Raphinha Nears Ronaldinho on Barcelona's All-Time Brazilian Scoring List
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The short version
- Raphinha has 89 goals in 185 Barcelona appearances, fifth among the club's Brazilian scorers.
- Ronaldinho scored 94 goals in 207 Barcelona matches; Raphinha needs five to level, six to pass him.
- Neymar and Evaristo are joint-second with 105 goals; Rivaldo leads with 130.
- Raphinha has 12 La Liga goals this season and ranks second in the European Golden Boot race.
The Barcelona captain has 89 goals for the club, five short of Ronaldinho's Brazilian record pace at the Camp Nou outfit.
Raphinha's strong start to the season has put the Barcelona captain in position to climb the club's list of all-time Brazilian goalscorers. The 29-year-old forward has 89 goals in 185 appearances for Barcelona, leaving him fifth among the club's Brazilian scorers.
Ronaldinho is the next name on the list, having scored 94 goals in 207 matches for Barcelona. Five more goals would draw Raphinha level with the former star, while six would move him past him.
Beyond Ronaldinho, the gap grows. Neymar and Evaristo share second place with 105 goals each, 16 ahead of Raphinha, while Rivaldo leads all Brazilian scorers at the club with 130.
Raphinha has scored 12 La Liga goals this season and sits second in the European Golden Boot standings. The article notes that maintaining that rate across a 38-game league season would produce a projected 66 goals, which would exceed Lionel Messi's single-season La Liga record of 50 from 2011-12, though it cautions that such a pace over a full campaign is highly unlikely.
Written by the Matchday Live desk from reporting by Yahoo Sports.
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