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
10 Dec 2023	Premier League	Fulham FC v West Ham United	5 – 0	80
06 Dec 2023	Premier League	Fulham FC v Nottingham Forest	5 – 0	79
03 Dec 2023	Premier League	Liverpool FC v Fulham FC	4 – 3	90
19 Nov 2023	EURO, Qualification	Portugal v Iceland	2 – 0	90
12 Nov 2023	Premier League	Aston Villa v Fulham FC	3 – 1	90
04 Nov 2023	Premier League	Fulham FC v Manchester United	0 – 1	90
29 Oct 2023	Premier League	Brighton & Hove Albion v Fulham FC	1 – 1	90	1
23 Oct 2023	Premier League	Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham FC	2 – 0	82
13 Oct 2023	EURO, Qualification	Portugal v Slovakia	3 – 2	86
07 Oct 2023	Premier League	Fulham FC v Sheffield United	3 – 1	90
02 Oct 2023	Premier League	Fulham FC v Chelsea FC	0 – 2	90
27 Sep 2023	EFL Cup	Fulham FC v Norwich City	2 – 1	90
23 Sep 2023	Premier League	Crystal Palace v Fulham FC	0 – 0	90
16 Sep 2023	Premier League	Fulham FC v Luton Town	1 – 0	90
08 Sep 2023	EURO, Qualification	Slovakia v Portugal	0 – 1	90
29 Aug 2023	EFL Cup	Fulham FC v Tottenham Hotspur	1 – 1	90
26 Aug 2023	Premier League	Arsenal FC v Fulham FC	2 – 2	90	1
19 Aug 2023	Premier League	Fulham FC v Brentford FCSubstitute, on 67′	0 – 3	23
17 Jun 2023	EURO, Qualification	Portugal v Bosnia & Herzegovina	3 – 0	87
28 May 2023	Premier League	Manchester United v Fulham FC	2 – 1	90

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.