SL Benfica academy
João Cancelo
Defender · 32.2 yrs
Now at Al Hilal SFC
€13.4mESTwhat he is worth today
No paid transfer on record in the last 36 months. This one is our arithmetic, not a receipt. How we estimate
What the model was shown
- Senior appearances
- 362
- For clubs on this board
- 287
- Last season (2025–26)
- 29 matches · 3 goals+assists
- Season before (2024–25)
- 2 goals+assists
- Career goals
- 16
- Senior caps
- 64
- In the last two years
- 13
- Youth caps
- 75
- Honours won
- 26
- Wikipedia readers / month
- 79k
- Club strength (Elo)
- 1,570
- League strength (Elo)
- 1,570
He last changed hands for €24.8m on 2024-08-27 — too long ago to stand as the value, but it holds the floor under this estimate. Source
55 months at SL Benfica between his 15th and 21st birthdays — no argument here.
That is 5 seasons of somebody driving him to training in the dark.
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