Paquetá’s 13-goal milestone sets a personal club-season record
He reached the mark against Bahia on October 18; Brazil goals are excluded from the comparison.
Lucas Paquetá’s goal in the 3–0 win over Bahia on October 18, 2026, brought a personal record. In a post the following day, Flamengo said the midfielder had reached 13 club goals that year, his highest tally for a club season.
The comparison excludes goals for Brazil. The announcement lists 12 Flamengo goals in 2018 and 11 in his highest-scoring Lyon season. This is a comparison with his own previous totals, not the league scoring chart.
In comments published by Flamengo, Paquetá linked his chances to the team’s attacking approach. He said he had known before returning that the side would take the initiative and create opportunities, so he believed he could reach that tally even when playing deeper in some matches.
Asked for his most memorable goal of the year up to that point, he chose the Libertadores equaliser against Cruzeiro at the Mineirão on August 12. He cited the importance of the game and the pressure of qualification. Both the 13-goal figure and that recollection are tied to the October 19 announcement, not a live statistical total.
