Meet Brazil Star Lucas Paqueta's wife Maria Eduarda Fournier: Get to know more about his net worth, salary, kids, bio/wiki

Meet Brazil Star Lucas Paqueta’s wife Maria Eduarda Fournier: Get to know more about his net worth, salary, kids, bio/wiki

The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will be played from 20 November to 18 December in Qatar. It will be the 22nd edition of the competition and the first player in the Arab world.  The World Cup group phase draw took place in Doha, Qatar, on April 1, 2022, to set the stage for the tournament. Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima, known as Lucas Paquetá, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club West Ham United and the Brazil national team. He will play alongside teammates Raphael Dias Belloli, Richarlison de Andrade, Pedro Guilherme, Bruno Henrique Pinto, Marquinhos, Philippe Countinho, Antony, Rodrygo, Casemiro, Emerson ROyal, and Lucas Paqueta. Scroll down for details about Lucas Paqueta’s net worth, salary, wife, kids, and many more.

 How much is Lucas Paqueta’s net worth/salary? How much does he earn from each contract?

Lucas Paqueta’s net worth is estimated to be $5 million. He earns £49,000 per week and £2,548,000 per year playing for Olympique Lyonnais as AM RC. His deal with the club expires on June 30, 2025. His current market value is €35 million, updated on 16th December 2021. Besides, he is endorsed by Nike, earning him a decent sum of money and increasing Lucas Paqueta’s net worth.

Lucas Paqueta is all set playing FIFA 2022 sources Instagram

From 2020 to August 2022, he played for Lyon as an attacking midfielder. He played for AC Milan before joining Lyon. In August 2022, he transferred to West Ham United for a record fee of approximately £50 million plus add-ons. For his club team, he currently wears the Number 11 jersey.

 In Aug 2022, West Ham announced the signing of the Brazil midfielder Lucas Paquetá from Lyon in a club-record €60m (£51.3m) deal. The 25-year-old becomes the eighth recruit for the Hammers this summer, signing an agreement until 2027 with an option to extend his contract by an additional year.

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Lucas Paqueta career

Lucas Paqueta joined Flamengo at 10 in 2007. By 15, he was technically skilled but did not have the physicality: his height was only 5 feet. By 18, he grew 10.6 inches more. He won the 2016 Copa Sao Paulo de Juniores with the Flamengo youth team. 

In March 2016, Paqueta was promoted to Flamengo’s senior squad and signed a contract extension until 2020. He debuted as a starter on 5th March 2016 in a 3-1 victory over Bangu in a 2016 Rio de Janeiro State League match. His first goal for the club came on 19th February 2017 in a 4-0 win over Madureira at the Estadio Raulino de Oliveira in Volta Redonda. In the 2017 Copa do Braziel, Lucas scored a 1–1 draw against Cruzeiro. In the 2017 Copa Sudamericana, he scored a goal against Independiente, also a 1–1 draw. 

He was awarded the best Flamengo player in a game at the Copa Sudamericana final. He concluded the 2017 season, being the highlight of Flamengo. On 4th January 2019, Milan announced signing Lucas for five years. On 12th January 2019, he made his Milan debut playing 85 minutes before being replaced by Fabio Borini as Milan defeated  Sampdoria 2–0 in extra time in the Coppa Italia. Four days later, he appeared in the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana, where  Juventus beat Milan 1–0. 

On 21st January 2019, Lucas made his Serie A debut against Genoa in a 2-0 victory. His first goal for Milan came against  Cagliari in a 3-0 win, scoring the second, which he dedicated to the victims of a fire at his old club Flamengo, all members of the under-15 team. On 30th September 2020, Lucas signed a five-year contract with French club Lyon for €20 million.

Lucas Paqueta was named one of the twelve alternatives for the Brazilian national team for Russia’s 2018 FIFA World Cup. On 7th September 2018, he made his international debut as a 71st minutes substitute for  Philippe Coutinho in a friendly match against the United States. His first goal for Brazil came on 23rd March 2019  in a 1–1 nice draw against Panama. 

How much does the winner of the World Cup 2022 get?

The Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 will be held on Monday, 21 November 2022, and will end on 18 December 2022. All teams get $ 2 million for the preparations and $10 million to qualify for the tournament. After that, the winner of the World Cup 2018 will also receive $50 million. In total, the winner will receive 62 million dollars only in pure prize money. Then add funds that FIFA pays to clubs and national teams for each player to participate. 

FIFA pays the clubs a total of $ 209 million to the players to participate in the tournament. Add insurance benefits of an additional 134 million dollars. In addition to the prize money and the sought-after World Cup, the winner of the World Cup 2022 will also receive a direct qualification to the next FIFA Confederation Cup.

The players in each national team will be paid to play in the World Cup. It is up to each federation to pay its players. They usually have a basic fee and then a bonus depending on how far they go in the tournament.

Who is Lucas Paqueta’s wife Maria Eduarda Fournier? When does the couple meet for the first time? wedding/children

Lucas Paqueta is a happily married man and father of kids. Paqueta and  Maria Eduarda Fournier tied the knot in November 2018. They had a lavish wedding ceremony. During his time at Flamengo, the couple started dating. She is also famous for being the wife of Brazilian attacking midfielder Lucas. In April 2020, they welcomed their first child Benicio. In May 2021, they had their second son Filippo. On June 22, he wished his wife an anniversary with the caption; Today was the day to celebrate the double dose anniversary of our lives! Filippo is one year old, and Benício is two years old! Thank God for this blessed family! I love you ❤️

Lucas Paqueta is popular on Instagram with 4.8m followers. When she’s not busy being a wife and mother, Brazilian-born Maria’s constantly uploading content across both mediums; her saucy snaps on Instagram have seen her garner nearly 300,000 followers. At the same time, her Youtube audience consists of 8,500 subscribers. Lucas has shared his anniversary moment with his fans. He posted a photo of their wedding ceremony in November of 2021 and wished his partner three years of happiness. According to his Instagram photo, the couple lives happily with each other and their children.

Lucas Paqueta’s bio-parents: age, siblings, education, and nationality

Lucas Paqueta was born on 27th August 1997 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As of 2022, he is 25 years old. Lucas is one of two sons born to the father, Marcelo, and mother, Cris. His brother, Matheus Paqueta, was born on 12 March 1995. He is a professional footballer. Lucas is currently signed to Brazilian club  Uberlandia on loan from Tombense. He holds Brazilian nationality.

Lucas Paqueta’s height and weight

He stands 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) tall. His weight is 72 kg. 

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