Lima (footballer, born 1983)

Lima
Lima playing for Benfica in 2014
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo José Lima dos Santos
Date of birth (1983-05-11) 11 May 1983
Place of birth Monte Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2003 Paraná
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Vizela 7 (0)
2004 Mixto
2005 Paysandu
2006 Iraty ? (1)
2006 J. Malucelli
2006–2009 Astral-PR
2007Paraná (loan) 17 (1)
2008Juventus-SP (loan) 0 (0)
2008Santos (loan) 21 (0)
2009Avaí (loan) 8 (1)
2009–2010 Belenenses 27 (7)
2010–2012 Braga 60 (26)
2012–2015 Benfica 89 (53)
2015–2017 Al-Ahli 19 (17)
Total 248 (106)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rodrigo José Lima dos Santos (born 11 May 1983), known as Lima, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker.

He spent the better part of his professional career in Portugal, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 176 matches and 86 goals over six seasons, representing mainly Braga and Benfica and winning six major titles with the latter club, notably the treble in 2014.