
João Félix42
Pepe34
Rafael Leão34
Diogo Costa33
Vitinha33

Faced most10

Ivan PerisicCroatia6
Mario PasalicCroatia6
Mateo KovacicCroatia6
Dominik LivakovicCroatia5
Luka ModricCroatia5
Aleksandar MitrovicSerbia4
Andrej KramaricCroatia4
Dusan TadicSerbia4
Nikola MilenkovicSerbia4
Nikola VlasicCroatia4

Against11

Liechtenstein22
Andorra11
Armenia11
Bosnia and Herzegovina11
Croatia11
Czech Republic11
Faroe Islands11
Gibraltar11
Hungary11
Israel11
Switzerland11

At tournaments5

Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.

FIFA World Cup qualification 202522
UEFA Euro qualification 202333
UEFA Nations League 202222
UEFA Nations League 202011
FIFA World Cup qualification 201622

Every goal13

9 Sep 2025v Hungary3–286′—Winning goal3–2FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
6 Sep 2025v Armenia5–032′—Extended lead3–0FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
16 Nov 2023v Liechtenstein2–057′—Extended lead2–0UEFA Euro qualification 2023
16 Oct 2023v Bosnia and Herzegovina5–032′—Extended lead4–0UEFA Euro qualification 2023
23 Mar 2023v Liechtenstein4–08′—Winning goal1–0UEFA Euro qualification 2023
9 Jun 2022v Czech Republic2–033′—Winning goal1–0UEFA Nations League 2022
5 Jun 2022v Switzerland4–068′—Extended lead4–0UEFA Nations League 2022
9 Jun 2021v Israel4–086′—Extended lead3–0Friendly
5 Sep 2020v Croatia4–141′—Opening goal1–0UEFA Nations League 2020
28 Mar 2017v Sweden2–390′own goalWinning goal2–3Friendly
10 Oct 2016v Faroe Islands6–090′—Extended lead6–0FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
7 Oct 2016v Andorra6–044′—Extended lead3–0FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
1 Sep 2016v Gibraltar5–073′—Extended lead3–0Friendly

Every match on record73

In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.

6 Jul 2026v Spain0–1started, off 71′71——FIFA World Cup 2026 · Round of 16
2 Jul 2026v Croatia2–1started, off 63′63——FIFA World Cup 2026 · Round of 32
27 Jun 2026v Colombia0–0started, off 45′45——FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage
23 Jun 2026v Uzbekistan5–0started, off 45′45——FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage
17 Jun 2026v DR Congo1–1started90——FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage
10 Jun 2026v Nigeria2–1came on 45′45——Friendly
6 Jun 2026v Chile2–1started90——Friendly
31 Mar 2026v United States2–0started, off 45′45—YellowFriendly
28 Mar 2026v Mexico0–0came on 45′45——Friendly
16 Nov 2025v Armenia9–1started, off 73′73——FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
13 Nov 2025v Republic of Ireland0–2started, off 45′45—YellowFIFA World Cup qualification 2025
9 Sep 2025v Hungary3–2started901—FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
6 Sep 2025v Armenia5–0started, off 79′791—FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
18 Nov 2024v Croatia1–1started90——UEFA Nations League 2024
15 Oct 2024v Scotland0–0started, off 88′88——UEFA Nations League 2024
5 Jul 2024v France0–0started, off 74′74——UEFA Euro 2024 · Quarter-final
1 Jul 2024v Slovenia0–0started, off 117′117—YellowUEFA Euro 2024 · Round of 16
22 Jun 2024v Turkey3–0started, off 68′68——UEFA Euro 2024 · Group stage
18 Jun 2024v Czech Republic2–1started, off 90′90——UEFA Euro 2024 · Group stage
11 Jun 2024v Republic of Ireland3–0started, off 45′45——Friendly
8 Jun 2024v Croatia1–2came on 45′45—YellowFriendly
4 Jun 2024v Finland4–2started90——Friendly
26 Mar 2024v Slovenia0–2started, off 88′88—YellowFriendly
19 Nov 2023v Iceland2–0started, off 87′87——UEFA Euro qualification 2023
16 Nov 2023v Liechtenstein2–0started, off 87′871—UEFA Euro qualification 2023
16 Oct 2023v Bosnia and Herzegovina5–0started901—UEFA Euro qualification 2023
13 Oct 2023v Slovakia3–2started90——UEFA Euro qualification 2023
11 Sep 2023v Luxembourg9–0came on 61′29——UEFA Euro qualification 2023
8 Sep 2023v Slovakia1–0started, off 62′62——UEFA Euro qualification 2023
20 Jun 2023v Iceland1–0started, off 67′67——UEFA Euro qualification 2023
17 Jun 2023v Bosnia and Herzegovina3–0started90——UEFA Euro qualification 2023
23 Mar 2023v Liechtenstein4–0started901—UEFA Euro qualification 2023
10 Dec 2022v Morocco0–1came on 51′39——FIFA World Cup 2022 · Quarter-final
2 Dec 2022v South Korea1–2started90——FIFA World Cup 2022 · Group stage
28 Nov 2022v Uruguay2–0started90——FIFA World Cup 2022 · Group stage
24 Nov 2022v Ghana3–2started90——FIFA World Cup 2022 · Group stage
27 Sep 2022v Spain0–1started90——UEFA Nations League 2022
12 Jun 2022v Switzerland0–1started90—YellowUEFA Nations League 2022
9 Jun 2022v Czech Republic2–0started901YellowUEFA Nations League 2022
5 Jun 2022v Switzerland4–0started901—UEFA Nations League 2022

Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.