Fábio Lima (footballer, born 1993)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fábio Virginio de Lima | ||
Date of birth | 30 June 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Araçagi, Paraíba, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al Wasl | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2013 | Atlético Goianiense | ||
2012–2013 | → São Paulo (loan) | ||
2013 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | Icasa | 11 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Atlético Goianiense | 18 | (7) |
2013 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2014– | Al Wasl | 218 | (167) |
International career‡ | |||
2020– | United Arab Emirates | 30 | (12) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:10, 24 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of who cares, 28 March 2024 (UTC) |
Fábio Virginio de Lima (Arabic: فابيو دي ليما) (born 30 June 1993) is a professional football player who plays for Al Wasl. Born in Brazil, he represents the United Arab Emirates national team.
Club career
[edit]Lima was signed by 2nd tier club Atlético Goianiense in 2012 after having a shorter span with Icasa. In 2013, he was loaned out to Serie A club Vasco da Gama making a single appearance.
On 21 July 2014, Lima joined UAE Arabian Gulf League side Al Wasl on a two-year loan after being recommended by manager Jorginho.[2]
International career
[edit]In February 2020, Lima obtained Emirati citizenship.[3] On 12 October 2020, he made his international debut for the United Arab Emirates in a friendly match against Uzbekistan.[4]
On 4 January 2024, Lima was named in the UAE's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 24 August 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Icasa | 2011 | Série B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8[c] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Atlético Goianiense | 2012 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
2013 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 5 | |||||
2014 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 15[d] | 3 | 27 | 5 | ||||
Total | 18 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 42 | 12 | ||
Vasco da Gama | 2013 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Al Wasl | 2014–15 | UPL | 24 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 18 | ||
2015–16 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | – | – | 35 | 28 | ||||
2016–17 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | – | – | 35 | 31 | ||||
2017–18 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4[e] | 2 | – | 37 | 27 | |||
2018–19 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3[e] | 1 | 4[f] | 0 | 35 | 17 | ||
2019–20 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | – | 3[f] | 2 | 31 | 24 | |||
2020–21 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 23 | ||||
2021–22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 5 | ||||
2022–23 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 21 | ||||
2023–24 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | – | – | 36 | 25 | ||||
2024–25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | ||||
Total | 218 | 167 | 27 | 17 | 54 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 313 | 221 | ||
Career total | 248 | 174 | 34 | 19 | 54 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 5 | 376 | 233 |
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, UAE President's Cup
- ^ Includes UAE League Cup
- ^ Appearances in Campeonato Cearense
- ^ Appearances in Campeonato Goiano
- ^ a b Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ a b Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
International
[edit]No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 29 March 2021 | Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
5–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
2 | 3 June 2021 | ![]() |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
3 | 4–0 | |||||
4 | 7 June 2021 | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–1 | ||
5 | 11 June 2021 | ![]() |
2–0 | 5–0 | ||
6 | 4–0 | |||||
7 | 19 November 2022 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
8 | 2–1 | |||||
9 | 13 January 2023 | Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium, Basra, Iraq | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | 25th Arabian Gulf Cup |
10 | 16 November 2023 | Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
11 | 26 March 2024 | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City, Khobar, Saudi Arabia | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | |
12 | 2–0 |
Honours
[edit]Al Wasl
References
[edit]- ^ "Fábio Lima". UAE Pro League. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Fabio Virginio de Lima Al Wasl's second foreign signing". The National. Abu Dhabi. 21 July 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "ليما يحصل على الجنسية الإماراتية". kooora.com (in Arabic). 2 February 2020. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "الإمارات تخسر ودياً من أوزبكستان". kooora.com (in Arabic). 12 October 2020. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2023™ Qatar squad lists" (PDF). AFC.
External links
[edit]- Fábio Lima at Soccerway
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Paraíba
- Emirati men's footballers
- United Arab Emirates men's international footballers
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian emigrants to the United Arab Emirates
- Men's association football midfielders
- Naturalized citizens of the United Arab Emirates
- Naturalised association football players
- Associação Desportiva Recreativa e Cultural Icasa players
- Atlético Clube Goianiense players
- Al Wasl F.C. players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- UAE Pro League players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup players