João Palhinha

João Palhinha is a 31-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bayern München, born on 9 de julho de 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:

• 7 de agosto de 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Aston Villa (27 minutes, 6.5 FotMob rating)
• 4 de agosto de 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Jeju SK (61 minutes, 1 assist, 7.8 FotMob rating)
• 25 de julho de 2026: 1-2 loss away at Wehen Wiesbaden (45 minutes, 6.6 FotMob rating)
• 24 de maio de 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Everton (90 minutes, 1 goal, 1 yellow card, 8.9 FotMob rating)
• 19 de maio de 2026: 1-2 loss away at Chelsea (68 minutes, 6.3 FotMob rating)
• 11 de maio de 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Leeds United (90 minutes, 1 yellow card, 7.2 FotMob rating)
• 3 de maio de 2026: 2-1 win away at Aston Villa (90 minutes, 7.2 FotMob rating)
• 25 de abril de 2026: 1-0 win away at Wolverhampton Wanderers (28 minutes, 1 goal, 7.6 FotMob rating)
• 18 de abril de 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Brighton & Hove Albion (23 minutes, 6.2 FotMob rating)
• 12 de abril de 2026: 0-1 loss away at Sunderland (29 minutes, 5.9 FotMob rating)

João Palhinha's next match is on 15 de agosto de 2026 when Bayern München face RB Leipzig in the Club Friendlies.

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View João Palhinha's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

João Palhinha currently plays for Bayern München alongside Bryan Zaragoza, Ismael Saibari, Tarek Buchmann, Manuel Neuer, Dayot Upamecano, Min-Jae Kim, Jonathan Tah, Joshua Kimmich, Serge Gnabry, Tom Bischof, Harry Kane, Jamal Musiala, Nathaniel Brown, Luis Díaz, Michael Olise, Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Ito, Arijon Ibrahimovic, Sacha Boey, Sven Ulreich, Konrad Laimer, Cassiano Kiala, Armindo Sieb, Wisdom Mike, Erblin Osmani, Bara Ndiaye, Jonas Urbig, Lennart Karl, Josip Stanisic, Aleksandar Pavlovic, David Santos Daiber, Bastian Assomo, and Leon Klanac. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

João Palhinha's career has also included time at Tottenham Hotspur, 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 team includes 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, and Francisco Conceição. 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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