Barça and Xavi Hernández see the arrival of a new prestigious recruit, in the person of João Cancelo. Let’s get to know the full-back who played at Manchester City until Friday evening.
1. João Cancelo becomes the 11th Portuguese in the history of FC Barcelona, after Luis Figo, in 1995, Vitor Baia (1996), Fernando Couto (1996), Simao Sabrosa (1999), Ricardo Quaresma (2003), André Gomes ( 2016), Nelson Semedo (2017), Francisco Trincao (2020) and João Félix (2023). As for the 11th, it is Anderson de Sousa ‘Deco’, born in Brazil but Portuguese international (2004).
2. He will find former Manchester City teammates at Barça: Ilkay Gundogan et Ferran Torres. He played 123 matches with İlkay Gündoğan and 30 with Ferran Torres.
3. Born in 1994, he does not share his birth year with any FC Barcelona player.
4. He is the 5th player to join Barça from Manchester City after Eric Garcia (2021), Ferran Torres (2022) Gündoğan (2023) and Kun Agüero (2021). Denis Suárez signed for Barça Atlètic when he arrived from Manchester City (2013).
5. He won the English league with Manchester City, the German league with Bayern, the Portuguese league with Benfica and Serie A with Juventus. So he misses La Liga … with Barça?
6. In selection, he won the Nations League in 2019. He played 44 matches (8 goals) for Portugal.
7. He lost his mother in 2013 in a car accident while he was in the vehicle. He often pays tribute to him and confides that this drama has become a strength.
8. He wore numbers 50, 70 and 25 at Benfica. Then number 2 with Valencia, 20 with Juventus, 22 with Bayern Munich and 27 with Manchester City. The one he wore the most is number 7.
9. He faced Barça with Valencia between 2015 and 2017 (3 defeats 1 victory in 4 matches).
10. He faced Xavi for 13 minutes in his debut game against Barca. The side came into play in the 67th minute but Xavi came out in the 80th.
2023-09-01 23:53:35
#João #Cancelo
