João Palhinha

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Palhinha and the second or paternal family name is Gonçalves.
João Palhinha
João Palhinha 2019.jpg
Palhinha with Braga in 2019
Personal information
Full name João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 6
Youth career
2008–2009 Alta de Lisboa
2009–2012 Sacavenense
2012–2014 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Sporting CP B 21 (1)
2015–2016 → Moreirense (loan) 29 (0)
2016– Sporting CP 58 (3)
2016–2017 → Belenenses (loan) 13 (1)
2018–2020 → Braga (loan) 50 (4)
National team‡
2013 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2013−2014 Portugal U19 14 (1)
2015 Portugal U20 2 (0)
2021− Portugal 12 (2)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2014 Hungary
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:56, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves (born 9 July 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sporting CP and the Portugal national team as a defensive midfielder.

He came through at Sporting CP, first appearing with the first team in 2017 and also having loans at Moreirense, Belenenses and Braga. After returning he became a starter, notably winning the 2020–21 Primeira Liga.

Palhinha made his full debut for Portugal in 2021. He was part of the squad at Euro 2020.

Club career[]

Born in Lisbon, Palhinha joined local Sporting CP's youth system in 2012, aged 17. He played his first game as a professional with the B team, coming on as a late substitute for fellow youth graduate Iuri Medeiros in a 3−2 home win against Portimonense for the Segunda Liga, on 3 February 2014;[2] it was one of only two appearances during the season.

Still in the second division, Palhinha scored his first senior goal on 4 April 2015, his header contributing to a 3−1 home victory over Leixões.[3] From July 2015 to January 2017 he was loaned to Primeira Liga clubs Moreirense[4] and Belenenses, respectively,[5] making his debut in the competition whilst with the former in a 0−2 home loss to Arouca where he played 22 minutes from the bench,[6] and netting for the first time while at the service of the latter against Vitória de Guimarães (1−1 away draw, 90 minutes played).[7]

Subsequently, returned to the Estádio José Alvalade,[8] Palhinha made his competitive debut with the first team on 21 January 2017, starting in a 2−2 draw at Marítimo.[9] He scored his first goals for them on 12 October of the same year, netting twice in a 4–2 away win over Oleiros in the Taça de Portugal.[10]

Palhinha spent the following two seasons on loan to Braga.[11] He appeared in 76 competitive matches during his spell,[12] helping to a third-place finish in 2019–20[13] and notably scoring the game's only goal against Benfica for the club's first win at that opposition in 65 years.[14]

Having started the 2020–21 campaign training on his own in the midst of negotiations with Al Nassr and CSKA Moscow, Palhinha was eventually reintegrated into Sporting's main squad[15][16] and ended up contributing 32 appearances for the champions,[17][18] with a goal in the 2–0 home defeat of Paços de Ferreira;[19] consequently, he was named in the Primeira Liga Team of the Year alongside five of his teammates.[18]

International career[]

Palhinha represented Portugal at under-18,[20] under-19[21] and under-20 levels.[22] In March 2021 he was called up to the full side for the first time, for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Azerbaijan, Luxembourg and Serbia.[23] He won his first cap in the match with the first adversary, replacing Rúben Neves late into the 1–0 victory in Turin.[24] He scored his first goal in the same phase, closing the 3–1 away win over Luxembourg.[25]

Being selected for UEFA Euro 2020,[26] Palhinha appeared against France in the group stage (2–2)[27] and Belgium in the round of 16 (1–0 loss).[28]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 24 November 2021[29][30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting CP B 2013–14 Segunda Liga 2 0 — — — — 2 0
2014–15 Segunda Liga 17 1 — — — — 17 1
2016–17 LigaPro 1 0 — — — — 1 0
2017–18 LigaPro 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Total 21 1 — — — — 21 1
Sporting CP 2016–17 Primeira Liga 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 11 0
2017–18 Primeira Liga 2 0 2 2 0 0 3[a] 0 — 7 2
2020–21 Primeira Liga 32 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 — 38 2
2021–22 Primeira Liga 11 2 0 0 1 0 5[b] 0 1[c] 0 18 2
Total 56 3 5 3 4 0 8 0 1 0 74 6
Moreirense (loan) 2015–16 Primeira Liga 29 0 0 0 0 0 — — 29 0
Belenenses (loan) 2016–17 Primeira Liga 13 1 1 0 4 0 — — 18 1
Braga (loan) 2018–19 Primeira Liga 23 2 6 0 3 0 — — 32 2
2019–20 Primeira Liga 27 2 2 0 4 1 11[d] 1 — 44 4
Total 50 4 8 0 7 1 11 1 — 76 6
Career total 169 9 14 3 15 1 18 1 1 0 217 14
  1. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International[]

As of match played 14 November 2021[31]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2021 12 2
Total 12 2
As of match played 12 October 2021. Portugal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Palhinha goal.[31]
List of international goals scored by João Palhinha
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 March 2021 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 3  Luxembourg 3–1 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 12 October 2021 Estádio Algarve, Loulé/Faro, Portugal 10  Luxembourg 4–0 5–0

Honours[]

Club[]

Braga

Sporting CP

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "João Palhinha" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Sporting B-Portimonense, 3−2: Leões voltam aos triunfos" [Sporting B-Portimonense, 3−2: Lions return to winning ways]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 February 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Sporting B-Leixões, 3−1: Quarto triunfo seguido para os leões" [Sporting B-Leixões, 3−1: Fourth win in a row for the lions]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 April 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Sporting empresta Palhinha ao Moreirense" [Sporting loan Palhinha to Moreirense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 12 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. ^ Gomes de Andrade, Maria (9 August 2016). "Sporting: João Palhinha emprestado ao Belenenses" [Sporting: João Palhinha loaned to Belenenses] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Moreirense 0−2 Arouca" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Vitória de Guimarães e Belenenses dividem pontos" [Vitória de Guimarães and Belenenses share points] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  8. ^ Miroto Simões, Luís (4 January 2017). "Palhinha: «Regresso agora a casa»" [Palhinha: "I return home now"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  9. ^ Calaveiras, Carlos (21 January 2017). "Leão agrava crise" [Lion worsens crisis] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Palhinha: "Defrontámos o Oleiros tal como defrontámos o Barcelona ou o FC Porto"" [Palhinha: "We played Oleiros like we played Barcelona or FC Porto"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 12 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  11. ^ Pereira, David (7 August 2018). "Palhinha emprestado ao Sp. Braga até 2020" [Palhinha loaned to Sp. Braga until 2020]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  12. ^ Tornesi, Duarte; Toucedo, Rafael (17 August 2020). "Sporting vai resistindo às propostas por Palhinha: confira o ponto da situação" [Sporting resist offers for Palhinha as it can: here's how it stands]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  13. ^ Ferreira, Bruno José (25 July 2020). "Sp. Braga-FC Porto, 2–1 (crónica)" [Sp. Braga-FC Porto, 2–1 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Golo de João Palhinha quebra jejum de 65 anos frente ao Benfica" [João Palhinha goal breaks 65-year fast against Benfica]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  15. ^ "João Palhinha reintegrado no plantel do Sporting: conheça os motivos" [João Palhinha reinstated in Sporting's squad: know the reasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 September 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  16. ^ Soares Ribeiro, João; Almeida Gonçalves, Vítor (24 September 2020). "CSKA Moscovo prepara novo ataque a Palhinha" [CSKA Moscovo with new offensive for Palhinha]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Sporting é campeão de Portugal ao fim de 19 anos" [Sporting are champions of Portugal after 19 years] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  18. ^ a b "João Palhinha, do Sporting, no melhor onze da última edição da I Liga" [João Palhinha, of Sporting, in the All-Star XI of I League's last edition] (in Portuguese). TSF. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  19. ^ Pereira, António Pedro (15 February 2021). "Até na monotonia este Sporting brilha" [This Sporting can even shine in dullness]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  20. ^ "Seleção sub-18 perde no Torneio Internacional de Lisboa" [Under-18 national team lose in Lisbon International Tournament] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  21. ^ Frias, Rui (2 June 2014). "Seleção sub-19 garante apuramento para o Europeu" [Under-19 national team confirm qualification for European Championships]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  22. ^ Pestana, José (20 March 2015). "Sub-20: Hélio Sousa chama 24 jogadores para particulares de preparação" [Under-20: Hélio Sousa calls 24 players for training friendlies] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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  25. ^ "Luxembourg 1–3 Portugal". BBC Sport. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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  27. ^ Sanders, Emma (23 June 2021). "Portugal 2−2 France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  28. ^ "Belgium 1–0 Portugal: Holders dethroned by Thorgan Hazard". UEFA. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  29. ^ João Palhinha at WorldFootball.net
  30. ^ João Palhinha at Soccerway
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  35. ^ "Presenting the Liga NOS Team of the Year!". Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

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