Raphinha leads Europe’s top five leagues
Raphinha is a Brazilian forward for Barcelona who has scored 14 goals in eight competitive appearances during the opening weeks of the 2026/27 season. Twelve goals have come in LaLiga, while two have come in the Champions League.
As of September 21, Raphinha ranked first among scorers from Europe’s five major leagues when all club competitions were counted. His 14 goals placed him ahead of Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal, Michael Olise, Erling Haaland and other leading forwards.
Raphinha has scored 14 goals in eight games
Raphinha has produced 14 goals across eight official matches for Barcelona this season, averaging 1.75 goals per appearance. The 29 year old forward has also recorded three assists during those eight matches.
His scoring total includes 12 LaLiga goals and two Champions League goals. Barcelona’s official statistics show that Raphinha has played 626 minutes across those competitions, meaning he has scored approximately once every 45 minutes.
Raphinha leads LaLiga with 12 goals
Raphinha has scored 12 goals in seven LaLiga matches, giving him the league’s highest scoring total through September 19. The Brazilian reached that number after scoring a hat trick during Barcelona’s 3 to 1 victory against Sevilla.
The 12 league goals account for nearly 86% of Raphinha’s 14 goals across all competitions. His league total also gives him a six goal advantage over the seven goal mark recorded by several players, including Sergio Camello.
Raphinha has scored six goals in two games
Raphinha scored three goals against Racing Santander on September 16 before scoring another three against Sevilla on September 19. The two consecutive hat tricks increased his LaLiga total from six goals to 12 goals.
The Sevilla performance was a perfect hat trick because Raphinha scored once with his right foot, once with his head and once with his left foot. The goals came in the 22nd, 52nd and 69th minutes.
Raphinha has scored twice in Europe
Raphinha has scored two goals in the 2026/27 Champions League after Barcelona opened their league phase with a 5 to 1 victory over Feyenoord on September 9. UEFA named Raphinha Player of the Match after that performance.
The two Champions League goals represent roughly 14% of Raphinha’s 14 club goals this season. His European scoring total also places him among the early leading scorers in the competition, alongside several established Champions League forwards.
Fun fact: Raphinha’s 14 goals in his first eight games broke Barcelona’s previous record of 13 goals set by César Rodríguez in 1948/49.
Raphinha has moved into Barcelona’s No. 9 role
Raphinha has started the season as Barcelona’s central striker after previously operating primarily from the wing. The positional change has placed him closer to goal and coincided with 14 goals during his first eight competitive appearances.
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has used Raphinha as the central attacking reference while the team has opened the LaLiga campaign with seven consecutive victories. Barcelona had 21 league points after the September 19 win over Sevilla.
Raphinha broke Barcelona’s early scoring record
Raphinha has set a new Barcelona record for goals during the club’s first eight competitive matches of a season. His 14 goals surpassed César Rodríguez’s previous mark of 13 goals during the opening eight matches of the 1948/49 campaign.
The record covers Barcelona’s opening eight official matches rather than only LaLiga fixtures. Raphinha’s 14 goals therefore combine his league scoring with his two Champions League goals, producing the highest eight match total recorded by a Barcelona player.
Raphinha is ahead of Europe’s biggest names
Raphinha’s 14 goals currently lead the five major European leagues when league and other club competitions are combined. Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal have eight goals each, while Erling Haaland has seven goals.
Michael Olise and Phillip Tietz have also reached eight goals in the same comparison, while Sergio Camello and Ferran Torres have seven. The ranking counts domestic and European club matches but excludes goals scored for national teams.
Raphinha’s scoring rate separates him
Raphinha has scored 14 goals in 626 minutes for Barcelona this season, producing a rate of one goal every 44.7 minutes. His 1.75 goals per match also lead the current five league comparison.
Kylian Mbappé has scored eight goals in 719 minutes, while Lamine Yamal has eight in 671 minutes. Erling Haaland has seven goals in 540 minutes, giving Raphinha a substantially higher scoring frequency at this early stage.
Raphinha also leads Barcelona’s attack
Raphinha’s 14 goals have accounted for a major share of Barcelona’s early-season scoring output. Barcelona won their first seven LaLiga matches and scored 31 goals, having already reached 28 goals through the opening six league games.
Barcelona also scored five goals against Feyenoord in the Champions League and seven against Racing Santander in LaLiga. Raphinha scored twice against Feyenoord and three times against Racing, contributing directly to both high-scoring victories.
Raphinha has repeated his 2024/25 European success
Raphinha previously finished as a joint top scorer in the 2024/25 Champions League with 13 goals for Barcelona. UEFA recorded the same total for Borussia Dortmund forward Serhou Guirassy, while Harry Kane finished with 11 goals.
That Champions League campaign produced 22 goal contributions from Raphinha, including nine assists across 14 appearances. Barcelona’s official statistics also record 34 goals and 25 assists for him across 56 matches in all competitions during that season.
Raphinha is second in the Golden Shoe table
The European Golden Shoe uses league goals multiplied by each competition’s coefficient, so its ranking differs from an all-competitions scoring table. As of September 21, Raphinha had 12 LaLiga goals worth 24 points in the standings.
Ede Oloko of Liepāja led that Golden Shoe table with 25 league goals and 25 points because the Latvian league carried a coefficient of 1.0. Raphinha’s LaLiga goals carried a coefficient of 2.0, producing 24 points.
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Raphinha has 14 goals after September 19
Raphinha entered the international break with 14 goals in eight Barcelona appearances, including 12 in LaLiga and two in the Champions League. Barcelona also entered the break with eight victories from eight competitive matches.
The next stages of the season will determine whether Raphinha can maintain this scoring rate across a longer schedule. His current LaLiga total of 12 goals is already two-thirds of the 18 league goals he scored during the entire 2024/25 season.
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This slideshow was made with AI assistance and human editing.
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