SL Benfica - Ivan Lima, #90
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A product of the Caixa Futebol Campus, the Lisbon-born winger of Santomean descent spent almost the whole of his formative football life in red, joining the Benfica academy as a young boy and climbing every rung of the club's youth structure.
Lima signed his first professional contract with the Eagles on 6 January 2022 and was promoted to Benfica B in 2024, using the Liga Portugal 2 as his proving ground. His senior bow arrived on 17 October 2025, when he came into a 2-0 Taça de Portugal victory over Chaves.
A regular for Portugal at youth level, he represented the national team from Under-17 through to Under-20, featuring at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and scoring five goals in sixteen appearances for the Under-17s.
On 10 February 2026 he left the Estádio da Luz for the first time in his career, joining Polish Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice on a contract until 2029.
Lima signed his first professional contract with the Eagles on 6 January 2022 and was promoted to Benfica B in 2024, using the Liga Portugal 2 as his proving ground. His senior bow arrived on 17 October 2025, when he came into a 2-0 Taça de Portugal victory over Chaves.
A regular for Portugal at youth level, he represented the national team from Under-17 through to Under-20, featuring at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and scoring five goals in sixteen appearances for the Under-17s.
On 10 February 2026 he left the Estádio da Luz for the first time in his career, joining Polish Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice on a contract until 2029.
Season Statistics: 2025/26
22
Appearances
12 Starts • 10 Sub In • 8 Sub Out
1,374
Minutes
In the Pitch
0
Goals
3 Assists
3/0
Bookings
Yellow / Red Cards
Matches During 2025/26
W: 9
D: 9
L: 4