brazilian football player
Coelho and the second or paternal family name is de Lima. In this portuguese name, the first or enate family appoint isand the second base or parental family name is Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima ( brazilian portuguese : [ ˈlukaʃ pakɛˈta ] ; born 27 August 1997 ), or plainly Paquetá, is a brazilian professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Brazil national team.

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Lucas Paquetá arrived at Flamengo in 2007 at the age of 10. At the long time of 15, he was identical technically skilled but did not have the animalism of other players his long time ( he was entirely 5 ft tall ). By senesce 18, however, he had grown 27 curium ( 10.6 inches ). With the Flamengo young team he won the 2016 Copa São Paulo de Júniores title, the most important young person tournament in Brazil. Alongside other standout players Léo Duarte, Felipe Vizeu and Ronaldo, Lucas was promoted the club ‘s professional team right after the rival. [ 1 ]

Flamengo [edit ]

Lucas playing for Flamengo in 2018. In March 2016 Paquetá got promoted to Flamengo ‘s professional team and signed a contract extension until 2020. [ 2 ] 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. [ 3 ] Paquetá scored his first professional goal on 19 February 2017 in a 4–0 victory against Madureira at the Estádio Raulino de Oliveira in Volta Redonda. Paquetá scored in both the 2017 Copa do Brasil final in a 1–1 string against Cruzeiro at the Maracanã Stadium and in the 2017 Copa Sudamericana final against Independiente, besides a 1–1 attract in the Maracanã. In both matches, Flamengo were defeated and were runners-up to their opponents in the competitions. In the Copa Sudamericana final examination, he was named the best Flamengo musician in the match. He finished 2017 being considered by fans to be, aboard Juan, the highlight of Flamengo. In the 2018 Campeonato Carioca, Lucas Paquetá was chosen as the best collectivist of the tournament and was the merely Flamengo player selected to the team of the tournament .

AC Milan [edit ]

On 10 October 2018, news program agencies across Brazil and Italy reported that a €35M deal had been agreed between AC Milan and Flamengo for the transfer of musician, beating stiff competition from french club Paris Saint-Germain. [ 4 ] On 4 January 2019, the transmit was made official, with Milan announcing the player had signed a five-year compress. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] He chose to wear the shirt act 39. Because of his mother ‘s portuguese origin, he was eligible for registration as a European musician. [ 8 ] Paquetá made his club debut on 12 January 2019, playing 85 minutes before being replaced by Fabio Borini as Milan beat Sampdoria 2–0 in extra prison term in the Coppa Italia. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Four days later, Paquetá played in the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana, held at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, [ 11 ] where Juventus beat Milan 1–0. On 21 January 2019, Paquetá made his Serie A debut in a 2–0 succeed over Genoa at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. During the equal, Paquetá performed a ‘rainbow flicker ‘ over opposition Daniel Bessa. Paquetá scored his first goal for Milan in 3–0 acquire against Cagliari, scoring the second finish. He dedicated his goal for the victims of a open fire at his old club Flamengo, all members of the under-15 team. [ 12 ]

lyon [edit ]

On 30 September 2020, french club Olympique Lyonnais announced the sign of Paquetá, who signed for €20 million on a five-year contract. [ 13 ]

International career [edit ]

On 1 April 2016, Paquetá was called up for the foremost time to represent Brazil U20 in two friendly matches in Europe. [ 14 ] He scored his first finish in his debut in a 2–1 winnings against England U20 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, Uruguay, and Chile .
When he was 18, Paquetá was called to commit with the Brazil U23 team in training for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Coach Rogério Micale called some younger players born in 1997 and 1998, including Lucas, to participate in group aim in hopes of them finally competing in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [ 15 ]

He received his first gear official call-up to the under-23 team in March 2020 .

Senior team [edit ]

In 2018, he was selected to be one of the twelve alternatives for the brazilian national team by passenger car Tite for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Of the 35 players on the 23-man roll and probationary roll, Lucas was the youngest. [ 16 ] On 17 August 2018, Paquetá was called for the first time for the brazilian national team by director Tite to play in friendly matches against United States and El Salvador in September. [ 17 ] On 7 September, he made his debut with the national team, coming off the workbench to replace Philippe Coutinho in the 71st infinitesimal during a friendly match against the United States. [ 18 ] On 23 March 2019, he scored his first finish in a 1–1 friendly describe against Panama, wearing Brazil ‘s iconic No. 10 shirt. [ 19 ] In May 2019, he was included in Brazil ‘s 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América. [ 20 ] On 2 July 2021, in the 2021 Copa América quarter-final clash against Chile, he came on as a substitute at half-time and scored in the forty-seventh moment to give Brazil a 1–0 succeed. [ 21 ] On 6 July 2021, he once again scored the only finish after an aid from Neymar Junior in the semi-final against Peru. [ 22 ]

personal life [edit ]

Lucas has an older brother, Matheus, who besides plays football. [ 23 ] His nickname, Paquetá, refers to Paquetá Island and the eponymous region he grew up in. [ 24 ] He is a big fan of funk music and sometimes imitates their dance steps during his finish celebrations. [ 25 ] [ 26 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 4 November 2021.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo 2016 Série A 0 0 0 0 – 2[a] 0 2 0
2017 17 1 3 1 9[b] 2 8[c] 2 37 6
2018 32 10 6 0 7[d] 0 11[e] 2 56 12
Total 49 11 9 1 16 2 21 4 95 18
Milan 2018–19 Serie A 13 1 3 0 – 1[f] 0 17 1
2019–20 24 0 3 0 – – 27 0
Total 37 1 6 0 – 1 0 44 1
Lyon 2020–21 Ligue 1 30 9 4 1 – – 34 10
2021–22 12 4 0 0 4[g] 1 – 16 5
Total 42 13 4 1 4 1 – 50 15
Career total 128 25 19 2 19 3 23 4 189 34

International [edit ]

As of match played 16 November 2021.[27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2018 2 0
2019 9 2
2020 2 0
2021 15 4
Total 28 6
Scores and results list Brazil’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Paquetá goal.

Honours [edit ]

Flamengo
Brazil
Individual

References [edit ]