Lucas Paquetá
Brazilian footballer (born 1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima (born 27 August 1997), better known as Lucas Paquetá (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈlukas pakɛˈta]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays either as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club West Ham United and the Brazil national team.
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Full name | Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 26) | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Winger | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | West Ham United | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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– | West Ham United | 59 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Brazil U20 | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2018– | Brazil | 50 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:25, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:53, 7 July 2024 (UTC) |
Paquetá began his career in 2007 with 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. He then joined French club Lyon, and in 2022 signed for English side West Ham United, winning the UEFA Europa Conference League in his debut season.
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 2022 FIFA World Cup.