Profile of João Palhinha
J. Palhinha
João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves
30
years
Portugal
82
kgs
Mid
position
190
cms
16
shirt number
24.82
M.€
71
ELO
Born on 09 July 1995 in Lisboa
Personal data
Country of birth
Portugal Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europa
Region of birth
Europa del Sur
Career details
Status
Normal
Current club
Bayern München
Current competition
Bundesliga
Previous club
Fulham
Previous competition
Premier League
Historic team
Sporting CP
Historical competition
Primeira Liga
Last number
16
Most common shirt number
6
Other shirt numbers
6, 26, 19, 60, 66, 86
Form in last matches
46'
4.9 Pts.
0'
4.7 Pts.
7'
4.9 Pts.
2'
4.7 Pts.
Competitions played in
Participation and performances
Team's position in the competition
| Matchday 34 | PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Bayern München | 82 | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 99 | 32 | +67 |
|
2
|
|
B. Leverkusen | 69 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 72 | 43 | +29 |
|
3
|
|
Eintracht Frankfurt | 60 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 68 | 46 | +22 |
|
4
|
|
B. Dortmund | 57 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 71 | 51 | +20 |
|
5
|
|
SC Freiburg | 55 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 53 | -4 |
Position on the pitch
Main position
Defensive midfielder
76%
Other positions
- Midfielder 24%
CDM
CM
Attributes
65
pace
61
shot
70
pass
71
Dribbling
61
defence
80
physical
Rating progression
71
▼ -9
13
13
15
16
17
17
18
20
22
24
Highest value in career
83 (2024)
Rankings
General
5506º
Age
408º
By country
110º
By position
1497º
MF
By position
1118º
CDM
Evolution of market value
24 M€
▼ -3.1
13
13
15
16
17
17
18
20
22
24
Highest value in career
29.28M (2025)
Rankings
General
641º
Age
36º
By country
21º
By position
199º
MF
By position
143º
CDM
Contract information
Provider
Adidas
Agent
Gonçalo Palhinha
Start of contract
11/07/2024
End of contract
30/06/2028
Contract length
30/07/2029
Last signing
11/07/2024
Total transfer window transactions
76M€
Past signings
|
Season.
Date
|
Origin | Destination | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
|
24/25
11/07/2024
|
|
|
51M
Transfer
|
|
22/23
04/07/2022
|
|
|
20M
Transfer
|
|
20/21
31/07/2020
|
|
|
End of loan
|
|
18/19
08/08/2018
|
|
|
Loan
|
|
16/17
04/01/2017
|
|
|
End of loan
|
| Total amount of money in transfer dealings | 71M | ||
Professional performance
 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar year | 13 |
0
▼
|
75
▲
|
|
| Last 6 months | 12 |
0
▼
|
75
▲
|
|
| Last 365 days | 28 |
0
▼
|
78
▲
|
|
| Last 3 years | 124 |
8
|
0.06
|
79
▲
|
| Last 5 years | 215 |
15
▲
|
0.07
▲
|
76
▲
|
| Career | 385 |
25
▲
|
0.06
▲
|
71
▲
|
List of clubs played for
| Teams | Season | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2024/25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 985' | 29 | 5.3 | 78 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46' | 29 | 4.2 | 72 | |
|
|
17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 665' | 29 | 5.3 | 78 | |
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 171' | 29 | 4.6 | 78 | |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 103' | 29 | 5.3 | 81 | |
|
|
2023/24 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 3178' | 28 | 6.8 | 81 |
|
|
2022/23 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 3445' | 27 | 7.1 | 77 |
|
|
2021/22 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 2766' | 26 | 6.5 | 74 |
|
|
2020/21 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 2890' | 25 | 6.7 | 71 |
Teammates
Player rating and role
Historical performance in clubs
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4 | 95 | 71 | 6296' | 7 | 20 |
|
|
2 | 79 | 75 | 6623' | 8 | 27 |
|
|
2 | 75 | 65 | 5663' | 5 | 21 |
|
|
1 | 29 | 26 | 2381' | 0 | 9 |
|
|
1 | 25 | 10 | 985' | 0 | 3 |
|
|
4 | 21 | 13 | 1116' | 1 | 5 |
|
|
1 | 17 | 16 | 1470' | 1 | 9 |
|
|
1 | 4 | 4 | 330' | 1 | 2 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
7 | 164 | 135 | 11933' | 8 | 43 |
|
|
2 | 68 | 66 | 5822' | 7 | 27 |
|
4 | 21 | 13 | 1116' | 1 | 5 |
|
|
1 | 17 | 6 | 665' | 0 | 3 |
|
5 | 16 | 12 | 1127' | 1 | 6 |
For the national team
34 times at International
2 times at U20
14 times at U19
2
0.06
1
7
0
Other information
Times called up
52
Matches as a starter
20
Off the bench
14
Debut
24/3/2021
Age on debut
25.7 years
Last match
4/6/2025
Age in last game
29.9 years
Career with national team
| Teams | Year | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0' | 29 | 4 | 73 |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0' | 29 | 4 | 73 | |
|
|
2024 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 606' | 29 | 5.4 | 83 |
|
|
2023 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 530' | 28 | 6.3 | 79 |
|
|
2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 63' | 27 | 4.3 | 75 |
|
|
2021 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 503' | 26 | 5.3 | 73 |
Teammates in the national team
Player rating and role
Performances for the national team
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 34 | 20 | 1702' | 2 | 7 |
|
2 | 6 | 2 | 205' | 0 | 1 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 | 8 | 4 | 332' | 2 | 1 |
|
|
3 | 6 | 2 | 135' | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 6 | 6 | 530' | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 6 | 5 | 394' | 0 | 3 |
|
2 | 5 | 3 | 276' | 0 | 0 |
Titles
-
3
Portuguese league cup winner -
Portuguese champion
-
Midfielder of the Year
-
Portuguese Super Cup winner
Most important achievements
Milestones and events on this day
Category debut
24 JUN. 25
29 years
Category debut
01 SEP. 24
29 years
Team debut, Category debut
16 AUG. 24
29 years
50 matches
23 DEC. 23
28 years
50 matches
29 OCT. 23
28 years
Best performances
90'
9.8 Pts.
90'
2
9.4 Pts.
90'
9.3 Pts.
90'
9.0 Pts.