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 45 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)
- Á. Di María (M)
- André Almeida (D)
- Arthur Cabral (F)
- A. Schjelderup (F)
- A. Trubin (G)
- B. Rollheiser (F)
- Bruma (Attacker)
- C. Lenglet (D)
- Diogo Ferreira (Goalkeeper)
- D. Lukebakio (F)
- E. Barrenechea (M)
- F. Aursnes (M)
- Felipe Lima (Attacker)
- Gabriel Indio
- Gilberto (D)
- Gonçalo Carvalho Moreira (M)
- G. Prestianni (M)
- Helton Leite (G)
- H. Sudakov (M)
- Hugo Félix (M)
- I. Lima (F)
- J. Draxler (M)
- J. Durán (F)
- J. Kamiński (M)
- J. Neto (D)
- João Fonseca (D)
- João Victor (D)
Career statistics
Aggregated from 183 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
11,226
183 apps · 120 starts
Goals / assists
14 / 4
18 contributions
Cards (Y/R)
45 / 2
one every 3.9 games
MatchSense rating
6.59
over 163 matches
Provider rating
6.99
over 162 matches
Attacking
Shots
115
0.63 per game
Shots on target
46
0.25 per game
Shot accuracy
40%
46 of 115
Conversion
12%
14 goals from 115 shots
Key passes
47
1.09 per game · 43 of 183
Offsides
4
0.80 per game · 5 of 183
Passing
Passes
5792
35.98 per game · 161 of 183
Pass accuracy
31%
mean over 161 matches
Duels & take-ons
Duels
1672
10.58 per game · 158 of 183
Duels won
60%
1005 of 1672
Dribbles attempted
99
1.43 per game · 69 of 183
Dribble success
48%
48 of 99
Defending & discipline
Tackles
547
3.91 per game · 140 of 183
Interceptions
159
1.64 per game · 97 of 183
Fouls committed
188
1.71 per game · 110 of 183
Fouls drawn
190
1.79 per game · 106 of 183
Goalkeeping
Saves
0
0 per game · 1 of 183
Goals conceded
0
0 per game
Season by season
| Season | Apps | Mins | G | A | Sh | KP | Drb | Duels | Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27PPL | 2 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0/0 |
| 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 |