Ildefons Lima

Ildefons Lima

Lima playing with Andorra in 2011
Personal information
Full name Ildefons Lima Solà
Date of birth (1979-12-10) 10 December 1979
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Santa Coloma
Number 6
Youth career
Damm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–1999 FC Andorra 64 (2)
1999–2000 Espanyol B 1 (0)
2000–2001 Sant Andreu 25 (2)
2001–2002 Ionikos 0 (0)
2002 Pachuca 3 (1)
2002–2003 Las Palmas 25 (2)
2004 Poli Ejido 2 (0)
2004–2005 Rayo Vallecano 34 (1)
2005–2009 Triestina 79 (1)
2009–2011 Bellinzona 43 (4)
2011–2012 Triestina 18 (2)
2012–2014 FC Andorra 45 (15)
2014– Santa Coloma 35 (13)
National team‡
1997– Andorra 95 (10)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 May 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2015
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Lima and the second or maternal family name is Solà.

Ildefons Lima Solà (born 10 December 1979) is an Andorran professional footballer who plays for FC Santa Coloma as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia,[1] Lima's first years as a senior were spent with FC Andorra, playing one season each in the Spanish third and fourth divisions. Subsequently, he played in both levels with RCD Espanyol B and UE Sant Andreu, splitting the following campaign abroad between Ionikos F.C. of Greece and C.F. Pachuca in Mexico.

In the 2002 summer Lima returned to Spain, playing one 1/2 seasons with UD Las Palmas in the second tier, moving in January 2004 to another club in the category, Polideportivo Ejido and spending the following campaign with Rayo Vallecano, in the third level.

Lima then played four years with U.S. Triestina Calcio in Italy. With the Trieste side, he was occasionally used as a forward. In 2009, aged nearly 30, he switched countries again, signing for AC Bellinzona in the Swiss Super League.

International career

Lima made his debut for Andorra aged 17, in the country's second ever game on 22 June 1997, scoring in a 1–4 friendly defeat in Estonia.[2] He went on to lead the national team's scoring charts, amassing more than 90 caps.

In June 2009, near the end of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, Lima scored his first competitive goal for over eight years and six years overall, netting the last goal of a 1–5 away defeat against Belarus. On 9 September 2014, in Andorra's first match of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualification phase, he netted a sixth-minute penalty to give the side a 1–0 lead over Wales, but in an eventual 1–2 home loss.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list. Andorra's goal tally first. As of match played 9 September 2014.[4]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 June 1997 Kuressaare Linnastaadion, Kuressaare, Estonia  Estonia 1–3 1–4 Friendly
2. 2 September 2000 Communal d'Aixovall, Andorra La Vella, Andorra  Cyprus 2–1 2–3 2002 World Cup qualification
3 25 April 2001 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Republic of Ireland 1–0 1–3 2002 World Cup qualification
4. 27 March 2002 Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 1–0 1–1 Friendly
5. 4 June 2008 Comunal d'Aixovall, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Azerbaijan 1–1 1–2 Friendly
6. 11 February 2009 S. Darius and S. Girėnas, Kaunas, Lithuania  Lithuania 1–2 1–3 Friendly
7. 6 June 2009 Neman Stadium, Grodno, Belarus  Belarus 1–5 1–5 2010 World Cup qualification
8. 9 September 2014 Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Wales 1–0 1–2 Euro 2016 qualifying
9. 13 October 2014 Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Israel 1–1 1–4 Euro 2016 qualifying
10. 11 October 2015 Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Belgium 1–2 1–4 Euro 2016 qualifying

Personal life

Lima's older brother, Toni, is also a footballer and a defender. He too spent most of his career in the lower leagues of Spain, and the pair shared teams at Ionikos.

References

  1. ↑ Aventuras de un andorrano en la Serie B (Adventures of an Andorran in Serie B); Mundo Deportivo, 8 October 2008 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ "Estonia 4–1 Andorra". European Football. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Gareth Bale double rescues feeble Wales from embarrassment in Andorra". The Guardian. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ildefons Lima Solá – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

External links

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