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João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves
Tottenham Hotspur
Player Profile · Premier League

João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves

🇵🇹Portugal·Tottenham Hotspur·Defensive Midfield·Age 31
FULL SAMPLE·Portugal national under-19 football team
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Tactico Score
0.0
SOLID
Confidence · 30%
Form Score
63.1
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AI Analysis
Generated May 6, 2026

A defensive midfielder sitting at 50.64 on the FQ scale — squarely in the typical performer band — with 29 appearances and 1,858 minutes in the Premier League this season. The most distinctive feature of this profile is what's missing: all role-specific sub-scores (finishing, creation, progression, defense) are null, meaning the headline number is built on surface-level output rather than dimensional quality. At 4.8 tackles per 90 and a 6.88 average rating, there is baseline activity, but no granular signal to confirm sustained positional impact.

Why this score

The FQ score of 50.64 is driven primarily by the absence of confirmable dimensional quality — with all sub-scores returning null, the model cannot credit above-baseline performance in any core defensive midfielder responsibility. The per-90 outputs (0.19 goals, 0.10 assists, 0.29 key passes) are low-volume and consistent with a player meeting minimum positional requirements rather than exceeding them.

Form Trajectory

Form score of 54.49 sits 3.9 points above the FQ score of 50.64 — within the ±5 stable band, though nudging toward a modest upward signal. This suggests a slight recent uptick rather than a meaningful trend shift; the absolute form level of 54.49 remains in the typical performer range.

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Entity Record
ClubTottenham Hotspur
PositionDefensive Midfield
AlsoDefensive Midfielder
Date of BirthJul 9, 1995 (31)
Age31
Jersey No#6
NationalityPortugal
LeaguePremier League
Height190 cm
Nat. TeamPortugal national under-19 football team
Int'l Caps6
Live Statistics
10 metrics available
Appearances33
Minutes2197
Goals5
Assists2
Key passes8
Rating6.92
Tackles111
Shots on target9
Score Reference
WORLD CLASS90 – 100
ELITE82 – 89
EXCELLENT75 – 81
STRONG65 – 74
SOLID55 – 64
AVERAGE45 – 54
DEVELOPING0 – 44
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Per 90 Minutes
Normalised to a 90-minute sample
GOALS
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ASSISTS
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KEY PASSES
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TACKLES
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RATING
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Season Trajectory
2 seasons of data
Previous
TS 69.8Form 70.7
Current
TS 60.6Form 63.1
Full Live Statistics
10 metrics from current season
Appearances33
Minutes2197
Goals5
Assists2
Key passes8
Rating6.92
Tackles111
Shots on target9
Successful dribbles10
Clean sheets
CURRENT INDICATORS
What the live season sample is surfacing
Heavy minute load
2197 minutes suggest a significant current role in the squad rotation.
Defensive activity
111 tackles indicate active intervention volume in the current season sample.
Defensive outcomes
9 clean sheets are surfacing in the current live snapshot.
Strengths
Where this player is genuinely above baseline
No clearly elite traits identified in current data.
Watchpoints
Real gaps relative to this player's role
Attacking contribution

0.19 goals and 0.10 assists per 90, with just 0.29 key passes per 90 — all below what would be expected of a box-to-box or progressive defensive midfielder in the Premier League. For a role that increasingly demands output in transition, these numbers represent a clear ceiling on overall value.

Defensive dimension visibility

All defensive sub-scores are null, preventing any validation of tackles won rate, interception volume, or duel success. The raw 4.8 tackles per 90 suggests activity, but without quality filtering this figure cannot be interpreted as genuine defensive effectiveness.

Career & Background
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Club Career
Portugal national under-18 football team
2011–2011
Sporting CP B
2014–2017
Moreirense F.C.
2015–2016
Sporting CP
2016–2022
B-SAD
2016–2017
S.C. Braga
2018–2020
Portugal men's national football team
2021–pres.
Fulham F.C.
2022–2024
FC Bayern Munich
2024–pres.
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
2025–pres.
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