João Cancelo is a right back for FC Barcelona (World Cup), aged 32. Over the 2026 season, João Cancelo's standout numbers are Tackles Won (91st percentile), Duels Won (88th percentile), Ball Recovery (85th percentile) when measured against players in a comparable role across Europe's top five leagues.

The most statistically similar player is João Gomes of Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League, a 99.79% match, followed by Giorgi Abuashvili and Ezequiel Fernández. These comparisons weigh 9 defensive metrics on a per-90 basis and rank every candidate by percentile-vector similarity, so a match reflects a shared statistical profile rather than raw totals.