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João Palhinha
CDM · Age 30 · Portugal · Tottenham Hotspur FC · Premier League (loan from Bayern München) · Contract: 2026-06
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Goals
1.4
xG
0.6
xA
1,775
Minutes
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Percentile rankings
Where this player ranks among position peers in the same league.
João Palhinha
Percentile rankings — vs Def. Midfielders in Premier League
33 players · min 450 minutes · 2025/2026 season
Minutes played: 1779
<30
30–49
50–74
75–89
90+
What do these stats mean?
Deployment
How the coach uses this player — start frequency, substitution patterns, availability.
2025/2026 · 41 matches 54% start rate
Started 22
Sub 13
54%
Start rate
85
Avg mins
56%
vs Top 6
4
Injuries
Premier League: 19/31 starts
Champions League: 3/10 starts
Match-by-match · last 40 of 41
League start
European start
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Goal
xG timeline Goals scored vs. expected goals by season — the gap shows finishing quality. Download
Goals
xG
Shot map Where shots are taken from and whether they go in.
Goal No goal
3 Goals 1.4 xG 23 Shots 13.0% Conv.
3
Goals
1.4
xG
23
Shots
13.0%
Conv. rate
Performance
Raw output numbers across all tracked seasons.
SeasonLeagueGPGxGxAShots+/-
2025/2026 EPL 26 3 1.4 0.6 23 +1.6
2024/2025 Bundesliga 17 0 0.6 0.3 10 -0.6
2023/2024 EPL 33 4 3.2 0.8 44 +0.8
2022/2023 EPL 35 3 2.7 0.3 38 +0.3

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Transfer history
Career moves with recorded transfer fees.
DateFromToTypeFee
03 Aug 2025 Bayern München Tottenham loan
11 Jul 2024 Fulham Bayern München fee € 51M
04 Jul 2022 Sporting CP Fulham fee € 20M
03 Aug 2020 SC Braga Sporting CP n/a
07 Aug 2018 Sporting CP SC Braga loan
05 Jan 2017 Belenenses Sporting CP n/a
09 Aug 2016 Sporting CP Belenenses loan
12 Aug 2015 Sporting CP Moreirense loan
Injury record
Recorded injuries — type, timing, and duration.
4 recorded injuries
TypeDateDuration
Knock 01 Mar 2025 1 days
Illness 05 Feb 2025 1 week, 5 days
Groin Injury 14 Nov 2024 10 weeks, 1 days
Shoulder Injury 06 Aug 2023 1 week, 5 days
International
National team appearances and goals.
Portugal
15 caps
International timeline
Recent international appearances.
DateWindowOpponentCompetitionRoleMinsGA
14 Oct 2025 2025 October Window Hungary WC Qualifiers (UEFA) SUB 28 0 1
09 Sep 2025 2025 September Window Hungary WC Qualifiers (UEFA) SUB 11 0 1
06 Sep 2025 2025 September Window Armenia WC Qualifiers (UEFA) SUB 11 0 1
15 Oct 2024 2024-25 Nations League Scotland Nations League START 90 0 0
08 Sep 2024 2024-25 Nations League Scotland Nations League START 90 0 0
05 Jul 2024 2024-07 International France Euro START 90 0 0
01 Jul 2024 2024-07 International Slovenia Euro START 90 0 0
26 Jun 2024 2024 June Window Georgia Euro START 90 0 0
22 Jun 2024 2024 June Window Türkiye Euro START 90 0 0
08 Jun 2024 2024 June Window Croatia Friendlies START 90 0 0
04 Jun 2024 2024 June Window Finland Friendlies START 90 0 0
21 Mar 2024 2024 March Window Sweden Friendlies START 90 0 0
02 Dec 2022 2022-12 International South Korea World Cup SUB 25 0 1
28 Nov 2022 2022 November Window Uruguay World Cup SUB 8 0 1
24 Nov 2022 2022 November Window Ghana World Cup SUB 2 0 1
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