PLAYER PROFILE

João Palhinha.

SL Benfica · Portugal

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At a glance

Full name: João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves
Born: 09 Jul 1995
Age today: 31
Nationality: Portugal

Career by season

310 recorded appearances

João Palhinha appearances by season, competition and team
Season	Competition	Team	Apps	Starts	Goals	Assists	Minutes	Cards
26/27	UEFA Nations League	Portugal	3	2	0	0	166	1
26/27	UEFA Europa League	SL Benfica	3	2	0	0	201	2
26/27	Liga Portugal	SL Benfica	7	5	0	0	533	2
25/26	UEFA Super Cup	Tottenham Hotspur	1	1	0	0	72	0
25/26	UEFA Champions League	Tottenham Hotspur	8	3	1	1	377	2
25/26	Premier League	Tottenham Hotspur	33	23	5	2	2,197	8
25/26	FA Cup	Tottenham Hotspur	1	1	0	0	90	1
25/26	EFL Cup	Tottenham Hotspur	2	2	1	0	180	1
2025	World Cup Qual. UEFA	Portugal	3	0	0	0	50	1
24/25	UEFA Nations League	Portugal	3	2	0	0	107	1
24/25	UEFA Champions League	FC Bayern München	5	2	0	0	171	0
2025	FIFA Club World Cup	FC Bayern München	1	1	0	0	46	0
24/25	DFB-Pokal	FC Bayern München	2	1	0	0	103	0
24/25	Bundesliga	FC Bayern München	17	6	0	0	743	2 / 1 red
23/24	Premier League	Fulham FC	33	31	4	1	2,747	13
23/24	International Friendly Games	Portugal	3	3	0	0	225	0
23/24	FA Cup	Fulham FC	1	0	0	0	19	0
2024	EURO	Portugal	4	4	0	0	300	2
23/24	EFL Cup	Fulham FC	5	5	0	0	450	0
22/23	UEFA Nations League	Portugal	3	0	0	0	28	0
22/23	Premier League	Fulham FC	35	35	3	0	3,113	14
22/23	FA Cup	Fulham FC	5	4	1	0	332	0
22/23	EURO, Qualification	Portugal	6	6	0	1	530	2
21/22	UEFA Champions League	Sporting CP	6	6	0	0	534	2
21/22	Taça de Portugal	Sporting CP	2	1	0	0	82	0
21/22	Taça da Liga	Sporting CP	3	2	0	0	179	0
21/22	Supertaça	Sporting CP	1	1	0	0	90	1
21/22	Liga Portugal	Sporting CP	27	23	3	0	1,880	6 / 1 red
21/22	International Friendly Games	Portugal	1	0	0	0	29	0
2022	FIFA World Cup	Portugal	3	0	0	0	35	0
2021	World Cup Qual. UEFA	Portugal	8	4	2	0	332	1
20/21	Taça de Portugal	Sporting CP	3	2	1	0	198	1
20/21	Taça da Liga	Sporting CP	3	2	0	0	190	1
20/21	Liga Portugal	Sporting CP	32	28	1	0	2,501	7
20/21	International Friendly Games	Portugal	1	0	0	0	20	0
2021	EURO	Portugal	2	1	0	0	123	1
19/20	UEFA Europa League	SC Braga	7	7	0	1	578	1
19/20	Liga Portugal	SC Braga	27	24	2	0	2,093	9

Appearances in our supported competitions. Goals, assists and minutes come from match reports where we have them.

Match log

Newest first

João Palhinha match log
Date	Competition	Match	Score	Minutes	Goals
14 Apr 2024	Premier League	West Ham United v Fulham FC	0 – 2	90
06 Apr 2024	Premier League	Fulham FC v Newcastle United	0 – 1	85
02 Apr 2024	Premier League	Nottingham Forest v Fulham FC	3 – 1	90
30 Mar 2024	Premier League	Sheffield United v Fulham FC	3 – 3	90	1
21 Mar 2024	International Friendly Games	Portugal v Sweden	5 – 2	90
16 Mar 2024	Premier League	Fulham FC v Tottenham Hotspur	3 – 0	90
09 Mar 2024	Premier League	Wolverhampton Wanderers v Fulham FCSubstitute, on 70′	2 – 1	20
17 Feb 2024	Premier League	Fulham FC v Aston Villa	1 – 2	89
10 Feb 2024	Premier League	Fulham FC v AFC Bournemouth	3 – 1	90
03 Feb 2024	Premier League	Burnley FC v Fulham FC	2 – 2	90	1
30 Jan 2024	Premier League	Fulham FC v Everton FC	0 – 0	90
27 Jan 2024	FA Cup	Fulham FC v Newcastle UnitedSubstitute, on 71′	0 – 2	19
24 Jan 2024	EFL Cup	Fulham FC v Liverpool FC	1 – 1	90
13 Jan 2024	Premier League	Chelsea FC v Fulham FC	1 – 0	83
10 Jan 2024	EFL Cup	Liverpool FC v Fulham FC	2 – 1	90
31 Dec 2023	Premier League	Fulham FC v Arsenal FC	2 – 1	90
26 Dec 2023	Premier League	AFC Bournemouth v Fulham FC	3 – 0	90
23 Dec 2023	Premier League	Fulham FC v Burnley FC	0 – 2	82
19 Dec 2023	EFL Cup	Everton FC v Fulham FC	1 – 1	90
16 Dec 2023	Premier League	Newcastle United v Fulham FC	3 – 0	76

Career transfers

13 recorded moves

All recorded career moves, newest first.

João Palhinha career transfers
Date	From	To	Move	Fee
26 Aug 2026	FC Bayern München	SL Benfica	Transfer	€14m
30 Jun 2026	Tottenham Hotspur	FC Bayern München	Loan return
03 Aug 2025	FC Bayern München	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan	€5m
11 Jul 2024	Fulham FC	FC Bayern München	Transfer	€51m
04 Jul 2022	Sporting CP	Fulham FC	Transfer	€24.9m
31 Jul 2020	SC Braga	Sporting CP	Loan return
07 Aug 2018	Sporting CP	SC Braga	Loan	—
04 Jan 2017	C.F. Os Belenenses	Sporting CP	Loan return
09 Aug 2016	Sporting CP	C.F. Os Belenenses	Loan	—
30 Jun 2016	Moreirense FC	Sporting CP B	Loan return
12 Aug 2015	Sporting CP B	Moreirense FC	Loan	—
01 Jul 2014	Sporting CP U19	Sporting CP B	Internal move	—
01 Jan 2013	SG Sacavenense U19	Sporting CP U19	Transfer	€37k

Contracts and market values are not available yet.