Raphinha has 15 goals in 10 Barcelona appearances, and Barcelona have 46 goals after 11 La Liga games. That is the kind of start no side in the competition has matched at this stage, and it has come into focus after the 6-1 win over Alaves. The Brazilian is the clearest face of the surge, even if the scale of the team total is the bigger story.
Barcelona's record pace after 11 games
Forty-six goals after 11 matchdays is a new La Liga benchmark. No team had reached that total so early before, and the +34 goal difference is just as stark. Barcelona are first in the league with 30 points from 11 games, which fits the scoring rate rather neatly.
The only historical side to go past that mark after 11 games was Athletic Club in 1930-31, with 49 goals. Sevilla also reached 46 after the first 11 matchdays in 1940-41, but Barcelona have now matched and passed the early pace that had stood for decades. This is not just a hot run from one forward, it is a team start that has forced old records into view.
Raphinha's part in the surge
Raphinha's return is the headline within the headline. Fifteen goals in 10 matches puts him ahead of the rest of Barcelona's attack on pure volume, and his 3 assists add another layer to the output. He is not carrying the whole attack alone, but he has been the sharpest finisher in it.
Lamine Yamal has 10 goals in 11 matches, while Kylian Mbappé has 12 La Liga goals. That puts Barcelona in a strong position on the domestic scoring chart too, with two attackers putting up numbers that belong in the same conversation as the best in Europe.
The awkward bit is the split in how Raphinha's total is being framed. One source puts him on 15 goals in 10 Barcelona appearances, while another article counts the same tally after 11 games. The goal total itself is the key figure, and it is the one Barcelona will keep leaning on as they move into the rest of the league season.
Written by Daniel Hartley with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 3 outlets. How we work →
