ELCHE, SPAIN - AUGUST 23: Players of FC Barcelona line up before the LaLiga EA Sports 2026/27 match between Elche CF and FC Barcelona at Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero on August 23, 2026 in Elche, Spain. (Photo by Francisco Macia/Getty Images)
A member of the attacking ranks at La Liga champions Barcelona this past weekend kept alive a stellar penalty conversion record in the colours of the Blaugrana. The player in question? Raphinha.
Wide-man Raphinha is of course fresh off an altogether productive opening to the new campaign this past weekend. Afforded a starting berth in Barca’s La Liga opener against Elche, the Brazilian responded with a brace and an assist.
His first of the fixture came from the penalty spot inside the opening quarter of an hour, a confident left-footed strike into the bottom corner.
And as alluded to above, in slotting home from 12 yards, the former Leeds United man continued what has been a flawless spot-kick streak since taking his talents to Catalunya’s capital.
As per a report from statisticians Opta:
‘9 – Raphinha has converted all nine penalties he has taken with FC Barcelona in all competitions. Since he arrived at the blaugrana team in the 2022/23 season, he is the LaLiga player who has scored the most penalty goals in all competitions without missing any shot.’
9 – Raphinha ha convertido los nueve penaltis que ha lanzado con el @FCBarcelona en todas las competiciones.
Desde que llegó al equipo blaugrana en la 2022/23, es el jugador de LaLiga que ha marcado más goles de penalti en todas las competiciones sin fallar ningún lanzamiento.… pic.twitter.com/xHLb9HCOQ0
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) August 23, 2026
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