João Palhinha #36
Midfielder
Defensive midfielder
Portugal
Liga Portugal 2026/27 · 7 apps
Club
- Age
- 31 years
- born 9 July 1995
- Height
- 190 cm
- Weight
- 84 kg
- Contract until
- Jun 2030
- At the club since
- Aug 2026
- from FC Bayern München
- Matches this season
- 10
- 734 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Portugal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.95 | 0.90 | 1.13 |
| Europa League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.09 | 0.20 | 1.62 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.99 | 1.10 | 1.29 |
Friendlies apart: 4 matches, 223 min. Not counted above.
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 6.94 across 13 rated matches · all competitions
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JULOCT
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating26 Oct · vs Santa Clara (A) 2–1 · 6.78
26 OctLiga Portugal
Santa Clara away
W 2–1
90′
6.78
22 OctEuropa League
Omonia Nicosia away
W 4–1
21′
6.83
15 OctEuropa League
Celtic home
W 4–1
90′
7.02
11 OctLiga Portugal
Vitória Guimarães home
W 2–0
90′
6.56
20 SepLiga Portugal
Porto away
L 1–3
90′
6.87
All 84 matches
16 SepEuropa League
AC Milan away
W 2–0
90′
7.42
13 SepLiga Portugal
Gil Vicente home
W 3–1
32′
6.61
9 SepLiga Portugal
Moreirense away
W 4–0
90′
7.28
5 SepLiga Portugal
Marítimo away
W 3–0
82′
7.37
31 AugLiga Portugal
Estoril home
W 2–1
59′
7.21
7 AugClub friendlies
Aston Villa home
W 2–1
27′
4 AugClub friendlies
Jeju United away
W 2–1
61′
1A
7.04
30 JulClub friendlies
Rottach-Egern away
W 15–0
90′
1G
6.50
25 JulClub friendlies
Wehen Wiesbaden away
L 1–2
45′
6.67
2025/26
24 MayPremier League
Everton home
W 1–0
90′
1G
8.26
19 MayPremier League
Chelsea away
L 1–2
69′
6.58
11 MayPremier League
Leeds United home
D 1–1
90′
6.72
3 MayPremier League
Aston Villa away
W 2–1
90′
7.13
25 AprPremier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers away
W 1–0
28′
1G
7.45
18 AprPremier League
Brighton & Hove Albion home
D 2–2
23′
6.62
12 AprPremier League
Sunderland away
L 0–1
28′
6.30
10 MarChampions League
Atlético de Madrid away
L 2–5
22′
6.59
5 MarPremier League
Crystal Palace home
L 1–3
90′
6.86
1 MarPremier League
Fulham away
L 1–2
90′
6.40
22 FebPremier League
Arsenal home
L 1–4
82′
6.66
10 FebPremier League
Newcastle United home
L 1–2
44′
6.88
7 FebPremier League
Manchester United away
L 0–2
80′
6.26
1 FebPremier League
Manchester City home
D 2–2
90′
6.89
28 JanChampions League
Eintracht Frankfurt away
W 2–0
90′
7.82
10 JanFA Cup
Aston Villa home
L 1–2
90′
7.29
7 JanPremier League
AFC Bournemouth away
L 2–3
90′
1G
7.66
4 JanPremier League
Sunderland home
D 1–1
18′
6.45
1 JanPremier League
Brentford away
D 0–0
80′
6.93
28 DecPremier League
Crystal Palace away
W 1–0
27′
6.76
20 DecPremier League
Liverpool home
L 1–2
19′
6.58
14 DecPremier League
Nottingham Forest away
L 0–3
31′
6.63
9 DecChampions League
Slavia Praha home
W 3–0
90′
6.96
6 DecPremier League
Brentford home
W 2–0
25′
6.70
29 NovPremier League
Fulham home
L 1–2
60′
6.66
26 NovChampions League
Paris Saint Germain away
L 3–5
14′
6.37
23 NovPremier League
Arsenal away
L 1–4
90′
1A
7.03
8 NovPremier League
Manchester United home
D 2–2
79′
7.04
4 NovChampions League
FC København home
W 4–0
29′
1G 1A
8.06
1 NovPremier League
Chelsea home
L 0–1
90′
6.94
29 OctCarabao Cup
Newcastle United away
L 0–2
90′
6.50
26 OctPremier League
Everton away
W 3–0
90′
7.15
22 OctChampions League
Monaco away
D 0–0
90′
6.67
19 OctPremier League
Aston Villa home
L 1–2
90′
1A
7.58
4 OctPremier League
Leeds United away
W 2–1
90′
6.58
30 SepChampions League
Bodø / Glimt away
D 2–2
21′
6.82
27 SepPremier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers home
D 1–1
90′
1G
7.94
24 SepCarabao Cup
Doncaster Rovers home
W 3–0
90′
1G
7.80
20 SepPremier League
Brighton & Hove Albion away
D 2–2
90′
6.98
16 SepChampions League
Villarreal home
W 1–0
21′
6.77
13 SepPremier League
West Ham United away
W 3–0
90′
7.42
30 AugPremier League
AFC Bournemouth home
L 0–1
54′
6.30
23 AugPremier League
Manchester City away
W 2–0
90′
1G
7.56
16 AugPremier League
Burnley home
W 3–0
10′
6.41
13 AugUEFA Super Cup
Paris Saint Germain away
L 2–2
72′
7.40
7 AugClub friendlies
FC Bayern München away
L 0–4
46′
6.37
2024/25
10 MayBundesliga
Borussia Mönchengladbach home
W 2–0
7′
6.52
3 MayBundesliga
RB Leipzig away
D 3–3
2′
19 AprBundesliga
Heidenheim away
W 4–0
5′
6.69
4 AprBundesliga
FC Augsburg away
W 3–1
90′
7.43
29 MarBundesliga
St. Pauli home
W 3–2
44′
6.72
11 MarChampions League
Bayer 04 Leverkusen away
W 2–0
6′
6.92
8 MarBundesliga
VfL Bochum 1848 home
L 2–3
42′
6.24
5 MarChampions League
Bayer 04 Leverkusen home
W 3–0
1′
6.78
28 FebBundesliga
VfB Stuttgart away
W 3–1
90′
7.46
1 FebBundesliga
Holstein Kiel home
W 4–3
32′
6.20
25 JanBundesliga
SC Freiburg away
W 2–1
13′
6.18
9 NovBundesliga
St. Pauli away
W 1–0
8′
6.69
6 NovChampions League
Benfica home
W 1–0
90′
6.93
2 NovBundesliga
FC Union Berlin home
W 3–0
69′
6.80
30 OctDFB-Pokal
FSV Mainz 05 away
W 4–0
90′
7.75
27 OctBundesliga
VfL Bochum 1848 away
W 5–0
61′
7.43
23 OctChampions League
FC Barcelona away
L 1–4
60′
6.91
19 OctBundesliga
VfB Stuttgart home
W 4–0
82′
7.50
6 OctBundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt away
D 3–3
1′
6.42
2 OctChampions League
Aston Villa away
L 0–1
14′
6.80
21 SepBundesliga
Werder Bremen away
W 5–0
20′
6.80
14 SepBundesliga
Holstein Kiel away
W 6–1
90′
6.80
1 SepBundesliga
SC Freiburg home
W 2–0
16′
6.60
16 AugDFB-Pokal
Ulm away
W 4–0
13′
6.83
Transfers
- 26 Aug 2026transfer FC Bayern München Benfica €14m
- 30 Jun 2026end of loan Tottenham Hotspur FC Bayern München —
- 3 Aug 2025loan FC Bayern München Tottenham Hotspur —
- 11 Jul 2024transfer Fulham FC Bayern München €51m
- 4 Jul 2022transfer Sporting CP Fulham €24.9m
- 31 Jul 2020end of loan Sporting Braga Sporting CP —
- 7 Aug 2018loan Sporting CP Sporting Braga —
- 4 Jan 2017end of loan CF Os Belenenses Sporting CP —
- 9 Aug 2016loan Sporting CP CF Os Belenenses —
- 1 Jul 2016transfer Sporting CP II Sporting CP —
- 30 Jun 2016end of loan Moreirense Sporting CP II —
- 12 Aug 2015loan Sporting CP II Moreirense —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | |||
| Benfica Liga Portugal · Europa League | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur Premier League · Champions League · Carabao Cup · FA Cup · UEFA Super Cup | 45 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | |||
| FC Bayern München Bundesliga · Champions League · DFB-Pokal | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | |||
| Fulham Premier League · Carabao Cup | 38 | 4 | 2 |