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 |
| Nationality |  Portugal |
| 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 | 16,500,000 € |
| Height/weight | 190 cm / 77 kg |
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Premier League 22.03.2026 |
0:3 | Substitutes | |||||||
Premier League 15.03.2026 |
1:1 | Will not play: concussion | |||||||
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' | |||||||
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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 | 9 | 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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