Brazil’s national team and Premier League club West Ham United both use Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima, also known as Lucas Paquetá, as an attacking midfielder. He was born on August 27, 1997.
Is Lucas Paqueta left footed?
Lucas Paqueta is a highly sophisticated athlete. He has tremendous left-footed class, and he would be a great asset to West Ham and the Premier League.
He entered as a replacement at halftime in Brazil’s quarterfinal Copa América 2021 match against Chile on July 2, 2021, and scored in the 47th minute to give Brazil a 1-0 victory.
He once again scored the game-winning goal against Peru on July 6, 2021, thanks to a helper from Neymar Junior.
He was chosen by Brazilian national team coach Tite to be one of the twelve backups for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Lucas was the youngest of the 35 players on the 23-man squad and provisional roster.
Manager Tite initially called Paquetá to the Brazilian national squad on August 17, 2018, for upcoming friendlies against the United States and El Salvador. He made his debut with the national team on September 7 when, during a friendly match against the United States, he came off the bench to replace Philippe Coutinho in the 71st minute. [20] He scored his first goal on March 23, 2019, while donning Brazil’s recognizable uniform in a 1–1 friendly tie with Panama.
