Fábio Lima (footballer, born 1993)

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

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 210 (161)
International career‡
2020– United Arab Emirates 30 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:10, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of who cares, 28 March 2024 (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 Emirati citizenship.[3] On 12 October 2020, he made his international debut for the United Arab Emirates in a friendly match against Uzbekistan.[4]

On 4 January 2024, Lima was named in the UAE's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 16 April 2024
Club Season League President's Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Icasa 2011 Série B 1100000—8[lower-alpha 1]0190
Atlético Goianiense 2012 002200—3052
2013 1050000——105
2014 8240——15[lower-alpha 2]3275
Total 1876200001834212
Vasco da Gama 2013 Série A 101000—0020
Al Wasl 2014–15 UPL 24161161––3118
2015–16 26202177––3528
2016–17 26252274––3531
2017–18 211942844[lower-alpha 3]2–3727
2018–19 191332613[lower-alpha 3]14[lower-alpha 4]03517
2019–20 19122377–3[lower-alpha 4]23124
2020–21 23222011––2623
2021–22 1022241––175
2022–23 25194121––3021
2023–24 18132165––2619
Total 210161241554327372302213
Career total 2401683117543273335365225
  1. Appearances in Campeonato Cearense
  2. Appearances in Campeonato Goiano
  3. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  4. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

International
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
1016 November 2023Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates   Nepal4–04–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
1126 March 2024Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City, Khobar, Saudi Arabia Yemen1–03–0
122–0

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.
  5. "AFC Asian Cup 2023™ Qatar squad lists" (PDF). AFC.
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