João Palhinha
Across 4 seasons in our records they have 156 appearances, 14 goals, 4 assists, 10,216 minutes. That is 0.16 goal involvements per 90 minutes. Their most productive season on record is 2025/26: 43 appearances, 6 goals and 3 assists.
Career totals on record
- Seasons
- 4
- Appearances
- 156
- Goals
- 14
- Assists
- 4
- Minutes
- 10,216
Season by season
- 2025/26: 43 appearances, 2,575 minutes (60 per appearance), 6 goals (one every 7.2 games), 3 assists.
- 2024/25: 33 appearances, 867 minutes (26 per appearance).
- 2023/24: 45 appearances, 3,661 minutes (81 per appearance), 5 goals (one every 9.0 games), 1 assist.
- 2022/23: 35 appearances, 3,113 minutes (89 per appearance), 3 goals (one every 11.7 games).
Players at Benfica
João Palhinha is one of 26 players we track at Benfica. Others at the club, with their own profiles and season statistics:
- A. Bah (D)
- A. Cabral (F)
- A. Circati (D)
- A. Schjelderup (F)
- A. Trubin (G)
- C. Echeverri (M)
- C. Lenglet (D)
- D. Banjaqui (D)
- D. Lukebakio (M)
- E. Barrenechea (M)
- F. Aursnes (M)
- Gabriel Indio (D)
- Gabriel Indio (D)
- G. Prestianni (M)
- H. Sudakov (M)
- J. Durán (F)
- L. Barreiro (M)
- Manu (M)
- M. Figueiredo (M)
- Rafa (M)
- Samuel Soares (G)
- S. Dahl (D)
- S. El Karouani (D)
- Tomás Araújo (D)
- V. Pavlidis (F)
Career statistics
Aggregated from 194 completed fixtures across 5 seasons. A metric the data feed did not report for a match is left out of both its total and its per-game rate.
Minutes
11,964
194 apps · 131 starts
Goals / assists
14 / 4
18 contributions
Cards (Y/R)
49 / 2
one every 3.8 games
MatchSense rating
6.58
over 172 matches
Provider rating
6.93
over 173 matches
Attacking
Shots
123
0.63 per game
Shots on target
46
0.24 per game
Shot accuracy
37%
46 of 123
Conversion
11%
14 goals from 123 shots
Key passes
51
0.94 per game · 54 of 194
Offsides
4
0.27 per game · 15 of 194
Passing
Passes
6203
36.06 per game · 172 of 194
Pass accuracy
31%
mean over 172 matches
Duels & take-ons
Duels
1764
10.44 per game · 169 of 194
Duels won
60%
1054 of 1764
Dribbles attempted
107
1.34 per game · 80 of 194
Dribble success
49%
52 of 107
Defending & discipline
Tackles
566
3.75 per game · 151 of 194
Interceptions
169
1.56 per game · 108 of 194
Fouls committed
203
1.69 per game · 120 of 194
Fouls drawn
207
1.77 per game · 117 of 194
Goalkeeping
Saves
0
0 per game · 11 of 194
Goals conceded
0
0 per game
Season by season
| Season | Apps | Mins | G | A | Sh | KP | Drb | Duels | Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27PPL · AF5 · EL | 13 | 883 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 4/0 |
| 2025/26PL · CL | 44 | 2,575 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 224 | 10/0 |
| 2024/25BL1 · CL | 55 | 1,552 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 117 | 4/2 |
| 2023/24PL | 47 | 3,841 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 21 | 16 | 365 | 17/0 |
| 2022/23PL | 35 | 3,113 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 281 | 14/0 |
Sh shots · KP key passes · Drb dribbles completed · Duels duels won. An em dash means the data feed reported nothing for that metric that season, which is not the same as zero.
Season Stats
| Season | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 2575 | 7.1 |
| 2024/25 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 867 | 6.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 3661 | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 3113 | 7.0 |