João Palhinha

Benfica Defensive Midfielder Also CB, CM

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Europa League · 2026–2027

2Apps

2Starts

180Minutes

0Goals

0Assists

0.02xG

0.05xA

7.9Rating

Competition	Team	Apps	Rating
Liga Portugal	Benfica	6	7.2
Europa League	Benfica	2	7.9
UEFA Nations League A	Portugal	3	6.4

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
15 Oct	vs Celtic	W 4–1	90	·	·	7.9
11 Oct	vs Vitória de Guimarães	W 2–0	90	·	·	6.5
04 Oct	vs Norway	W 2–1	63	·	·	6.9
27 Sep	@ Norway	W 2–1	80	·	·	6.3
24 Sep	vs Wales	W 1–0	23	·	·	6.2
20 Sep	@ FC Porto	L 1–3	90	·	·	7.1

Per-90 percentiles against midfielders in Europa League. 50 = average.

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Goals	0	0.00	0
xG	0.02	0.01	28
xG excl. penalty	0.02	0.01	28
Shots	1	0.50	26

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Assists	0	0.00	0
xA	0.05	0.02	18
Accurate passes	92	46.0	60
Pass accuracy	92.9%	—	90
Accurate long balls	8	4.00	84
Long ball accuracy	88.9%	—	84
Line-breaking passes	12	6.00	60
Chances created	1	0.50	34

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Dribbles	1	0.50	47
Dribbles success rate	100.0%	—	100
Duels won	11	5.50	72
Duels won %	64.7%	—	82
Aerials won	2	1.00	64
Aerials won %	50.0%	—	55
Touches	129	64.5	48
Touches in opposition box	1	0.50	31
Dispossessed	2	1.00	26
Fouls won	3	1.50	65

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Defensive actions	15	7.50	88
Tackles	5	2.50	80
Interceptions	6	3.00	92
Fouls committed	1	0.50	73
Recoveries	14	7.00	79
Possession won final 3rd	1	0.50	54
Dribbled past	1	0.50	59
Clearances	4	2.00	69
Clean sheets	1	0.50	80
Goals conceded while on pitch	1	0.50	78
xG against while on pitch	2.39	1.19	64

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow cards	1	0.50	13
Red cards	0	0.00	100

Percentiles are per 90 minutes, against players in the same position in Europa League.

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
15 Oct	vs Celtic	W 4–1	90	·	·	7.9
11 Oct	vs Vitória de Guimarães	W 2–0	90	·	·	6.5
04 Oct	vs Norway	W 2–1	63	·	·	6.9
01 Oct	@ Denmark	W 4–2	Bench	·	·	—
27 Sep	@ Norway	W 2–1	80	·	·	6.3
24 Sep	vs Wales	W 1–0	23	·	·	6.2
20 Sep	@ FC Porto	L 1–3	90	·	·	7.1
16 Sep	@ Milan	W 2–0	90	·	·	7.9
13 Sep	vs Gil Vicente	W 3–1	32	·	·	6.5
09 Sep	@ Moreirense	W 4–0	90	·	·	7.3
05 Sep	@ Marítimo	W 3–0	82	·	·	8.1
31 Aug	vs Estoril	W 2–1	59	·	·	7.5
07 Aug	vs Aston Villa	W 2–1	27	·	·	6.5
04 Aug	vs Jeju SK	W 2–1	61	·	1	7.8
30 Jul	@ FC Rottach-Egern	W 15–0	63	1	·	—
25 Jul	@ Wehen Wiesbaden	L 1–2	45	·	·	6.6
24 May	vs Everton	W 1–0	90	1	·	★ 8.9
19 May	@ Chelsea	L 1–2	68	·	·	6.3
11 May	vs Leeds United	D 1–1	90	·	·	7.2
03 May	@ Aston Villa	W 2–1	90	·	·	7.2
25 Apr	@ Wolverhampton Wanderers	W 1–0	28	1	·	7.6
18 Apr	vs Brighton & Hove Albion	D 2–2	23	·	·	6.2
12 Apr	@ Sunderland	L 0–1	29	·	·	5.9
22 Mar	vs Nottingham Forest	L 0–3	Bench	·	·	—
10 Mar	@ Atlético Madrid	L 2–5	22	·	·	6.0
05 Mar	vs Crystal Palace	L 1–3	90	·	·	7.0
01 Mar	@ Fulham	L 1–2	90	·	·	6.5
22 Feb	vs Arsenal	L 1–4	82	·	·	6.6
10 Feb	vs Newcastle United	L 1–2	45	·	·	6.8
07 Feb	@ Manchester United	L 0–2	80	·	·	5.9
01 Feb	vs Manchester City	D 2–2	90	·	·	6.8
28 Jan	@ Eintracht Frankfurt	W 2–0	90	·	·	8.2
10 Jan	vs Aston Villa	L 1–2	90	·	·	7.4
07 Jan	@ AFC Bournemouth	L 2–3	90	1	·	7.2
04 Jan	vs Sunderland	D 1–1	18	·	·	6.3
01 Jan	@ Brentford	D 0–0	80	·	·	7.2
28 Dec	@ Crystal Palace	W 1–0	27	·	·	6.5
20 Dec	vs Liverpool	L 1–2	19	·	·	6.1
14 Dec	@ Nottingham Forest	L 0–3	31	·	·	6.7
09 Dec	vs Slavia Prague	W 3–0	90	·	·	7.6

Season	Team	Apps	G	A	Rating
▸ 2026–2027	Benfica	8	0	0	7.3
	Liga Portugal	6	0	0	7.2
	Europa League	2	0	0	7.9
▸ 2025–2026	Tottenham Hotspur	45	7	3	7.0
	Premier League	33	5	2	7.0
	FA Cup	1	0	0	7.4
	EFL Cup	2	1	0	7.2
	Champions League	8	1	1	7.0
	UEFA Super Cup	1	0	0	—
▸ 2024–2025	Bayern München	25	0	0	6.7
	Bundesliga	17	0	0	6.7
	DFB Pokal	2	0	0	7.0
	Champions League	5	0	0	6.8
	FIFA Club World Cup	1	0	0	6.2
▸ 2023–2024	Fulham	39	4	1	7.2
	Premier League	33	4	1	7.2
	FA Cup	1	0	0	5.9
	EFL Cup	5	0	0	7.6
▸ 2022–2023	Fulham	40	4	0	7.2
	Premier League	35	3	0	7.2
	FA Cup	5	1	0	7.5
▸ 2021–2022	Sporting CP	39	3	0	7.3
	Liga Portugal	27	3	0	7.3
	League Cup	3	0	0	—
	Taca de Portugal	2	0	0	—
	Super Cup	1	0	0	—
	Champions League	6	0	0	7.2
▸ 2020–2021	Sporting CP	38	2	0	7.2
	Liga Portugal	32	1	0	7.2
	League Cup	3	0	0	—
	Taca de Portugal	3	1	0	—
▸ 2019–2020	Braga	44	4	1	6.8
	Liga Portugal	27	2	0	6.9
	League Cup	4	1	0	—
	Taca de Portugal	2	0	0	—
	Europa League	11	1	1	6.8
▸ 2018–2019	Braga	31	2	2	6.9
	Liga Portugal	23	2	2	6.9
	League Cup	3	0	0	—
	Taca de Portugal	5	0	0	—
▸ 2017–2018	Sporting CP B	2	0	0	—
	Liga Portugal 2	2	0	0	—
▸ 2016–2017	Sporting CP B	1	0	0	—
	Liga Portugal 2	1	0	0	—
▸ 2017–2018	Sporting CP	6	0	0	6.0
	Liga Portugal	2	0	0	5.9
	Taca de Portugal	1	0	0	—
	Champions League	2	0	0	5.7
	Europa League	1	0	0	7.1
▸ 2016–2017	Sporting CP	11	0	0	—
	Liga Portugal	11	0	0	—
▸ 2016–2017	Os Belenenses SAD	17	1	0	—
	Liga Portugal	13	1	0	—
	League Cup	4	0	0	—
▸ 2015–2016	Moreirense	29	0	0	—
	Liga Portugal	29	0	0	—
▸ 2014–2015	Sporting CP B	17	1	0	—
	Liga Portugal 2	17	1	0	—
▸ 2013–2014	Sporting CP B	2	0	0	—
	Liga Portugal 2	2	0	0	—

Competition	Won	Runner-up
Bundesliga ×1	2024/2025	—
Super Cup ×1	2026/2027	—

Competition	Won	Runner-up
UEFA Nations League A ×1	2024/2025	—

Competition	Won	Runner-up
League Cup ×1	2019/2020	—