Joao Palhinha
Tottenham Hotspur (on loan)Height
6
Shirt
30 years
9 Jul 1995
Right
Preferred foot
PortugalCountry
€33.3M
Market value
30 Jun 2028
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Centre-back, Central Midfielder
CB
DM
CM
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches65%Shot attempts50%Goals83%
Chances created6%Aerial duels won86%Defensive contributions98%
Premier League 2025/2026
3
Goals2
Assists14
Started20
Matches1,302
Minutes played7.04
Rating5
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
10 Jan
Aston VillaL1-2
90
0
0
1
0
7.4
7 Jan
AFC BournemouthL3-2
90
1
0
0
0
7.2
4 Jan
SunderlandD1-1
18
0
0
1
0
6.3
1 Jan
BrentfordD0-0
80
0
0
1
0
7.2
28 Dec 2025
Crystal PalaceW0-1
27
0
0
0
0
6.6
20 Dec 2025
LiverpoolL1-2
19
0
0
0
0
6.1
14 Dec 2025
Nottingham ForestL3-0
31
0
0
0
0
6.7
9 Dec 2025
Slavia PragueW3-0
90
0
0
1
0
7.6
6 Dec 2025
BrentfordW2-0
25
0
0
0
0
6.6
2 Dec 2025
Newcastle UnitedD2-2
0
0
0
0
0
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Tottenham Hotspur10 Jan
FA Cup
Aston Villa
1-2
90’
7.4
7 Jan
Premier League
AFC Bournemouth
3-2
90’
7.2
4 Jan
Premier League
Sunderland
1-1
18’
6.3
1 Jan
Premier League
Brentford
0-0
80’
7.2
28 Dec 2025
Premier League
Crystal Palace
0-1
27’
6.6
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 29%- 17Shots
- 3Goals
- 0.97xG
Shot typeRight footSituationFrom cornerResultGoal
0.09xG0.82xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 1,302
Shooting
Goals
3
Expected goals (xG)
0.97
xG on target (xGOT)
3.01
Non-penalty xG
0.97
Shots
17
Shots on target
5
Passing
Assists
2
Expected assists (xA)
0.47
Successful passes
498
Successful passes %
81.9%
Accurate long balls
22
Accurate long balls %
40.7%
Chances created
4
Possession
Successful dribbles
6
Successful dribbles %
42.9%
Touches
887
Touches in opposition box
25
Dispossessed
19
Fouls won
23
Defending
Tackles
74
Duels won
127
Duels won %
63.5%
Aerial duels won
24
Aerial duels won %
58.5%
Interceptions
17
Blocked shots
5
Fouls committed
15
Recoveries
52
Possession won final 3rd
2
Dribbled past
14
Discipline
Yellow cards
5
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches65%Shot attempts50%Goals83%
Chances created6%Aerial duels won86%Defensive contributions98%
Career
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
30 5 | ||
25 0 | ||
79 8 | ||
77 5 | ||
75 6 | ||
3 0 | ||
17 0 | ||
 Os Belenenses SAD (on loan)Aug 2016 - Jan 2017 17 1 | ||
29 0 | ||
19 1 | ||
Youth career | ||
0 1 | ||
National team | ||
37 2 | ||
6 0 |
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