João Palhinha
João Maria Lobo Alves Palhares Costa Palhinha Gonçalves ( zhoo-OWN pə-LYEE-nyə; 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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FA Cup 10.01.2026 |
1:2 | 85' | 1'-90' | ||||||
Premier League 07.01.2026 |
2:3 | 1 | 1'-90' | ||||||
Premier League 04.01.2026 |
1:1 | 90' | 72'-90' | ||||||
Premier League 01.01.2026 |
0:0 | 60' | 1'-80' | ||||||
Premier League 28.12.2025 |
1:0 | 63'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 20.12.2025 |
1:2 | 71'-90' |
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 FA Cup 2025/2026 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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Premier League 2025/2026 |
20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1302 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
 UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 |
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 265 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 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 |
Goal João Palhinha 78', AFC Bournemouth-Tottenham 2:2
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Goal João Palhinha 67', Tottenham-FC Copenhagen 4:0
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Goal João Palhinha 90', Tottenham-Wolverhampton 1:1
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The late, late equaliser from Joao Palhinha ?
Goal João Palhinha 14', Tottenham-Doncaster Rovers 1:0
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