Paulo Lima (footballer, born 1998)

Paulo Jorge Barros Pimentel Lima (born 5 June 1998) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for Unirea Bascov.

Paulo Lima
Personal information
Full name Paulo Jorge Barros Pimentel Lima
Date of birth (1998-06-05) June 5, 1998
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Unirea Bascov
Youth career
2006–2013 Real
2003–2017 Sporting CP
2016–2017 → SG Sacavenense (loan)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Providence Friars 50 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Sintrense 17 (2)
2019 Boston Bolts 3 (0)
2022 Houston Dynamo 2 18 (0)
2023– Unirea Bascov 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2022

Career

Early career

Lima played as part of the Real academy for six years and later with Sporting CP for four years. At Sporting, Lima won on a U-19 National Championship and a U-16 National Championship, as well as appearing on the bench a single time with Sporting CP B in 2016.[1][2] After leaving Sporting, Lima played a season with Sintrense in the Campeonato de Portugal.[3][4]

United States college and amateur

In 2018, Lima made the move to the United States to play college soccer at Providence College. Here he went on to make 50 appearances for the Friars, scoring 13 goals and tallying six assists. In 2019, he was named to the All-Big East second team and was named the team's Offensive Most Valuable Player, and in his junior and senior years Lima was named to the All-Big East first team.[1]

While at college, Lima also played in the USL League Two with Boston Bolts, where he made three appearances.[5][6]

Professional

On 11 January 2022, Lima was selected 32nd overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Houston Dynamo.[7][8][9] On 19 February 2022, Lima signed professionally with Houston's MLS Next Pro side Houston Dynamo 2.[10]

References
  1. "Paulo Lima - Men's Soccer". Providence College Athletics.
  2. "Portugal - Paulo Lima - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. "Paulo Lima escolhido pelo Houston Dynamo no draft da MLS". www.record.pt.
  4. correspondent, João Gonçalves, O. Jornal. "Revs add two players through the 2022 MLS SuperDraft; Paulo Lima selected by Houston Dynamo". Fall River Herald News.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "Boston Bolts | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. "Two Bolts Alumni Selected in 2022 MLS SuperDraft". Boston Bolts.
  7. "Houston Dynamo FC selects three players in 2022 MLS SuperDraft | Houston Dynamo". houstondynamofc.
  8. "Men's Soccer's Paulo Lima Selected In 2022 MLS SuperDraft". Providence College Athletics.
  9. "MLS: Paulo Lima escolhido pelo Houston Dynamo no "draft"". Maisfutebol.
  10. "Houston Dynamo 2 sign six players to MLS NEXT Pro contracts | Houston Dynamo". houstondynamofc.
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