Carlos Lima

Not to be confused with Carlos Lima (handballer).

Calú
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Silva Lima
Date of birth (1983-09-20) 20 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2012 Mindelense 86 (20)
2012–2015 Progresso Sambizanga 78 (26)
2015–2016 Zimbru Chișinău 23 (4)
2016–2017 Académica
2017 Gil Vicente 15 (0)
International career
2013–2016 Cape Verde 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Alberto Silva Lima (born 20 September 1983), commonly known as Calú, is a Cape Verdean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Club career

Calú began his career in Cape Verde with Mindelense. He remained with the club from 2001 to 2012.[1]

He then joined Girabola team Progresso Sambizanga ahead of the 2012–13 season.[2]

In 2015, Calú completed a transfer to Zimbru Chișinău of Moldova.[1][2] He scored four goals in twenty-three appearances for Zimbru before returning to Cape Verde to join Académica.[1][3]

On 31 January 2017, Calú signed for LigaPro side Gil Vicente in Portugal.[3]

International career

Calú is a member of the Cape Verde football team at international level. He currently has nineteen caps.[1][3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 February 2017.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gil Vicente 2016–17 LigaPro 0 0 — — — 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 — — — 0 0 0 0
Career total 0 0 — — — 0 0 0 0

  1. ^ Includes the Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes the Taça da Liga

International

As of 3 February 2017.[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Cape Verde
2013 2 0
2014 6 0
2015 8 0
2016 3 0
2017 0 0
Total 19 0

Honours

Club

Mindelense

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Carlos Lima at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b "Calú profile". Eurosport. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Internacional cabo-verdiano reforça Gil Vicente". O Jogo. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.