Lucas Paquetá

Paquetá's current-season form is down 49% on last season (Season 41→21), while his Rating eased 76→55. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 57).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Flamengo	12	3	0	7.18	—	—
2025/26	West Ham · 18th	18	4	1	6.89	55	21
2024/25	West Ham · 14th	33	4	0	6.89	76	41
2023/24	West Ham · 9th	31	4	6	7.19	89	57
2022/23	West Ham · 14th	28	4	3	6.9	86	47
2022/23	Lyon · 7th	2	0	0	7.45	61	1

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Brazil · international

Side	Apps	G
Brazil	67	13
Brazil U20	5	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

Lucas Paquetá is a 28-year-old centre-forward at West Ham, rated 55.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 281st of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (44.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.3 goal contributions per 90 (0.24 goals, 0.06 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paquetá.

Judged on this season alone, Paquetá graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 44 of the 44 centre-forwards in the Premier League, on 4 goals and 1 assist in 18 appearances (0.296 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 41 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 55, 38th of 44 of the 44 centre-forwards in the Premier League. At 28 Paquetá is in his prime years, and a market index of 39.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending down

Current potential38th of 44 centre-forwards · Premier League Current season36th of 44 centre-forwards · Premier League36th-best centre-forward in the Premier League281st in the Premier League · potential38th-highest potential centre-forward in the Premier League

55.3

Ratingi

38th of 44 centre-forwards

20.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

44.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.3

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · West Ham finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.22

Goals / app

4 goals in 18 appearances (0.22 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 91.1/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 44.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.3 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 55.3, Paquetá carries the 38th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premier League of 44, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (West Ham finished 18th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.3 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %44.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.237

Assists / 900.059

Goal contribution / 900.296

Defensive actions / 903.136

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Shot conversion %36.4

Shot accuracy %64.7

Pass accuracy %77

Dribble success %38.1

Cards / 900.355

Foul involvement / 903.432

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~66), then tapers with age. At 28, Paquetá sits on 39.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Paquetá's projected Rating — 55.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Shots on target11

Shots17

Penalties scored2

Passing

Assists1

Chances created23

Passes788

Pass accuracy77%

Possession

Successful dribbles16

Dribble success38.1%

Duels won123

Duels won %46.6%

Fouls won30

Defending

Tackles39

Interceptions8

Blocks6

Fouls committed28

Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

€98M total transfer fees · 4 moves

FFlamengo RJ2025/26 – now

West Ham2022/23 – 2025/26€ 43M

Lyon2020/21 – 2022/23€ 20M

AC Milan2018/19 – 2020/21€ 35M

Flamengountil 2018/19

About Lucas Paquetá

Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima is a 28-year-old centre-forward who plays for West Ham, born on August 27, 1997 in Rio de Janeiro, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Brazil. West Ham currently sit 18th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, Lucas Paquetá has made 18 appearances with 4 goals and 1 assist across 1,521 minutes, averaging a 6.76 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 6 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Premier League, the League Cup and the Premier League Summer Series. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When Lucas Paquetá plays, West Ham's record this season is 3W-3D-13L — and his match ratings average 6.82 at home against 7.04 on the road.

Recent matches

January 6, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Nottingham Forest (63 minutes, 6.2 rating)
December 30, 2025: 2-2 draw at home vs Brighton (83 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist, 6.9 rating)
December 27, 2025: 0-1 loss at home vs Fulham (82 minutes, 6.9 rating)
December 20, 2025: 0-3 loss away at Manchester City (78 minutes, 6.6 rating)
December 14, 2025: 2-3 loss at home vs Aston Villa (89 minutes, 6 rating)
December 7, 2025: 1-1 draw away at Brighton (82 minutes, 6.6 rating)
November 30, 2025: 0-2 loss at home vs Liverpool (84 minutes, 6.3 rating)
November 8, 2025: 3-2 win at home vs Burnley (83 minutes, 6.9 rating)
November 2, 2025: 3-1 win at home vs Newcastle (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8.3 rating)
October 24, 2025: 1-2 loss away at Leeds (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Lucas Paquetá at 55.3 with a Season form score of 20.8, ranking 281st of 376 centre-forwards in the Premier League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: Lucas Paquetá has missed 3 matches this season (2 through injury, 1 through suspension).

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the UEFA Conference League and the CONMEBOL Copa America. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, Lucas Paquetá has totalled 276 club appearances with 49 goals and 25 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 35 appearances for Lyon.

Lucas Paquetá's career has also included time at FFlamengo RJ, Lyon, AC Milan and Flamengo.

On the international stage, Lucas Paquetá has represented Brazil and Brazil U20 — 72 caps and 13 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · West Ham finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points