Brazilian star Raphinha is enjoying an extraordinary start to the season with Barcelona, becoming one of the team's most important attacking players after scoring 14 goals in his first eight official appearances across all competitions.
His numbers become even more impressive in LaLiga, where he has already scored 12 goals, establishing himself as one of Barcelona's biggest attacking threats.
🔥 Raphinha Has Become a Goal Machine
What stands out about Raphinha's start is not only his goalscoring, but also his growing influence in the final third, particularly after being used in a more central striker role.
His latest performance against Sevilla was another reminder of his incredible form, as the Brazilian completed a perfect hat-trick, scoring once with his right foot, once with his head and once with his left.
That hat-trick followed another treble against Racing Santander, making Raphinha the first Barcelona player since Antoine Griezmann in 2017/18 to score hat-tricks in consecutive LaLiga matches.
🔵🔴 A Historic Start
Raphinha's numbers have already placed him in Barcelona's history. His 14 goals in the opening eight official matches represent the best goalscoring start by a Barça player, surpassing César Rodríguez's 13 goals from the beginning of the 1948/49 season.
His 12 goals in the opening seven LaLiga matches also rank among the best starts by a player in the competition's history.
⚽ Barcelona Benefiting from Raphinha's Form
Raphinha's incredible form has arrived at an important moment for Barcelona, with the Catalan club making a strong start to the campaign.
Maintaining such a remarkable scoring rate throughout the season will be a major challenge, but his current form gives Barcelona another powerful attacking weapon in their pursuit of silverware.
14 goals in eight games — Raphinha isn't just enjoying a strong start; he's making Barcelona history.