Joao Palhinha

Age 31

Bayern Munich

Portugal

15.0 M €

09 July 1995 (31)

191 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.92

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

7.2

6.8

7.0

6.7

7.2

6.7

6.6

7.2

6.7

6.8

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

15M €

09 July 1995

31 Age

Nationality

Portugal

Height / Weight

191 cm / 83 kg

Contract Until

6/29/2028

Place of Birth

Lizbon

Position Info

Main Position Defensive Midfielder

Other

Strong Foot

Club Career

Joao Palhinha career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
25/26	Tottenham K	45	30	7	3	12	0
	Premier League	33	23	5	2	8	0
	FA Cup	1	1	0	0	1	0
	EFL Cup	2	2	1	0	1	0
	UEFA Champions League	8	3	1	1	2	0
	UEFA Super Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
24/25	Bayern Munich	25	10	0	1	2	1
	Bundesliga	17	6	0	1	2	1
	DFB Pokal	2	1	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	5	2	0	0	0	0
	FIFA Club World Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
23/24	Fulham	39	36	4	1	13	0
	Premier League	33	31	4	1	13	0
	FA Cup	1	0	0	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	5	5	0	0	0	0
22/23	Fulham	40	39	4	0	14	0
	Premier League	35	35	3	0	14	0
	FA Cup	5	4	1	0	0	0
21/22	Sporting CP	39	33	3	0	9	0
	Liga Portugal	27	23	3	0	6	0
	Super Cup	1	1	0	0	1	0
	Taca de Portugal	2	1	0	0	0	0
	League Cup	3	2	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	6	6	0	0	2	0
20/21	Sporting CP	38	32	2	0	9	0
	Liga Portugal	32	28	1	0	7	0
	Taca de Portugal	3	2	1	0	1	0
	League Cup	3	2	0	0	1	0
19/20	Braga K	44	41	4	1	15	0
	Liga Portugal	27	24	2	0	9	0
	Taca de Portugal	2	2	0	0	1	0
	League Cup	4	4	1	0	3	0
	UEFA Europa League	11	11	1	1	2	0
18/19	Braga K	32	25	2	2	5	0
	Liga Portugal	23	17	2	2	3	0
	Taca de Portugal	6	6	0	0	2	0
	League Cup	3	2	0	0	0	0
17/18	Sporting Lisbon B	1	1	0	0	1	0
	Liga Portugal 2	1	1	0	0	1	0
17/18	Sporting CP	7	2	2	0	0	0
	Liga Portugal	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Taca de Portugal	2	1	2	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	2	0	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	1	1	0	0	0	0
16/17	Sporting Lisbon B	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Liga Portugal 2	1	1	0	0	0	0
16/17	Sporting CP	11	4	0	0	1	0
	Liga Portugal	11	4	0	0	1	0
16/17	Belenenses K	18	17	1	0	9	0
	Liga Portugal	13	13	1	0	7	0
	Taca de Portugal	1	1	0	0	0	0
	League Cup	4	3	0	0	2	0
15/16	Moreirense	29	26	0	0	10	0
	Liga Portugal	29	26	0	0	10	0
14/15	Sporting Lisbon B	17	11	1	0	4	0
	Liga Portugal 2	17	11	1	0	4	0
13/14	Sporting Lisbon B	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Liga Portugal 2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Total		388	308	30	8	104	1

National Team Career

Joao Palhinha career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026	Portugal	3	0	0	0	1
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	3	0	0	0	1
2025	Portugal	3	2	0	0	1
	UEFA Nations League	3	2	0	0	1
2024	Portugal	13	12	0	1	4
	UEFA Euro	4	4	0	0	2
	Int. Friendly Games	3	2	0	0	0
	UEFA EURO, Qualification	6	6	0	1	2
2023	Portugal	3	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Nations League	3	0	0	0	0
2022	Portugal	11	4	2	0	1
	World Cup	3	0	0	0	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	8	4	2	0	1
2021	Portugal	4	1	0	0	1
	UEFA Euro	2	1	0	0	1
	Int. Friendly Games	2	0	0	0	0
Total		37	19	2	1	8

National Youth Team Career

Joao Palhinha career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11
2015	Portugal	2	1	0	1
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1	0	1
2014	Portugal	8	3	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	8	3	1	0
2013	Portugal	2	2	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0	0
Total		12	6	1	1

Club Career Summary

Club Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2025-Today	Tottenham	45	30	7	3
2024-2025	Bayern Munich	25	10	0	1
2022-2024	Fulham	79	75	8	1
2016-2022	Sporting CP	95	71	7	0
2018-2020	Braga	76	66	6	3
2013-2018	Sporting Lisbon B	21	13	1	0
2016-2017	Belenenses	18	17	1	0
2015-2016	Moreirense	29	26	0	0

National Team Career Summary

National Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2021-Today	Portugal	37	19	2	1

National Youth Team Career Summary

National Youth Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11
2015	Portugal	2	1	0
2014	Portugal	8	3	1
2013	Portugal	2	2	0

General Statistics — 25/26 Premier League

5 Goals

2 Assists

7.0 Avg. Pts

33 Matches

23 Starting XI

2197 Minutes

Shots

10 Off-target Shots 0.41

On-target Shots

9 0.37

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.92

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

7.2

6.8

7.0

6.7

7.2

6.7

6.6

7.2

6.7

6.8

Season Performance

Season Performance — 25/26 Premier League
Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	5	%92
Assists	2	%65
Goal Contribution	7	%88
Expected Goals (xG)	3.15	%88
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	4.01	%92
Big Chances Created	1	%41
Big Chances Missed	1	%36
Penalty	-	%50
Free-kick Goal	-	%49
Shots
Total Shots	33	%85
Shots on Target	9	%84
Shots off Target	10	%23
Blocked Shots	14	%10
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	82%	%23
Passes	1044	%63
Accurate Passes	856	%56
Key Passes	8	%36
Passes in Final Third	120	%58
Chances Created	8	%41
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	41%	%24
Long Balls	100	%74
Accurate Long Balls	41	%58
Cross Accuracy %	0%	%16
Crosses	4	%37
Accurate Crosses	-	%20
Defense
Clearances	58	%80
Interceptions	30	%73
Tackles	110	%96
Individual
Touches	1518	%67
Dribbles	23	%69
Successful Dribbles	10	%63
Successful Dribble %	43.5%	%27
Duels	311	%94
Duels Won %	61.7%	%88
Duels Won	192	%97
Possession Lost	270	%25
Dispossessed	30	%5
Offsides	-	%63
Fouls Won	37	%85
Free Kicks Taken	37	%85
Discipline
Fouls	28	%43
Yellow Cards	8	%16
Red Cards	-	%57

Teammates

Opponent Players

Opponent Teams

Transfers
Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
29.06.26	Tottenham	Bayern Munich	Loan Return
02.08.25	Bayern Munich	Tottenham	Kiralık 5M €
10.07.24	Fulham	Bayern Munich	51M €
03.07.22	Sporting CP	Fulham	24.9M €
30.07.20	Braga	Sporting CP	Loan Return
06.08.18	Sporting CP	Braga	Loan
03.01.17	Belenenses	Sporting CP	Loan Return
08.08.16	Sporting CP	Belenenses	Loan

Club Honors

Club Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
German Champion	1	Bayern Munich	24/25
Portuguese champion	1	Sporting CP	20/21
Portuguese Super Cup winner	1	Sporting CP	2022
Portuguese league cup winner	3	Sporting CP	21/22 20/21
Portuguese league cup winner	3	SC Braga	19/20

National Team Honors

National Team Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Winner UEFA Nations League	1	Portugal	2025

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