Lucas Paquetá
#7 · Midfielder · age 28
Attacking midfielder [unverified shirt number]
Club
Flamengo
Brazil · Brasileirão Série A
Caps
49
Intl goals
9
85
WC26 rating
high confidence
- Recent form
- 38
- Career peak
- 99
- League level
- 79
- Competition pedigree
- 88
- International pedigree
- 85
- Longevity
- 67
Independent rating — league strength (Opta-anchored) × competition tier × position-normalized output. Not affiliated with EA or FIFA.
Career by season
Source: transfermarkt + sofascore · fetched 2026-05-29
Paquetá is the squad’s classic No. 10 — a luxury for Ancelotti given the wide forward depth. His role is most likely as a tactical-shift option when Brazil need to break a deep block.
Strengths
- Receiving in tight half-spaces
- Long-range finishing
Recent form
10 league goals and six assists in his first half-season back at Flamengo.
Was cleared by the FA in 2025 after a two-year investigation — his eligibility was the longest-running ambiguity in this cycle [unverified].