João Palhinha

João Palhinha
Personal information
Full name João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves
Date of birth (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Belenenses
(on loan from Sporting CP)
Number 66
Youth career
2008–2009 Alta de Lisboa
2009–2012 Sacavenense
2012–2014 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Sporting B 19 (1)
2015–2016 → Moreirense (loan) 29 (0)
2016– Sporting CP 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Belenenses (loan) 1 (0)
National team
2011 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2013−2014 Portugal U19 14 (1)
2015 Portugal U20 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 August 2016.


João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves (born 9 July 1995), known as Palhinha, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.F. Os Belenenses on loan from Sporting Clube de Portugal as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Palhinha joined local Sporting Clube de Portugal'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 SC for the Segunda Liga championship, on 3 February 2014;[1] 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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Sporting B-Portimonense, 3−2: Leões voltam aos triunfos" [Sporting B-Portimonense, 3−2: Lions return to winning ways] (in Portuguese). Record. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sporting B-Leixões, 3−1: Quarto triunfo seguido para os leões" [Sporting B-Leixões, 3−1: Fourth win in a row for the lions] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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