André Luiz Barreto Silva Lima (born 3 May 1985) is a Brazilian former professional

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who last played as a striker for

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. He played as a striker.

Club career

Born in

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, André Lima was a youth player with

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until 2004 when he joined the senior team. Lima played for various teams in Brazil, as well as

Germinal Beerschot Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club (), simply known as Beerschot AC, was a Belgian association football, football club based in southern Antwerp. Beerschot played in the Belgian Pro League from Belgian First Division 1999–2000, 1999–2000 ...

in Belgium, before joining

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. He was the joint top-scorer for Botafogo for the

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, in which they lost in the semifinal. On 28 August 2007, Lima signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga side

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with a transfer fee of €3.5 million. In Lima's first season, he played 16 games, scoring two goals. Lima was the third choice striker for Hertha coach

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, and struggled in his first season. As a result, Lima was sent on loan to

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on 28 June 2008 for a year long loan. Lima would go on to be loaned to several additional Brazilian sides. This included scoring 14 goals across all competitions for Botafogo in their 2009 season. However, general manager

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indicated that Hertha already had two strikers and were looking for a team to buy Lima. Lima would be loaned out again, this time to Grêmio, where he would play for three years. On 17 February 2013, Lima was signed by

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side

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. After leaving Beijing Guoan, he would continue to play in the Brazilian first division, playing for

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, Atlético Paranaense, and Vitória. On 24 January 2019, Lima joined

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of the

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. During the

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crisis, Lima opted to stay with his family in

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and mutually agreed to terminate his contract with Austin.

Honours

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top scorer:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lima, Andre Living people 1985 births Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Men's association football forwards Brazilian men's footballers CR Vasco da Gama players Beerschot A.C. players Madureira Esporte Clube players Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Hertha BSC players São Paulo FC players Fluminense FC players Grêmio FBPA players Beijing Guoan F.C. players Esporte Clube Vitória players Avaí FC players Club Athletico Paranaense players Austin Bold FC players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Bundesliga players Chinese Super League players USL Championship players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen