In top form, Vasco star close to his most prolific season yet | OneFootball

The 2025 season has marked the resurgence of Philippe Coutinho in football. Established as the main player of Vasco da Gama, the number 10 has not only rediscovered his best performance, but is also very close to reaching the best personal record of his victorious career. He is just four goals away from having his highest scoring season ever.

+ Vasco's star adopts humble speech about the National Team: "I leave it to the external"

Midfielder lives his highest scoring year since Europe

With 11 goals and four assists in 40 games, Coutinho has already matched the numbers of his great 2019/2020 season for Bayern Munich. On that occasion, he also scored 11 times, but in 38 matches. The highest scoring season of his career was in 2016/2017, for Liverpool, when he netted 14 times.

With many important games ahead, breaking the record is a real possibility that excites the club.

Coutinho is in great form - Photo: André Durão

Player's focus, however, remains on Vasco

Despite the great phase and requests for his return to the Brazilian National Team, Coutinho maintains a collective-focused discourse. Asked about a return to the "yellow-green", he showed maturity. The star stated:

The leadership attitude, placing the club's goals above his personal achievements, has been one of the marks of the idol in his return to São Januário. The first challenge in the quest for the record will be this Saturday (27), against Cruzeiro.

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