Ildefons Lima

Ildefons Lima Sola (born 10 December 1979) is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Inter Club d'Escaldes and the Andorra national team.

He has played club football in Spain, Greece, Mexico, Italy, Switzerland and Andorra. At international level, Lima holds the records for most appearances and most goals for Andorra as of 2021.

Club Career

Lima's first years as a senior were spent with FC Andorra, playing one season each in the Spanish third and fourth divisions. Subsequently, he played at both levels with RCD Espanyol B and UE Sant Andreu, splitting the following campaign abroad between Ionikos F.C. of Greece and C.F. Pachuca in Mexico.

In the summer of 2002, Lima returned to Spain, playing one and a half seasons with UD Las Palmas in the second tier and moving in January 2004 to another club in that league, Polideportivo Ejido. He spent the following campaign with Rayo Vallecano in division three.

Lima then played four years with U.S. Triestina Calcio in Italy. With the Trieste side, he was occasionally used as a forward at the request of elusive chairman Flaviano Tonellotto. In 2009, aged nearly 30, he switched countries again, signing for AC Bellinzona of the Swiss Super League.

After two seasons in Switzerland and one back at Triestina, Lima signed again for FC Andorra, now of the Primera Catalana, instead of several offers to play in the principality's Primera Divisio. On 12 June 2014, he joined the latter league's champion FC Santa Coloma. He scored for them on 8 July in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League away to FC Banants, as they advanced on away goals.

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