Rúben Lima
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rúben Alexandre Rocha Lima[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Belenenses SAD | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | CER Tenente Valdez | ||
| 1999–2000 | Palmense | ||
| 2000–2007 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | → Aves (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Beira-Mar | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Hajduk Split | 44 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Dinamo Zagreb | 16 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Rijeka (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Rijeka II (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | União Madeira | 38 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Moreirense | 53 | (0) |
| 2020– | Belenenses SAD | 11 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Portugal U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Portugal U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Portugal U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Portugal U21 | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2020 | |||
Rúben Alexandre Rocha Lima (born 3 October 1989) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Belenenses SAD mainly as a left back.
Club career
Portugal
A product of hometown S.L. Benfica's youth system, Lisbon-born Lima was promoted to the first team for the 2007–08 season. In January 2008 however he, alongside teammates Miguel Vítor and Romeu Ribeiro, was loaned to C.D. Aves in the second division,[2] with the move being extended for the entirety of the following campaign.
Lima moved to Vitória de Setúbal for 2009–10, also on loan. He made his Primeira Liga debut on 17 August 2009, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against Vitória de Guimarães[3] and eventually appearing in 24 of the league's 30 games (22 starts) as the Sadinos barely avoided relegation.
After his contract with Benfica ended, Lima signed for S.C. Beira-Mar, recently returned to the top division.[4]
Hajduk Split
In June 2011, Lima moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining HNK Hajduk Split in the Croatian First Football League. He quickly became first-choice left-back at his new club, as that position had lacked in consistency ever since the departure of Ivan Strinić to FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
Under the management of Krasimir Balakov, Lima was a first-team regular in the 2011–12 season. He made his debut in the UEFA Europa League on 28 July 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 away loss against Stoke City in the third qualifying round.[5]
Dinamo Zagreb
On 24 July 2013, Lima signed a four-year contract with Hajduk Split's fierce rivals, GNK Dinamo Zagreb, for an undisclosed fee.[6]
Club statistics
- As of 1 June 2014[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica | 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Aves | 2007–08 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 25 | 2 | ||
| Setúbal | 2009–10 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 26 | 0 | |
| Beira-Mar | 2010–11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |
| Portugal | 62 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 73 | 2 | ||
| Hajduk Split | 2011–12 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 0 | |||
| Hajduk Total | 45 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2013–14 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 123 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 130 | 2 | |
Honours
Hajduk Split
Dinamo Zagreb
References
- ^ a b c d "Rúben Lima" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Presidente satisfeito com reforços encarnados" [President happy with red additions]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 December 2007. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "V. Setúbal 0–0 V. Guimarães" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Jaime é a novidade para o jogo com o FC Porto" [Jaime is the novelty for match with FC Porto]. Público (in Portuguese). 21 August 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Stoke City 1 Hadjuk Split 0: match report". The Daily Telegraph. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Ruben Lima assina pelo Dínamo Zagreb" [Ruben Lima signs for Dinamo Zagreb] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Rúben Lima". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
External links
- Rúben Lima at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lisbon
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football defenders
- Primeira Liga players
- LigaPro players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- C.D. Aves players
- Vitória F.C. players
- S.C. Beira-Mar players
- C.F. União players
- Moreirense F.C. players
- Belenenses SAD players
- Croatian First Football League players
- HNK Hajduk Split players
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- HNK Rijeka players
- HNK Rijeka II players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Croatia
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Croatia