Mouzinho Barreto de Lima (born 26 June 2002) is an East Timorese professional

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who plays as a forward for

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club

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and the Timor-Leste national team. 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 The 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship or AFF U18 Next Media Cup 2019 was the 17th edition of the AFF U-19 Youth Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation. It was hosted by Vietnam during August 2019. Twelve member associations of the A ...

with 6 goals, alongside

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's Dylan Ruiz-Diaz and

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's Bagus Kahfi.

Career

Born in Maliana, Mouzinho is the youngest of six siblings, a devout Catholic and very close to his family. Inspired by

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Mouzinho aimed to emulate the Portuguese icon and set out to become the best player in Asia. In 2020, Mouzinho was the top scorer of the Copa FFTL, scoring 14 goals in 7 matches. 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 The 2022 AFF U-23 Championship was the 3rd edition of the AFF U-23 Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The tournament was held from 14 to 26 February in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Indonesia were the defending champions, havi ...

and the

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. Not long after, the Timorese forward then signed for the

Cambodian Premier League The Cambodian Premier League (, ) is a top association football division in Cambodia and administered by the Cambodian Football League Company (CFLC). Contested by 11 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Cambodian Leag ...

outfit on June 1, 2022, and introduced himself to the Cambodian football fraternity by scoring for Timor-Leste against the

Cambodia national football team The Cambodia national football team ( Khmer: ក្រុមបាល់ទាត់ជម្រើសជាតិកម្ពុជា, ''Krŏm Băltoăt Chômreus Chéatĕ Kâmpŭchéa'') is the men's national football team that represents Ca ...

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.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Individual

AFF U-19 Youth Championship The ASEAN U-19 Boys' Championship (formerly AFF U-19 Youth Championship) is an annual international football competition contested by the national teams of the members of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) and occasionally invited nations fro ...

Top scorer:

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AFF U-23 Championship The ASEAN U-23 Championship (formerly AFF U-23 Championship) is an international football competition contested by the national under-23 teams of the member nations of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The inaugural edition was held in 2005. ...

Team of the Tournament:

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* 2002 births Living people East Timorese men's footballers Timor-Leste men's international footballers East Timorese expatriate men's footballers People from Bobonaro Municipality Men's association football forwards Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games Cambodian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia East Timorese expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia Angkor Tiger FC players Visakha FC players SEA Games competitors for Timor-Leste Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games {{EastTimor-footy-bio-stub