Raphinha, unstoppable: the record that crowned the '11' with its two assists against Valencia

One of the main contributors to the FC Barcelona’s outstanding season in the 2024-25 campaign is Raphinha. The native of Porto Alegre, who now plays as a left winger, has finally taken the step forward that was expected of him since his signing from Leeds United in 2022, demonstrating remarkable performance with 23 goals and 15 assists in 34 matches during this period, positioning himself as a significant candidate in the conversation for the 2025 Ballon d'Or.

In addition to significantly surpassing his individual records from previous seasons, Raphinha has established himself as one of the major sources of goal creation for the blaugrana team. Of the 109 goals scored by FC Barcelona in the 2024-25 season, the '11' has been directly involved (either by scoring or assisting) in 38 of them. This means that 34% of the goals of the Catalan team have come from the winger's contributions, thus becoming the largest contribution in this regard, surpassing, for example, the numbers of Robert Lewandowski (30% - 30G and 3A) or those of Lamine Yamal (24% - 11G and 16A).

XXXXX

To further contextualize Raphinha’s outstanding season, it is important to highlight that the culé forward is currently the only player who has contributed both in goals and assists in four different competitions: LaLiga EA Sports, the UEFA Champions League, the Copa del Rey, and the Supercopa de España.

In LaLiga EA Sports, where he is currently among the top five scorers with 12 goals and is the second-best assister with eight assists, Raphinha has contributed a total of 20 goals for Barcelona. Additionally, in the UEFA Champions League, he has added X goals and X assists.

In the Copa del Rey, he recently contributed two assists in FC Barcelona's resounding victory against Valencia CF (0-5), bringing his total to three assists in that competition. Adding these achievements to his two goals and one assist in the Copa del Rey, Raphinha has achieved an enviable performance so far, compared, for example, to Harry Kane, who has scored and assisted in the Bundesliga, the Champions League, and the DFB Pokal, but only in three competitions, unlike Raphinha who has done so in four.

Regarding other standout players, Salah needs to assist in the FA Cup, Lewandowski in the Cup and the Champions, Mbappé has scored in five tournaments but has not assisted in the Cup, the UEFA Supercup, or the Supercopa de España, Vinicius needs to score in both Supercups and assist in the Cup, Griezmann must assist in the Cup in three competitions, and Haaland usually scores but has not assisted his teammates, as he has only done so in the Premier League.