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 15.03.2026 |
1:1 | Will not play: head injury | |||||||
UEFA Champions League 10.03.2026 |
2:5 | 68'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 05.03.2026 |
1:3 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 01.03.2026 |
1:2 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 22.02.2026 |
1:4 | 1'-82' | |||||||
Premier League 10.02.2026 |
1:2 | 46'-90' | |||||||
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 UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 |
8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 377 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
 Premier League 2025/2026 |
26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1778 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 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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‘You can cry or fight": Igor Tudor orders struggling Spurs to stop playing the victim
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Igor Tudor has told his Tottenham players to stand up and fight rather than wallow in the role of victims and hide behind “bullshit” excuses such as the club being cursed by “black magic”
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