Joao Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves (born 9 July 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Fulham 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. In July 2022, he signed with Fulham for £20 million.
Palhinha made his full debut for Portugal in 2021. He was part of the squads at Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup.<\/P>","805ACE40479B6E763FB50E182B20A495":"1995-7-9","5588923A723573201F6804A11C3F390A":"26","7CC3966A9B90B9412F1273E902F0953F":"Sporting Clube de Portugal,SC Braga[on loan],Belenenses SAD[on loan],Sporting CP B,Moreirense[on loan],Sporting Lisbon(U19)","4CC9C981935F4DF5":"Fulham","3D0C18FC6E83B9810B0FAD6BF04C7B64":"2022-7-4","38882684D19FD665":"Joao Palhinha","B6A0187759F85483BB8FCFF97E557B3EF40C5B869FAFCEA6":"1","784E2315886D4158FF9CFFE843FE6B59":"
CLUB
<\/U>Braga<\/STRONG>
Taca da Liga: 2019–20
Sporting CP<\/STRONG>
Primeira Liga: 2020–21
Taca da Liga: 2020–21, 2021–22
Supertaca Candido de Oliveira: 2021
INDIVIDUAL
<\/U>Primeira Liga Team of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2020–21<\/P>","FCD4DE51CBA4497A941CDE925DCB26D2":"Portugal","781CC09C30E6A152":"1","B6A0187759F85483D714EA91FD933428":"60000000.00","1D8DD001D97C012A":"190cm","F4645409D3EE42C9":"398","e_index":8};