# Mailson Lima

Mailson Lima Duarte Lopes (born 29 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. 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

    As of match played 22 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Dordrecht | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 5 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2017–18 | Liga I | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 2018–19 | Liga I | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Viitorul Constanța | Total | Total | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Ararat-Armenia | 2018–19 | Armenian Premier League | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 1 |
| Ararat-Armenia | 2019–20 | Armenian Premier League | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 11 |
| Ararat-Armenia | 2020–21 | Armenian Premier League | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 |
| Ararat-Armenia | Total | Total | 51 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 20 |
| Dibba Al-Hisn | 2020–21 | UAE First Division League | | | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | | |
| Ararat-Armenia | 2021–22 | Armenian Premier League | 32 | 18 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 19 |
| Ararat-Armenia | 2022–23 | Armenian Premier League | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 2 |
| Ararat-Armenia | Total | Total | 51 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 21 |
| Aksu | 2023 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 2 |
| Persib Bandung | 2024–25 | Liga 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 150 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 179 | 47 |

### International

    As of match played 1 June 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Cape Verde | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1 | 0 |

## Honours

Viitorul Constanța
* Cupa României: 2018–19
Ararat-Armenia
* Armenian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20
* Armenian Supercup: 2019
Individual
* Armenian Premier League Player of the Season: 2019–20
* Armenian Premier League Player of the Month: September 2021