PLAYER PROFILE / Defensive Midfield
João Palhinha.
SL Benfica · Portugal
TM 257455 · Current player profileAge today31
Recorded moves17
Peak recorded value€60.00m
Current market value€15.00m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves
- Born
- 09 Jul 1995
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 190
- Joined current club
- 11 Jul 2024
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2028
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Bayern MunichLast recorded move · 26 Aug 2026
- Tottenham HotspurLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2026
- Fulham FCLast recorded move · 11 Jul 2024
- Sporting CPLast recorded move · 04 Jul 2022
- SC BragaLast recorded move · 31 Jul 2020
- CF Os BelenensesLast recorded move · 04 Jan 2017
- Sporting CP BLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2016
- Moreirense FCLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2016
- Sporting CP U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2014
- SG Sacavenense U19Last recorded move · 01 Jan 2013
- SG Sacavenense Sub-17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2012
- SG Sacavenense Sub-15Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2010
- UD Alta de Lisboa Sub-15Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2009
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2016 | 20 | Moreirense FC | €500k |
| 01 Jul 2015 | 19 | Sporting CP B | €75k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 2026 | Bayern Munich | SL Benfica | Transfer | €14.00m |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bayern Munich | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 03 Aug 2025 | Bayern Munich | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan | €5.00m |
| 11 Jul 2024 | Fulham FC | Bayern Munich | Transfer | €51.00m |
| 04 Jul 2022 | Sporting CP | Fulham FC | Transfer | €24.90m |
| 31 Jul 2020 | SC Braga | Sporting CP | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 07 Aug 2018 | Sporting CP | SC Braga | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 04 Jan 2017 | CF Os Belenenses | Sporting CP | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 09 Aug 2016 | Sporting CP | CF Os Belenenses | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2016 | Sporting CP B | Sporting CP | Internal move | — |
| 30 Jun 2016 | Moreirense FC | Sporting CP B | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 12 Aug 2015 | Sporting CP B | Moreirense FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2014 | Sporting CP U19 | Sporting CP B | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jan 2013 | SG Sacavenense U19 | Sporting CP U19 | Transfer | €37k |
| 01 Jul 2012 | SG Sacavenense Sub-17 | SG Sacavenense U19 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2010 | SG Sacavenense Sub-15 | SG Sacavenense Sub-17 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2009 | UD Alta de Lisboa Sub-15 | SG Sacavenense Sub-15 | Transfer | Free |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.