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Palhinha
João Maria Palhinha Gonçalves
82 OVR · CDM · Defensive midfielder
- Skill moves
- ★★★★★
- Weak foot
- ★★★★★
- Preferred foot
- Right
- Age
- 31 (born 9 Jul 1995)
- Alt. positions
- CM
- Category
- Men
- Height / weight
- Not published by EA yet
- EA rank
- #406 of 19,789
How he plays
Palhinha is a 82-rated defensive midfielder who can also play CM. He's strongest in Physical (84) and Defending (83), with Pace (50) the lowest face stat. Top attributes: Aggression 91, Sliding Tackle 89, Standing Tackle 85. Good in the air: jumping 82, heading accuracy 82, strength 85. Defensively solid: defensive awareness 80, standing tackle 85, interceptions 83. 2-star skill moves and a 4-star weak foot (right-footed). He has 1 PlayStyle+: Slide Tackle+ (greatly improved slide tackle coverage, stops ball at feet). Plus 2 regular PlayStyles: Bruiser, Jockey.
PlayStyles
Slide Tackle+Greatly improved slide tackle coverage, stops ball at feet
BruiserStronger physical tackles
JockeyFaster Sprint Jockey, better transition speedAll attributes
Pace50
Shooting66
Passing70
Dribbling68
Defending84
Physical84
Goalkeeping9
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Ratings, attributes and PlayStyles from the EA SPORTS FC 27 official ratings (checked 2026-10-02). This is the player's base card; special in-game versions are not included. Portrait from EA's ratings site.