João Palhinha
João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves (born 9 July 1995) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga on loan from Sporting CP as a defensive midfielder.
Palhinha with Braga in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 9 July 1995|||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal[1] | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Braga (on loan from Sporting CP) | |||||||||||||||
Number | 60 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Alta de Lisboa | |||||||||||||||
2009–2012 | Sacavenense | |||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Sporting CP | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Sporting B | 21 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2015–2016 | → Moreirense (loan) | 29 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2016– | Sporting CP | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2016–2017 | → Belenenses (loan) | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2018– | → Braga (loan) | 44 | (3) | |||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
2011 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2013−2014 | Portugal U19 | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2015 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 June 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 S.C. for the Segunda Liga championship, on 3 February 2014;[2] it was one of only two appearances during the season.
Still in the second level, Palhinha scored his first senior goal on 4 April 2015, his header contributing to a 3−1 home success over Leixões SC.[3] From July 2015 to January 2017 he was loaned to Primeira Liga clubs Moreirense F.C.[4] and C.F. Os Belenenses, respectively,[5] making his debut in the competition whilst with the former in a 0−2 home loss to F.C. 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 C.S. 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 ARC Oleiros for the Taça de Portugal.[10]
Palhinha spent the following two seasons on loan to S.C. Braga.[11]
References
- "João Palhinha" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Sporting empresta Palhinha ao Moreirense" [Sporting loan Palhinha to Moreirense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 12 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- 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.
- "Moreirense 0−2 Arouca" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- "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.
- Miroto Simões, Luís (4 January 2017). "Palhinha: "Regresso agora a casa"" [Palhinha: «I return home now»]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- Calaveiras, Carlos (21 January 2017). "Leão agrava crise" [Lion worsens crisis] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- "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.
- 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.
External links
- João Palhinha at ForaDeJogo
- Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- João Palhinha at Soccerway