Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima (born 27 August 1997), better known as Lucas Paquetá (), is a Brazilian professional
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder
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for
Premier League
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club
West Ham United
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and the
Brazil national team.
Club career
Early career
Lucas Paquetá arrived at Flamengo in 2007 at the age of 10. At the age of 15, he was very technically skilled but did not have the physicality of other players his age (he was only 5 ft tall). By age 18, however, he had grown 27 cm (10.6 inches). With the Flamengo youth team he won the 2016 Copa São Paulo de Júniores title, the most important youth tournament in
Brazil
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. Alongside other standout players
Léo Duarte,
Felipe Vizeu
Felipe dos Reis Pereira Vizeu do Carmo (born 12 March 1997), known as just Felipe Vizeu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Atlético Goianiense. He has been a member of Brazil U20 team with 10 appearances.
Car ...
and
Ronaldo
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Notable people known as Ronaldo include:
As ...
, Lucas was promoted the club's professional team right after the competition.
Flamengo
200px, left, Lucas playing for Flamengo in 2018.
In March 2016 Paquetá got promoted to Flamengo's professional team and signed a contract extension until 2020. On 5 March 2016, Lucas debuted as a starter in a 3–1 win over Bangu in a
2016 Rio de Janeiro State League match. Paquetá scored his first professional goal on 19 February 2017 in a 4–0 victory against
Madureira at the
Estádio Raulino de Oliveira
Estádio Municipal General Sylvio Raulino de Oliveira, also known as Raulino de Oliveira, and as Estádio da Cidadania, is a football stadium. It was inaugurated on 14 March 1976 in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro State, and has a maximum capacity of ...
in
Volta Redonda
Volta Redonda () is the name of a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro state of Brazil with an area of 182.81 km2, located from 350m to 707m above the sea level (22°31'23" S, 44°06'15" W) an ...
.
Paquetá scored in both the
2017 Copa do Brasil
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final in a 1–1 draw against
Cruzeiro at the
Maracanã Stadium
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and in the
2017 Copa Sudamericana
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Argent ...
final against
Independiente, also a 1–1 draw in the Maracanã. In both matches, Flamengo were defeated and were runners-up to their opponents in the competitions. In the Copa Sudamericana final, he was named the best Flamengo player in the match. He finished 2017 being considered by fans to be, alongside
Juan
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, the highlight of Flamengo.
In the
2018 Campeonato Carioca
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, Lucas Paquetá was chosen as the best left-winger of the tournament and was the only Flamengo player selected to the team of the tournament.
AC Milan
On 10 October 2018, news agencies across Brazil and Italy reported that a €35M deal had been agreed between
AC Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan (), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 and 1982–83 seasons ...
and
Flamengo
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for the transfer of player, beating stiff competition from French club
Paris Saint-Germain
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.
On 4 January 2019, the transfer was made official, with Milan announcing the player had signed a five-year contract. He chose to wear the shirt number 39. Because of his mother's Portuguese descent, he was eligible for registration as a European player.
Paquetá made his club debut on 12 January 2019, playing 85 minutes before being replaced by
Fabio Borini
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He started his career at Bologna, before moving to Chelsea in 2007. In 2011, Borini joined Championship side ...
as Milan beat
Sampdoria
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The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, ...
2–0 in extra time in the
Coppa Italia
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History
The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...
. Four days later, Paquetá played in the
2018 Supercoppa Italiana, held at the
King Abdullah Sports City
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in
Jeddah
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,
Saudi Arabia
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, where
Juventus
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beat Milan 1–0. On 21 January 2019, Paquetá made his
Serie A
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debut in a 2–0 win over
Genoa
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at the
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
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. During the match, Paquetá performed a
rainbow flick over opponent
Daniel Bessa
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, flicking the rolling ball up and propelling it over the head of his opponent. Paquetá scored his first goal for Milan in 3–0 win against
Cagliari
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, scoring the second goal. He dedicated his goal for the victims of a fire at his old club Flamengo, all members of the under-15 team.
Lyon
On 30 September 2020, French club
Lyon
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announced the signing of Paquetá, who signed for €20 million on a five-year contract.
In the 21/22 season, the midfielder was elected the best foreign player in the French Championship, Ligue 1. The election was carried out by popular vote and was supported by more than 20,000 people. Paquetá, 25 years old, competed with the defender of
PSG Marquinhos
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, the marfileño midfielder of Lens Fofana and the Canadian leader of Lille
Jonathan David
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.
West Ham United
On 29 August 2022, West Ham United announced the signing of Paquetá for a club record fee undisclosed by the club. He signed a five-year contract for a fee estimated by the
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to be more than £50m with additional add-ons, beating the fee paid for
Sebastien Haller in 2019.
He made his West Ham and
Premier League
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debut on 31 August in a 1–1 home draw against
Tottenham Hotspur
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.
On 4th January 2023, Paqueta scored his first Premier League goal and West Ham goal against Leeds United.
International career
Under-20
150px, Lucas playing for Brazil U20 in 2017
On 1 April 2016, Paquetá was called up for the first time to represent
Brazil U20 in two friendly matches in Europe. He scored his first goal in his debut in a 2–1 win against
England U20
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on 4 September.
In October 2016, he was called up for the ''Quadrangular de Seleções'' tournament, a friendly round-robin against the U20 squads of
Ecuador
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,
Uruguay
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, and
Chile
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.
Under-23
When he was 18, Paquetá was called to practice with the
Brazil U23 team in preparation for the
2016 Summer Olympics
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. Coach
Rogério Micale
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Career
Micale also represented Londrina, Apucarana and Operário Ferroviário before retiring at the age of ...
called some younger players born in 1997 and 1998, including Lucas, to participate in group training in hopes of them eventually competing in the
2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
in Tokyo.
He received his first official call-up to the under-23 team in March 2020.
Senior team
In 2018, he was selected to be one of the twelve alternatives for the
Brazil national team by coach
Tite for the
2018 FIFA World Cup
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in Russia. Of the 35 players on the 23-man roster and provisional roster, Lucas was the youngest.
On 17 August 2018, Paquetá was called for the first time for the
Brazil national team by manager
Tite to play in friendly matches against
United States
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and
El Salvador
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in September. On 7 September, he made his debut with the national team, coming off the bench to replace
Philippe Coutinho
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in the 71st minute during a friendly match against the United States. On 23 March 2019, he scored his first goal in a 1–1 friendly draw against
Panama
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, wearing Brazil's iconic No. 10 shirt. In May 2019, he was included in Brazil's 23-man squad for the
2019 Copa América
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.
On 2 July 2021, in the
2021 Copa América
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quarter-final clash against
Chile
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, he came on as a substitute at half-time and scored in the 47th minute to give Brazil a 1–0 win.
On 6 July 2021, he once again scored the only goal after an assist from Neymar Junior in the semi-final against
Peru
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.
On 7 November 2022, Paquetá was named in the squad for the
2022 FIFA World Cup
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.
Personal life
Lucas has an older brother,
Matheus Matheus is a Portuguese given name: Notable people with the name include:
* Matheus Aiás (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
* Matheus Alessandro (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
* Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida (born 2001), Brazilian tennis player
...
, who also plays football. His nickname, Paquetá, refers to
Paquetá Island
Paquetá Island ( pt, Ilha de Paquetá) is an island in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro. The name of the island is a Tupi word meaning "many pacas". The island is an auto-free zone, so travel is limited to bicycles and horse-drawn carriages. Paque ...
and the eponymous
neighborhood
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he grew up in. He is a big fan of
funk carioca and sometimes imitates funk dance steps during his goal celebrations.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Paquetá goal.''
Honours
Flamengo
*
Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, B ...
:
2017
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Brazil
*
Copa América
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:
2019
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; runner-up:
2021
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Individual
*Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year:
2018
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*
Bola de Prata:
2018
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*
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year:
2018
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UNFP Ligue 1
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Team of the Year Team of the Year may refer to:
*BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award
*Canadian Press Team of the Year Award
*GPA Gaelic Team of the Year
*IRB International Sevens Team of the Year
*IRB International Team of the Year
*J.League Team of the Y ...
:
2020–21
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*
UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month:
October 2021
References
External links
Lucas Paquetáat
West Ham United F.C.
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1997 births
Living people
Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Brazilian people of Portuguese descent
Brazilian footballers
Association football midfielders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Serie A players
Ligue 1 players
Premier League players
CR Flamengo footballers
A.C. Milan players
Olympique Lyonnais players
West Ham United F.C. players
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in France
Expatriate footballers in England
Brazil youth international footballers
Brazil under-20 international footballers
Brazil international footballers
2019 Copa América players
2021 Copa América players
2022 FIFA World Cup players
Copa América-winning players