Mouzinho (footballer)
East Timorese footballer
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Mouzinho Barreto de Lima (born 26 June 2002) is an East Timorese professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Timor-Leste national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mouzinho Barreto de Lima | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Maliana, Timor-Leste | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sport Laulara e Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | SLB Laulara | ||
| 2020–2021 | Boavista TL | ||
| 2021–2022 | SLB Laulara | ||
| 2022 | Angkor Tiger | 12 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Visakha | 21 | (2) |
| 2023 | → SLB Laulara (loan) | ||
| 2025 | Igalo | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | Aguilas–UMak | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Timor-Leste U19 | 5 | (6) |
| 2019– | Timor-Leste U23 | 11 | (3) |
| 2019– | Timor-Leste | 16 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2025 | |||
He is considered one of the most promising footballers of East Timor. 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.[1] Inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo Mouzinho aimed to emulate the Portuguese icon and set out to become the best player in Asia.[2]
In 2020, Mouzinho was the top scorer of the Copa FFTL, scoring 14 goals in 7 matches.[3]
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.[4] 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. 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.
In 2023 Mouzinho moved to Cambodian team Visakha. During this period he played 21 matches for the Cambodian side, alongside completing a loan move to his former club SLB Benfica.
In 2025 Mouzinho completed a move to Montenegrin second league Igalo. He would make 1 appearance for the club, playing 62 minutes in an 8-0 win against Kom Podgorica on May 25th.[5]
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played 8 November 2022[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timor-Leste | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 | |
| Total | 11 | 3 | |
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 May 2022 | Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |  Cambodia | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 5 November 2022 | Track & Field Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |  Brunei | 1–2 | 2–6 | 2022 AFF Championship qualification |
| 3. | 8 November 2022 | Track & Field Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | Brunei | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 AFF Championship qualification |
Honours
Individual
- AFF U-19 Youth Championship Top scorer: 2019
- AFF U-23 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2022
