João Palhinha

João Palhinha is a 30-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, born on 9 juli 1995, who is right-footed. Follow João Palhinha on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premier League season, João Palhinha has recorded 5 goals, 2 assists, 2.197 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.95, 8 yellow cards.

João Palhinha scores highly on Goals, Matches, and Minutes compared to defensive midfielders in the Premier League.

João Palhinha's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

• 24 mei 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Everton (90 minutes, 1 goal, 1 yellow card, 8.9 FotMob rating)
• 19 mei 2026: 1-2 loss away at Chelsea (68 minutes, 6.3 FotMob rating)
• 11 mei 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Leeds United (90 minutes, 1 yellow card, 7.2 FotMob rating)
• 3 mei 2026: 2-1 win away at Aston Villa (90 minutes, 7.2 FotMob rating)
• 25 april 2026: 1-0 win away at Wolverhampton Wanderers (28 minutes, 1 goal, 7.6 FotMob rating)
• 18 april 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Brighton & Hove Albion (23 minutes, 6.2 FotMob rating)
• 12 april 2026: 0-1 loss away at Sunderland (29 minutes, 5.9 FotMob rating)
• 22 maart 2026: 0-3 loss at home vs Nottingham Forest (unused substitute)
• 10 maart 2026: 2-5 loss away at Atletico Madrid (22 minutes, 6.0 FotMob rating)
• 5 maart 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Crystal Palace (90 minutes, 7.0 FotMob rating)

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João Palhinha currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur alongside Ashley Phillips, Callum Olusesi, Dane Scarlett, Jan Paul van Hecke, Marcos Senesi, Will Lankshear, Guglielmo Vicario, Radu Dragusin, Kevin Danso, Xavi Simons, Yves Bissouma, Richarlison, James Maddison, Mathys Tel, Destiny Udogie, Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall, Cristian Romero, Dominic Solanke, Mohammed Kudus, Dejan Kulusevski, Conor Gallagher, Pedro Porro, Djed Spence, Wilson Odobert, Pape Sarr, Rodrigo Bentancur, Antonín Kinsky, Ben Davies, Micky van de Ven, Souza, Randal Kolo Muani, Brandon Austin, Junai Byfield, and James Wilson. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

João Palhinha's career has also included time at Bayern München, Fulham, Sporting CP, Braga, Sporting CP B, Os Belenenses SAD, and Moreirense.

On the international stage, João Palhinha has represented Portugal and Portugal U19.

João Palhinha is from Portugal, and the national teams include Diogo Costa, Nélson Semedo, Rúben Dias, Tomás Araújo, Diogo Dalot, Matheus Nunes, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Gonçalo Ramos, Bernardo Silva, Joao Félix, José Sá, Renato Veiga, Gonçalo Inácio, João Neves, Trincão, Rafael Leão, Pedro Neto, Gonçalo Guedes, João Cancelo, Rúben Neves, Rui Silva, Vitinha, Samú, Nuno Mendes, Francisco Conceição, Joana Marchão, Inês Pereira, Catarina Amado, Lúcia Alves, Pauleta, Nelly Rodrigues, Andreia Jacinto, Francisca Nazareth, Alice Marques, Andreia Bravo, Carolina Santiago, Jéssica Silva, Tatiana Pinto, Patrícia Morais, Fátima Pinto, Diana Silva, Dolores Silva, Carole Costa, Andreia Faria, Maísa Correia, Carolina Correia, Diana Gomes, Beatriz Pina Fonseca, Nádia Gomes, Ana Capeta, Catarina Potra, and Nádia Bravo. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, João Palhinha has won 8 titles: UEFA Nations League A (2024/2025) with Portugal, Bundesliga (2024/2025) with Bayern München, Super Cup (2021/2022), Liga Portugal (2020/2021), and League Cup (2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2017/2018) with Sporting CP, and League Cup (2019/2020) with Braga.

João Palhinha has competed in Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, World Cup UEFA qualification, Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, EURO, UEFA Nations League A, EURO Qualification qualification, World Cup, Liga Portugal, Super Cup, and Europa League. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

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