Mouzinho
Personal information
Full name Mouzinho Barreto de Lima
Date of birth (2002-06-26) 26 June 2002
Place of birth Maliana, Timor-Leste
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Visakha
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Sport Laulara e Benfica 15 (8)
2019–2020 Boavista 0 (0)
2020–2022 Sport Laulara e Benfica 7 (14)
2022 Angkor Tiger 14 (2)
2023– Visakha 14 (2)
2023 → Sport Laulara e Benfica (loan)
International career‡
2018–2019 Timor-Leste U19 5 (6)
2019– Timor-Leste U23 11 (3)
2019– Timor-Leste 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:04, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 November 2022

Mouzinho Barreto de Lima (born 26 June 2002) is an East Timorese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cambodian Premier League club Visakha and the Timor-Leste national team. In 2022 he played for Angkor Tiger[1] in the same league as well.

He is considered one of the most promising footballers of East Timor as well as in all of Southeast Asia. He was one of the top scorers of the 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship with 6 goals, alongside Australia's Dylan Ruiz-Diaz and Indonesia's Bagus Kahfi.

Career

Born in Maliana, Mouzinho is the youngest of six siblings, a devout Catholic and very close to his family.[2] Inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo while growing up, the Timorese sensation aimed to emulate the Portuguese icon and set out to become the best player in Asia.[3]

In 2020, Mouzinho was the top scorer of the Copa FFTL, scoring 14 goals in 7 matches.[4]

Mouzinho was first scouted by Angkor Tiger Head Coach Alistair Heath after coming across the forward’s exploits during the 2022 AFF U-23 Championship and the 2021 SEA Games.[5] Not long after, the Timorese forward then signed for the Cambodian Premier League outfit on June 1, 2022, and introduced himself to the Cambodian football fraternity by scoring for Timor-Leste against the Cambodia national football team in a friendly game one day later. The strike marked Mouzinho’s first goal for his national team but his side would eventually suffer a 2–1 defeat.

Mouzinho made his debut for the Cambodian Tigers on July 2 in a 3–3 draw against Kirivong Sok Sen Chey and would come off the bench against Phnom Penh Crown in the subsequent game. After showing his flair and professionalism in Round 2, Mouzinho’s efforts were rewarded at the start of Round 3 when he bagged a brace in a match against Visakha. The following match against Kirivong, Mouzinho made his first assist to Iago Bento.

Career statistics

International

As of matches played 8 November 2022[6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Timor-Leste 201910
202140
202253
Total103
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 May 2022Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Cambodia1–01–2Friendly
2.5 November 2022Track & Field Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Brunei1–22–62022 AFF Championship qualification
3.8 November 2022Track & Field Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Brunei1–01–0

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Timorese star Mouzinho Signs for Angkor Tiger - Khmer Nights". 2022-06-03. Archived from the original on 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  2. ↑ Lee, David (2021-12-12). "Suzuki Cup: Timorese miss home but treasure 100-day sojourn in Singapore | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  3. ↑ Parmar, Jay. "Inside Cristiano Ronaldo-inspired Mouzinho's Suzuki Cup experience | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  4. ↑ "COPA FFTL 2020". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-12. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Gareth (2022-06-18). "Timorese star Mouzinho Signs for Angkor Tiger - Cambodia Sports Review". Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  6. ↑ Mouzinho at National-Football-Teams.com


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