Joao Palhinha
Tottenham Hotspur (on loan)Height
6
Shirt
30 years
9 Jul 1995
Right
Preferred foot
PortugalCountry
Market value
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder
DM
CM
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches85%Shot attempts63%Goals81%
Chances created2%Aerial duels won93%Defensive contributions81%
Premier League 2025/2026
2
Goals1
Assists7
Started8
Matches603
Minutes played7.26
Rating2
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
22 Oct
MonacoD0-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.0
19 Oct
Aston VillaL1-2
90
0
1
0
0
7.6
14 Oct
HungaryD2-2
28
0
0
0
0
6.2
11 Oct
IrelandW1-0
0
0
0
0
0
-
4 Oct
Leeds UnitedW1-2
90
0
0
1
0
7.1
30 Sept
Bodø/GlimtD2-2
21
0
0
0
0
6.8
27 Sept
Wolverhampton WanderersD1-1
90
1
0
1
0
8.2
24 Sept
Doncaster RoversW3-0
90
1
0
0
0
8.2
20 Sept
Brighton & Hove AlbionD2-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.3
16 Sept
VillarrealW1-0
21
0
0
0
0
6.5
Tottenham Hotspur22 Oct
Champions League
Monaco
0-0
90’
7.0
19 Oct
Premier League
Aston Villa
1-2
90’
7.6
Portugal14 Oct
World Cup Qualification UEFA
Hungary
2-2
28’
6.2
11 Oct
World Cup Qualification UEFA
Ireland
1-0
Bench
Tottenham Hotspur4 Oct
Premier League
Leeds United
1-2
90’
7.1
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 30%- 10Shots
- 2Goals
- 0.61xG
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.07xG0.74xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 603
Shooting
Goals
2
Expected goals (xG)
0.61
xG on target (xGOT)
1.92
Non-penalty xG
0.61
Shots
10
Shots on target
3
Passing
Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
0.29
Successful passes
240
Pass accuracy
82.5%
Accurate long balls
10
Long ball accuracy
35.7%
Chances created
2
Possession
Successful dribbles
1
Dribble success
14.3%
Touches
406
Touches in opposition box
12
Dispossessed
5
Fouls won
8
Defending
Tackles
35
Duels won
58
Duels won %
63.0%
Aerial duels won
14
Aerial duels won %
58.3%
Interceptions
6
Blocked shots
1
Fouls committed
5
Recoveries
17
Possession won final 3rd
1
Dribbled past
8
Discipline
Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches85%Shot attempts63%Goals81%
Chances created2%Aerial duels won93%Defensive contributions81%
Career
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
13 3 | ||
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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