
Raphinha Approaches His 150th Match with Barcelona
Spanish newspaper 'Mundo Deportivo' reported that Brazilian Raphinha, Barcelona's captain, is just one step away from reaching a historic milestone in his career with the Catalan team, as he may play today against Getafe his 150th match wearing the Barça jersey at Johan Cruyff Stadium in the Spanish league.
Raphinha had one of his best seasons last year since joining Barcelona, scoring 34 goals and providing 22 assists, surpassing in one season the total output of his first two seasons with 10 goals and 11 assists in the 2023/2024 season, and 10 goals and 12 assists in the 2022/2023 season. After five matches of the current 2025/2026 season, he seems to be maintaining the same high scoring pace.
Over four seasons, Raphinha has played 149 official matches, distributed between 50 matches in his first season, 37 in the second, 57 in the third, and 5 matches so far this season, scoring 57 goals and providing 55 assists.
The Brazilian star, who joined Barcelona in the summer of 2022 from Leeds United for 58 million euros, is close to entering the list of the most Brazilian players in club history, with Evaristo holding 151 matches, while leading the list are Dani Alves with 408 matches, Rivaldo with 235 matches, Ronaldinho with 207 matches, Adriano Correia with 189 matches, and Neymar with 186 matches.
Raphinha has succeeded in winning the affection of fans and teammates thanks to his fighting spirit and great performance, which has earned him the captain's armband, making him one of the prominent leaders of the team in the locker room.
Raphinha had one of his best seasons last year since joining Barcelona, scoring 34 goals and providing 22 assists, surpassing in one season the total output of his first two seasons with 10 goals and 11 assists in the 2023/2024 season, and 10 goals and 12 assists in the 2022/2023 season. After five matches of the current 2025/2026 season, he seems to be maintaining the same high scoring pace.
Over four seasons, Raphinha has played 149 official matches, distributed between 50 matches in his first season, 37 in the second, 57 in the third, and 5 matches so far this season, scoring 57 goals and providing 55 assists.
The Brazilian star, who joined Barcelona in the summer of 2022 from Leeds United for 58 million euros, is close to entering the list of the most Brazilian players in club history, with Evaristo holding 151 matches, while leading the list are Dani Alves with 408 matches, Rivaldo with 235 matches, Ronaldinho with 207 matches, Adriano Correia with 189 matches, and Neymar with 186 matches.
Raphinha has succeeded in winning the affection of fans and teammates thanks to his fighting spirit and great performance, which has earned him the captain's armband, making him one of the prominent leaders of the team in the locker room.