Mateus Lima Cruz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateus Lima Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Iturama, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kukesi | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2013 | Grêmio Barueri | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Sport Barueri (loan) | ||
| 2013 | Sport Recife | 10 | (3) |
| 2014 | Guarani FC | ||
| 2014 | Luverdense | 4 | (2) |
| 2015 | Operário Ferroviário | 3 | (1) |
| 2015– | Kukesi | 21 | (7) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2015. | |||
Mateus Lima Cruz (born 18 January 1993 in Iturama) is Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Kukesi in the Albanian Superliga as a striker.[1]
Club career
In June 2015, Lima signed with Albanian Champions Skënderbeu Korçë as a reinforcement for the club's campaign in Champions League after the departures of Aco Stojkov, Dhiego Martins and Fatjon Sefa.[2] The brazilian striker was also a target of FK Kukësi.[3] In his unofficial debut on 16 June, Lima scored in his debut after 29 minutes in a eventual 2–1 win against Romanian side.[4] Despite scoring in his debut, however, he not been named in Skënderbeu's squad list for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League because he did not convinced his coach Mirel Josa with his appearances.[5]
In July 2015, after just one month with Skënderbeu Korçë, Lima left the club and signed with Kukesi.[6]
References
- ↑ Soccerway profile
- ↑ Alfred Lleshi (9 June 2015). "Mateus Lima Cruz, një sulmues Brazilian për Skënderbeun". Telesport.al (in Albanian). Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ↑ Llazi Saro (22 June 2015). "Lima: Kukësi më donte, por unë zgjodha kampionët, jam ambientuar shumë mirë". Panorama Sport (in Albanian). Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ↑ "Fiton Skënderbeu, shënon Lima, spikat shkodrani Dema dhe sulmuesi brazilian". Panorama Sport (in Albanian). 16 June 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ↑ Erjon Hamitaj (12 July 2015). "Skënderbeu, Lulaj dhe Lima drejt huazimit". Telesport.al (in Albanian). Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ↑ "Një brazilian, pasuesi i Pejiçit". Panorama Sport. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
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