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Ruben Lima

Ruben Lima

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Portugal

A product of his hometown club Benfica's youth system, Lisbon-born Lima was promoted to the first team for the 2007–08 season. In January 2008, however, he and teammates Miguel Vítor and Romeu Ribeiro were loaned to Aves in the Segunda Liga, 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. He appeared 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 Beira-Mar, recently returned to the top division.

Hajduk Split

In June 2011, Lima moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Hajduk Split in the Croatian Football League. He quickly became first-choice at his new club. 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 1–0 away loss to Stoke City in the third qualifying round.

Dinamo Zagreb

On 24 July 2013, Lima signed a four-year contract with Hajduk Split's fierce rivals, Dinamo Zagreb, for an undisclosed fee. He spent the second part of the campaign on loan at Rijeka also in the Croatian top flight; additionally, he experienced economic problems at Dinamo and was demoted to their reserves.

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International career

Lima earned 45 caps for Portugal at youth level. He made his debut for the under-21s on 14 October 2008, in a 1–0 friendly home loss to Ukraine in Vila Nova de Gaia.

Career statistics

As of 1 June 2014

Club
Vitória F.C. (2009–2010)
Club
S.L. Benfica (2007–2010)
Club
Clube Desportivo das Aves (2007–2009)
Club
S.C. Beira-Mar (2010–2011)
Club
HNK Hajduk Split (2011–2013)
Club
GNK Dinamo Zagreb (2013–2016)
Club
HNK Rijeka (2014–2014)
Club
HNK Rijeka Reserves and Academy (2014–2014)
Club
C.F. União (2016–)
Club
Portugal national under-17 football team (2006–2007)
Club
Portugal national under-18 football team (2007–2008)
Club
Portugal national under-19 football team (2008–2009)
Club
Portugal national under-21 football team (2009–2011)
National team
Portugal

Legacy

Honours

Hajduk Split

Croatian Football Cup: 2012–13 Dinamo Zagreb

Croatian Football League: 2013–14

Clubs

Played together with

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Portuguese footballer

Position

defender

Extract from Wikipedia

Rúben Alexandre Rocha Lima is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back.

▸ Source: Wikipedia
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