Fábio Virginio de Lima

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Virginio and the second or paternal family name is de Lima.

Fábio Lima
Personal information
Full name Fábio Virginio de Lima
Date of birth (1993-06-30) 30 June 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Araçagi, Paraíba, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger, striker
Club 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 173 (133)
National team‡
2020– United Arab Emirates 15 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:10, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:40, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Fábio Virginio de Lima (Arabic: فابيو دي ليما) (born 30 June 1993) is a professional association football player who plays for Al Wasl. Born in Brazil, Lima represents United Arab Emirates internationally.

Club career[]

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.[1]

International career[]

In February 2020, Lima obtained the Emirati citizenship.[2] On 12 October 2020, he made his international debut with the UAE in a friendly match against Uzbekistan.[3]

Career statistic[]

As of 13 March 2020

Club Season League President's Cup AFC Champions League Other[a] Total
Apps Goals Assist Apps Goals Assist Apps Goals Assist Apps Goals Assist Apps Goals Assist
Al Wasl 2014–15 24 16 6 1 1 0 ~ 6 1 0 31 18 6
2015–16 26 20 4 2 1 1 ~ 7 7 0 35 28 5
2016–17 26 25 6 2 2 0 ~ 7 4 0 35 31 6
2017–18 21 19 6 4 2 4 4 2 0 8 4 4 37 27 14
2018–19 19 13 3 3 2 1 3 1 0 10 2 1 35 18 5
2019–20 19 12 4 2 3 0 ~ 10 9 2 31 24 6
Total 135 105 29 14 11 6 7 3 0 48 27 7 204 146 42

Other

UAE League Cup

&

Arab Club Champions Cup

2018–19 [4 Apps , 0 Goals , 0 Assist]
2019–20 [3 Apps , 2 Goals , 1 Assist]

International goal[]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 March 2021 Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  India 5–0 6–0 Friendly
2 3 June 2021  Malaysia 2–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 4–0
4 7 June 2021  Thailand 2–0 3–1
5 11 June 2021  Indonesia 2–0 5–0
6 4–0

Note[]

  1. ^ Includes League Cup and Arab Club Champions Cup

Reference[]

  1. ^ "Fabio Virginio de Lima Al Wasl's second foreign signing". The National. Abu Dhabi. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  2. ^ "ليما يحصل على الجنسية الإماراتية". kooora.com (in Arabic). 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ "الإمارات تخسر ودياً من أوزبكستان". kooora.com (in Arabic). 12 October 2020.

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