João Lima (footballer)

João Nuno Pinto Lima (born 23 June 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Felgueiras 1932 as a defender.[1]

João Lima
Personal information
Full name João Nuno Pinto Lima
Date of birth (1996-06-23) 23 June 1996
Place of birth Matosinhos, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Felgueiras 1932
Number 4
Youth career
2004–2011 Leixões
2011–2015 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Benfica B 4 (0)
2016–2017União Leiria (loan) 3 (0)
2017– Felgueiras 1932
National team
2013–2014 Portugal U17 9 (2)
Portugal U18 3 (0)
2014– Portugal U19 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 July 2016

Club career

Born in Matosinhos, Lima debuted professionally with Benfica B in a 2015–16 Segunda Liga match against Sporting Covilhã on 20 October 2015.[2] On 1 July 2017, he signed a two-year contract with Leixões S.C., thus returning to his local youth club.[3]

References

  1. "Benfica empresta João Lima à U. Leiria - Maisfutebol.iol.pt".
  2. "Ledman LigaPRO - Jornada 11 - SC Covilhã vs SL Benfica B".
  3. "André Ferreira e João Lima chegam do Benfica" [André Ferreira and João Lima arrive from Benfica]. Leixões S.C. (in Portuguese). 1 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.


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