Ivan Cavaleiro

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Neves Abreuand the second or paternal family name is Cavaleiro.

Ivan Cavaleiro

Cavaleiro playing for Deportivo in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Ivan Ricardo Neves Abreu Cavaleiro [1]
Date of birth	(1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 (age 30) [2]
Place of birth	Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal [2]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Lille
Number	17
Youth career
2004–2005	Vialonga
2005–2007	Alverca
2007–2012	Benfica
2009–2010	→ Belenenses (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Benfica B	56	(22)
2013–2015	Benfica	8	(0)
2014–2015	→ Deportivo La Coruña (loan)	34	(3)
2015–2016	Monaco	14	(1)
2016	Monaco B	1	(1)
2016–2020	Wolverhampton Wanderers	96	(17)
2019–2020	→ Fulham (loan)	25	(5)
2020–2023	Fulham	72	(6)
2022–2023	→ Alanyaspor (loan)	22	(2)
2023–	Lille	12	(1)
International career
2010	Portugal U17	8	(1)
2011	Portugal U18	4	(0)
2011–2012	Portugal U19	22	(4)
2012–2013	Portugal U20	15	(1)
2013–2015	Portugal U21	14	(7)
2014	Portugal	2	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Portugal UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2015
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:39, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Ivan Ricardo Neves Abreu Cavaleiro (born 18 October 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Lille. Mainly a winger, he can also play as a forward.

A product of Benfica's youth system, he was part of the club's domestic treble in the 2013–14 season. After one-year spells with Deportivo La Coruña (Spain) and Monaco he went on to spend most of his career in England with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Fulham, signing with the former in 2016.

Cavaleiro earned 63 caps for Portugal at youth level all categories comprised, scoring 13 goals. He made his senior international debut in 2014.

Club career

Benfica

Born in Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District, Cavaleiro played youth football for five clubs, notably representing S.L. Benfica from ages 13–18, a loan spell notwithstanding. He made his senior debut in the 2012–13 season, playing his first Segunda Liga match with the reserves on 11 August 2012 against S.C. Braga B. ^[3] The following weekend he scored his first goal(s) as a professional, grabbing a brace in a 4–2 away win over C.D. Feirense, ^[4] and added another two before the end of the month in a 6–0 home rout of C.F. Os Belenenses; ^[5] he finished his first year with 38 appearances and 12 goals, helping his team to the seventh position. ^[6]

Cavaleiro started his second season with Benfica B in fashion, netting seven times in ten matches and earning the Second Division Player of the Month award for August/September. ^[7] He made his official debut for the main squad on 19 October 2013, playing the full 90 minutes against CD Cinfães in the third round in the Taça de Portugal and assisting Ola John for the game's only goal. ^[8] He appeared in his maiden match in the UEFA Champions League four days later, playing the second half of a 1–1 home draw with Olympiacos F.C. in the group stage. ^[9]

On 15 January 2014, Cavaleiro scored his first competitive goal for Benfica, the last in a 2–0 win against Leixões S.C. in that campaign's Taça da Liga. ^[10] On 7 August, he was loaned to Deportivo de La Coruña of the Spanish La Liga for one year, ^[11] making his debut on the first matchday and opening the scoring in a 2–1 defeat at Granada CF. ^[12]

Monaco

On 10 July 2015, Cavaleiro joined AS Monaco FC on a permanent deal until 2020, ^[13] for a transfer fee rumoured to be €15 million. ^[14] He made his debut on the 28th, starting in a 3–1 away win over BSC Young Boys in the Champions League third qualifying round, and scored his first goal in the second leg, opening a 4–0 victory at the Stade Louis II. ^[15]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 31 August 2016, Cavaleiro moved to English Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers on a five-year deal (with the option of an additional year) for an undisclosed fee, reported to be a new club-record sum of £7 million. ^{[16] [17]} He made his debut on 10 September in a 1–1 home draw to Burton Albion, ^{[18] [19]} and scored his first goal for the club 14 days later in a 3–1 win against Brentford also at Molineux Stadium. ^[20]

Cavaleiro was voted the Professional Footballers' Association Fans' Championship Player of the Month for November 2017, after netting four times in as many games. ^[21] The previous month, he had provided five assists to keep his team clear at the top of the table; ^[22] he finished the season with nine goals from 42 appearances, adding 12 decisive passes and achieving promotion to the Premier League as champion. ^[23]

Cavaleiro's first match in the English top division occurred on 29 September 2018, and he scored once in the 2–0 home victory over Southampton with his very first touch of the ball after coming on as a substitute in place of compatriot Diogo Jota. ^[24]

Fulham

Cavaleiro signed for Fulham on 13 July 2019 on a season-long loan, with the option to make the move permanent afterwards. ^[25] On 21 August, he put on a player of the match performance in the 4–0 home win against Millwall, scoring twice and providing one assist. ^[26]

On 7 January 2020, Cavaleiro agreed to a permanent four-and-a-half-year contract. ^[27] In the 2021–22 campaign, as the club returned to the top tier as champions, he dealt with several injury problems. ^{[28] [29]}

In September 2022, Cavaleiro was loaned to Alanyaspor of the Turkish Süper Lig for one year. ^{[30] [31]}

Lille

Cavaleiro returned to the French Ligue 1 on 11 August 2023, on a one-year deal at Lille OSC. ^[32]

International career

Cavaleiro playing for Portugal U19

Youth

Cavaleiro was named in the Portugal under-19 squad at the 2012 UEFA European Championship, ^[33] playing the last match of the group stage against Greece. A year later, he represented the under-20 team at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup; he appeared in four games as a substitute in Turkey, ^{[34] [35] [36]} in an eventual round-of-16 exit.

Cavaleiro made his debut for the under-21s on 14 August 2013, netting a hat-trick in a 5–2 friendly win against Switzerland. ^[37] On 27 June 2015, he scored Portugal's third goal in a 5–0 rout of Germany in the semi-finals of the European Championship in Czech Republic; ^[38] he was named in the Team of the Tournament, in an eventual runner-up finish. ^[39]

Senior

On 28 February 2014, Cavaleiro received his first callup to the Portugal senior side, for a friendly with Cameroon on 5 March. ^[40] He started and played 70 minutes in the 5–1 victory in Leiria. ^[41]

Cavaleiro was selected by Angola manager Pedro Gonçalves for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Egypt and Libya on 2 and 7 September 2021, respectively. ^[42] He was not included in the final squad, however. ^[43]

Personal life

Cavaleiro's father, Lindo, was crowned Angolan youth champion for Atlético Petróleos de Luanda, whilst his uncle Monhé excelled as a midfielder for Progresso Associação do Sambizanga. ^[44]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 October 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup [lower-alpha 1]		League Cup [lower-alpha 2]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Benfica B	2012–13 [45]	Segunda Liga	38	12	—		—		—		38	12
	2013–14 [45]	Segunda Liga	18	10	—		—		—		18	10
	Total		56	22	—		—		—		56	22
Benfica	2013–14 [45] [46]	Primeira Liga	8	0	3	0	3	1	6 [lower-alpha 3]	0	20	1
Deportivo La Coruña (loan)	2014–15 [45]	La Liga	34	3	0	0	—		—		34	3
Monaco	2015–16 [45]	Ligue 1	12	1	0	0	1	0	6 [lower-alpha 4]	2	19	3
	2016–17 [45]	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	Total		14	1	0	0	1	0	7	2	22	3
Monaco B	2015–16 [45]	CFA	1	1	—		—		—		1	1
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2016–17 [47]	Championship	31	5	0	0	0	0	—		31	5
	2017–18 [48]	Championship	42	9	1	0	3	0	—		46	9
	2018–19 [49]	Premier League	23	3	5	2	1	0	—		29	5
	Total		96	17	6	2	4	0	—		106	19
Fulham (loan)	2019–20 [50]	Championship	25	5	1	0	0	0	—		26	5
Fulham	2019–20 [50]	Championship	18	1	1	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 5]	0	20	1
	2020–21 [51]	Premier League	36	3	1	0	0	0	—		37	3
	2021–22 [52]	Championship	18	2	0	0	2	1	—		20	3
	Total		97	11	3	0	2	1	1	0	103	12
Alanyaspor (loan)	2022–23 [45]	Süper Lig	22	2	3	2	—		—		25	4
Lille	2023–24 [45]	Ligue 1	9	1	0	0	0	0	4 [lower-alpha 6]	0	13	1
Career total			337	58	15	4	10	2	18	2	380	66

1. Includes Taça de Portugal, Copa del Rey, Coupe de France, FA Cup
2. Includes Taça da Liga, Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
3. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two in UEFA Europa League
4. Four appearances and one goal in Champions League, two appearances and one goal in Europa League
5. Appearances in Football League Championship play-offs
6. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Benfica

• Primeira Liga: 2013–14 ^[53]
• Taça de Portugal: 2013–14 ^[8]
• Taça da Liga: 2013–14 ^[10]
• UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2013–14 ^[54]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

• EFL Championship: 2017–18 ^[55]

Fulham

• EFL Championship: 2021–22 ^{[56] [57]}
• EFL Championship play-offs: 2020 ^[58]

Portugal U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2015 ^[59]

Individual

• SJPF Segunda Liga Player of the Month: August 2013, September 2013 ^[7]
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the tournament: 2015 ^[39]
• Professional Footballers' Association Fans' Championship Player of the Month: November 2017 ^[21]

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External links

• Ivan Cavaleiro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Ivan Cavaleiro at Soccerbase
• Ivan Cavaleiro national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Ivan Cavaleiro at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ivan Cavaleiro – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Ivan Cavaleiro – UEFA competition record ( archive )