Name
Rodrigo Lima

Thumb

Image Source: Unknown report

User Rating
(0 users)

Complete
70%

Born
1983 (40 years old)

Birth Place
Belém - Para

Position
Forward

Status


Ethnicity


Team Number


Height
1.73

Weight
77.1

Outfitter


Kit


Side


Agent


Wage Year



Player Cutout


Player Action Render


Sport
Soccer

Team
_Retired Soccer

2nd Team


League
_No League Soccer

Creative Commons Artwork
No



Description
Available in:

Rodrigo José Lima dos Santos (born 11 August 1983), known as Lima, is a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Early years
Born in Monte Alegre, Pará, Lima played for nine different clubs in his country, without settling at any. In the 2008 Série A he did not manage to score for Santos, who ranked in 15th position.

In the 2009 summer, after failing to sign with Ukrainian side Metalist Kharkiv, Lima moved to Portugal with Belenenses, scoring regularly for the Lisbon club but also suffering relegation from the top flight.

Braga
Afterwards, Lima joined another team in the country, Braga – which was filled with several of his compatriots – signing a three-year contract. On 24 August 2010, after coming on as a substitute, he netted a hat-trick against Sevilla in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, in a 4–3 away win (5–3 on aggregate).

Lima finished the 2011–12 season with 20 league goals and 26 overall, as the Minho club finished third and returned to the Champions League. Highlights included three against Gil Vicente (3–0 away win), braces against Paços de Ferreira (5–2, home) and Vitória de Setúbal (3–0 at home), and a penalty kick equalizer against Benfica (1–1, home); he also scored two against eventual champions Porto, in a 2–3 defeat at the Estádio do Dragão.

Benfica
On 31 August 2012, the very last day of the summer transfer window, Lima signed a four-year contract with Benfica, in a deal that saw Michel move in the opposite direction. He wasted no time on making an impact, also taking long time incumbent striker Óscar Cardozo's starting place, and found the net in his first two official games: one goal against Académica in a 2–2 away draw, and two in a 2–1 win over Paços de Ferreira (also away); he added a third in the Champions League 1–2 group stage loss at Spartak Moscow. He ended the season with 30 goals, as the club top scorer in the league.

On 26 January 2013 Lima scored his eighth league goal of the campaign, helping to a 2–1 win at former side Braga. On 30 March he netted his first hat-trick in the Portuguese League, helping to a 6–1 home demolition of Rio Ave.

Lima took his 2013–14 season tally to 20 all competitions comprised on 20 April 2014, scoring both of Benfica's goals as they defeated Olhanense 2–0 at home and clinched their 33rd national championship. He also scored in the following game, a 2–1 win over Juventus in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League semi-finals also at the Estádio da Luz, where he broke the tie in the 84th minute. His 21 goals in the season, helped the club win three competitions in a historic treble.

On 21 September 2014, Lima scored his first goal of the season, against Moreirense, ending a 12 match stretch without goals, that dated back to 24 April 2014. On 14 December 2014, Lima scored two goals in a Benfica win at Porto (0–2).


Career Honours


Career Milestones


Former Youth Teams


Former Senior Teams


Former Club Staff


Contracts



Fanart


Banner
None Found...


Other Links