João Palhinha
João Maria Lobo Alves Palhares Costa Palhinha Gonçalves (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w̃ pɐˈʎiɲɐ]; born 9 July 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, on loan from Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, and the Portugal national team. Wikipedia
| Complete name | Joao Palhinha |
| Club | |
| Loan | to 29.06.2026 |
| Club number | 6 |
| National team | |
| National team number | 6 |
| Birth date | 09.07.1995 (age 30) |
| Country of birth |  Portugal |
| City of birth | Lisboa |
| Position | halfback |
| Foot | right |
| Contract until | 30.06.2026 |
| Market value | 22,900,000 € |
| Height/weight | 190 cm / 77 kg |
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Premier League 22.02.2026 |
1:4 | 1'-82' | |||||||
Premier League 10.02.2026 |
1:2 | 46'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 07.02.2026 |
0:2 | 70' | 1'-80' | ||||||
Premier League 01.02.2026 |
2:2 | 1'-90' | |||||||
UEFA Champions League 28.01.2026 |
2:0 | 90' | 1'-90' | ||||||
Premier League 24.01.2026 |
2:2 | Will not play: knock | |||||||
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 Premier League 2025/2026 |
24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1598 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
 UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 |
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 355 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
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FA Cup 2025/2026 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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League Cup 2025/2026 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2026 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Palhinha ready for the real Spurs to stand up after Champions League stroll
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It was a question most assuredly in keeping with the overall craziness of the situation. Tottenham: 14th in the Premier League, with two wins out of 14 some of their fans beginning to fret about relegation. Also out of both domestic cups.
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Frank"s injury woes mount as Tottenham prepare for vital Champions League tie
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· Porro and Van de Ven join lengthy injury list· Kolo Muani unharmed after M25 tyre blowoutThomas Frank’s preparations for the Champions League game at Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday night have been rocked by injuries to Pedro Porro and Micky van d
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