| Mouzinho | |
| Fullname: | Mouzinho Barreto de Lima |
| Birth Date: | 26 June 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Maliana, East Timor |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | SLB Laulara |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Boavista TL |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | SLB Laulara |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | Angkor Tiger |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Visakha |
| Caps5: | 21 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | → SLB Laulara (loan) |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Timor-Leste U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam2: | Timor-Leste U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam3: | Timor-Leste |
| Nationalcaps3: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 21 April 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 8 November 2022 |
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. In 2022 he played for Angkor Tiger[1] in the same league as well.
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.
Born in Maliana, Mouzinho is the youngest of six siblings, a devout Catholic and very close to his family.[2] Inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo Mouzinho aimed to emulate the Portuguese icon and set out to become the best player in Asia.[3]
In 2020, Mouzinho was the top scorer of the Copa FFTL, scoring 14 goals in 7 matches.[4]
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.[5] 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.
| 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 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–2 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 5 November 2022 | Track & Field Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | 1–2 | 2–6 | 2022 AFF Championship qualification | |||
| 3. | 8 November 2022 | Track & Field Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 AFF Championship qualification |