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 Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Portugal national team. He came through at Sporting CP, first appearing with the first team in 2017 and also having loans at Moreirense, Belenenses and Braga. Wikipedia
| Complete name | Joao Palhinha |
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| 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 24.05.2026 |
1:0 | 1 | 87' | 1'-90' | |||||
Premier League 19.05.2026 |
1:2 | 1'-69' | |||||||
Premier League 11.05.2026 |
1:1 | 66' | 1'-90' | ||||||
Premier League 03.05.2026 |
2:1 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 25.04.2026 |
1:0 | 1 | 62'-90' | ||||||
Premier League 18.04.2026 |
2:2 | 67'-90' |
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 Premier League 2025/2026 |
33 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2196 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
 UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 |
8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 377 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 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 |
Joao Palhinha with the important goal ?
Goal João Palhinha 43', Tottenham-Everton 1:0
Tottenham 1 - 0 Everton Highlights
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Joao Palhinha has made ? tackles in the Premier League this season ?
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Joao Palhinha: Warrior ?
Goal João Palhinha 82', Wolverhampton-Tottenham 0:1
Joao Palhinha’s bicycle kick at Bournemouth is our January Goal of the Month ?
Goal João Palhinha 78', AFC Bournemouth-Tottenham 2:2
A fifth Spurs goal for Joao Palhinha ⚽️
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This magician will leave you SHOCKED! ? Mind-blowing magic blows Spurs players’ minds!
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Get to know Joao Palhinha on a trip round our Training Centre ?✨
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Joao Palhinha loves a tackle ?
Tottenham to ‘quickly" wrap up biggest signing in TRIPLE coup worth £135m
teamtalk.com1 days
Tottenham are readying a formal offer to sign Savinho from Manchester City after the double green light was granted, with the Brazilian the biggest part of a triple coup worth around £135m, according to reports
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Euro giants make it easier for Tottenham to re-sign hero as rival club can"t match price
teamtalk.com2 days
A European giant has made it easier for Tottenham to re-sign a star from them after dropping his transfer fee, which a rival still won’t match
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‘Full verbal agreement" reached in transfer Tottenham will massively regret
teamtalk.com4 days
Tottenham are on course to sell a player to a Premier League rival after a ‘full verbal agreement’ on personal terms was struck, and this is a deal Spurs will surely come to regret
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Tottenham to ‘renegotiate" lower fee for pre-agreed deal with four more signings coming
football365.com1 weeks
Tottenham do want to re-sign Joao Palhinha but for a reduced fee, while Spurs are working on three other high profile signings to follow Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi into north London
football365.com
Tottenham have ‘good chance" of landing £26m star as fourth summer signing – ‘concrete option"
teamtalk.com2 weeks
According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur have a “good chance” of signing Joao Palhinha permanently, with the midfielder having two “concrete options” this summer
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Tottenham take ‘lead" over Man Utd in race to sign Premier League midfielder thanks to De Zerbi
football365.com2 weeks
Tottenham are now ahead of Man Utd in the race to sign Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba in the summer transfer window, according to reports
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"Huge transfer fee"! Bayern Munich are reportedly working on a completely unexpected signing for their attack
goal.com2 weeks
Getty ImagesJun 02, 2026 12:05+03:00Translated by FC Bayern Munich could be poised to pull off a surprise transfer this summer
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Tottenham hopes dashed as saviour agrees to return to former club
teamtalk.com2 weeks
Tottenham could have their hopes of retaining the saviour of their season dashed as the star has reportedly agreed to return to a former club of his.Spurs narrowly escaped the prospect of relegation to the Championship this season
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Triple Tottenham signing advances as De Zerbi rebuild gathers pace
teamtalk.com3 weeks
Tottenham Hotspur are closing in on the signings of Marcos Senesi and Andy Robertson, with both deals now agreed in principle as Roberto De Zerbi’s rebuild gathers pace in North London, TEAMtalk understands
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