Fábio Lima (footballer, born 1993)

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

Fábio Lima
Personal information
Full name Fábio Virginio de Lima
Date of birth (1993-06-30) 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 199 (152)
International career‡
2020– United Arab Emirates 22 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:10, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:16, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

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.[2]

International career

In February 2020, Lima obtained the Emirati citizenship.[3] On 12 October 2020, he made his international debut with the UAE in a friendly match against Uzbekistan.[4]

Career statistics

As of 28 October 2023

Club Season League President's Cup AFC Champions League Other[lower-alpha 1] 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
2020–21 23 22 4 2 0 1 ~ 1 1 0 26 23 5
2021–22 10 2 3 2 2 0 ~ 4 1 0 17 5 3
2022–23 25 19 10 4 1 0 ~ 2 1 0 30 20 8
2023–24 6 4 1 0 0 0 ~ 3 3 1 9 7 2
Total 199 152 47 22 14 6 7 3 0 58 33 8 285 204 61

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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
129 March 2021Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates India5–06–0Friendly
23 June 2021 Malaysia2–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
34–0
47 June 2021 Thailand2–03–1
511 June 2021 Indonesia2–05–0
64–0
719 November 2022Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Kazakhstan1–02–1Friendly
82–1
913 January 2023Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium, Basra, Iraq Qatar1–01–125th Arabian Gulf Cup

Note
  1. Includes League Cup and Arab Club Champions Cup

References
  1. "Fábio Lima". UAE Pro League. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. "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.
  3. "ليما يحصل على الجنسية الإماراتية". kooora.com (in Arabic). 2 February 2020. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. "الإمارات تخسر ودياً من أوزبكستان". kooora.com (in Arabic). 12 October 2020. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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