Mailson Lima


Mailson Lima Duarte Lopes is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Maltese Premier League club Hibernians. Born in the Netherlands, he has made one appearance for the Cape Verde national team.

Club career

Mailson made his Eerste Divisie debut for Fortuna Sittard on 28 April 2017 in a game against RKC Waalwijk.
In January 2018, after a brief spell with Dordrecht where he played 16 league matches and scored five goals, Mailson signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with the option of another two years with Romanian team Viitorul Constanța.
On 26 February 2019, Lima signed with FC Ararat-Armenia. After leaving Ararat-Armenia for Dibba Al-Hisn in January 2021, Lima returned to Ararat-Armenia on 6 July 2021.
On 23 June 2023, Ararat-Armenia confirmed Lima's departure from the club.
On 12 August 2023, Lima signed for Kazakhstan Premier League club Aksu.
On 27 July 2024, Lima signed for Indonesian team Persib Bandung on a one year contract.

International career

Lima made his professional debut for the Cape Verde national football team in a friendly 3–2 win over Algeria on 1 June 2018.

Personal life

He is the older brother of Ronaldo Lima Duarte Lopes.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Viitorul Constanța
Ararat-Armenia
  • Armenian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20
  • Armenian Supercup: 2019
Individual