Sidney Lima

Lima's current-season form is level with last season (Season 38→38), while his Rating held around 44. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 58).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Santa Clara · 3rd	1	0	0	6.7	44	38
2025/26	Santa Clara · 13th	32	1	0	6.8	44	38
2024/25	Santa Clara · 5th	31	3	1	6.98	54	45
2023/24	Santa Clara · 1st	31	3	1	6.98	49	58
2022/23	Feirense · 8th	28	1	0	—	49	25

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

Sidney Lima is a 29-year-old central defender at Santa Clara, rated 43.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (92.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.79 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lima.

On the season, Lima graded 38 for current form (age-blind), on 9 clean sheets and 2.786 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 38 → 38). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44. At 29 Lima is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2024/25

43.5

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

37.5

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

92.9%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.79

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Santa Clara finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

2.79

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 92.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 43.5 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %92.9%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.032

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.032

Defensive actions / 902.786

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.317

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~24), then tapers with age. At 29, Lima sits on 13.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Lima's projected Rating — 43.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles31

Interceptions35

Blocks22

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards1

Transfer history

Santa ClaraJul 2023 – nowFree

Feirenseuntil Jul 2023

About Sidney Lima

Sidney Alexssander Pena De Lima is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Santa Clara, born on January 17, 1997 in Americana, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Brazil. Santa Clara currently sit 3rd of 18 in the Primeira Liga.

This season

In the current season, Sidney Lima has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes, averaging a 6.9 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 10, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Nacional (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Sidney Lima's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Santa Clara face Alverca away in the Primeira Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Sidney Lima at 43.5 with a Season form score of 37.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Segunda Liga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, Sidney Lima has totalled 209 club appearances with 18 goals and 2 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 32 appearances for Santa Clara.

Sidney Lima's career has also included time at Feirense.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.