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João Palhinha

1995 - Today

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João Maria Lobo Alves Palhares Costa Palhinha Gonçalves (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w̃ pɐˈʎiɲɐ]; born 9 July 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, on loan from Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, and the Portugal national team. 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 in 2020, he became a starter, notably winning the 2020–21 Primeira Liga and back-to-back Taças da Liga in 2021 and 2022. In July 2022, he was signed by Premier League side Fulham for £20 million, spending two seasons with the club and helping them achieve mid-table finishes in both. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). João Palhinha is the 3,832nd most popular soccer player (down from 3,498th in 2024), the 377th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 357th in 2019) and the 68th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, João Palhinha ranks 3,832 out of 21,273. Before him are Yusuke Yoshizaki, Berry van Aerle, Zeffiro Furiassi, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Mohamed Zidan, and Ramón Marsal. After him are Oscar Más, Hector Goetinck, Roberto Mussi, José Varacka, Ezequiel Garay, and Ander Herrera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, João Palhinha ranks 30. Before him are Serge Gnabry, Patrick Mahomes, José Giménez, André Silva, Álex Grimaldo, and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg. After him are Haley Lu Richardson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Clément Lenglet, Marcos Llorente, Mikaela Shiffrin, and Sergej Milinković-Savić.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, João Palhinha ranks 377 out of 633. Before him are Jerónimo de Sousa (1947), Pedro Lamy (1972), Frederico Paredes (1889), Guerra Junqueiro (1850), Pedro Proença (1970), and Eugénio de Andrade (1923). After him are João Sassetti (1892), Nuno Bettencourt (1966), Elisa Ferreira (1955), Aquilino Ribeiro (1885), João Morais (1935), and Rui Barros (1965).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, João Palhinha ranks 68. Before him are Ricardo Sá Pinto (1972), Hélder Postiga (1982), Jaime Pacheco (1958), Manuel Duarte (1945), Rui Vitória (1970), and Carlos Carvalhal (1965). After him are João Morais (1935), Rui Barros (1965), Germano de Figueiredo (1932), João Mário (1993), Jaime Graça (1942), and Renato Sanches (1997).

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