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Lucas Paquetá

Brazil

27 August 1997

midfielder

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Lucas Paquetá , better known as Lucas Paquetá (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈlukas pakɛˈta]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Brazil national team.

Paquetá began his career in 2007 with Brazilian side Flamengo, where he won the 2016 Copa São Paulo de Júniores title. After being promoted to the senior team in 2016, he moved to Europe in 2019 to join Italian giants AC Milan, where he played for two seasons. In 2020, he joined French club Lyon, where he was named in the UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year for 2020–21 and won the inaugural Best Foreign Player of the Season for 2021–22. In 2022, he signed for English side West Ham United for £50m with additional add-ons. He won the UEFA Europa Conference League in his debut season and was named in the competition's Team of the Season. He re-joined Flamengo in 2026.

Paquetá represented Brazil at the Copa América in 2019, 2021 and 2024, winning the 2019 tournament, and was also a part of their squad for the FIFA World Cup in 2022 and 2026.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Paquetá with Brazil in 2026

⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima
Date of birth: (1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height: 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position: Attacking midfielder

⚽ Team information:
Current team: Flamengo
Number: 20

⚽ Youth career:
2007–2016: Flamengo

⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019: Flamengo 67 (15)
2019–2020: AC Milan 37 (1)
2020–2022: Lyon 67 (18)
2022–2026: West Ham United 110 (16)
2026–: Flamengo 19 (6)

⚽ International career‡:
2016–2017: Brazil U20 8 (1)
2018–: Brazil 67 (13)