Youth, College and Amateur Adriano De Lima played in many youth clubs in Brazil, including Itaguá and Pequeninos do Jóquei,
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Sub-16 team, and briefly played professionally in Brazil for Itaguá, before moving to the United States in 1999 to play college soccer at
Cypress College in
Cypress, California. He transferred to
California State University, Fullerton in 2001, and played two more seasons there.
Professional After playing professional indoor soccer for the
San Diego Sockers in the MISL in 2003, De Lima returned to Brazil to join
Flamengo. After returning to the United States, Adriano De Lima played professional
beach soccer for SoCal Beach in
Oceanside, California, and in 2007 participated in the
Futsal World Club Championship in the
Algarve in
Portugal for World United. Adriano De Lima signed with the
Los Angeles Blues in the
USL Professional Division in
2011; he made his debut for the Blues on May 1, 2011, in a 1–0 defeat to
Antigua Barracuda Adriano De Lima signed with
Anaheim Bolts Professional Indoor Team for the
2012–13 Professional Arena Soccer League and
2013–14 Professional Arena Soccer League seasons.
Adriano de Lima made the All-Professional Arena Soccer League team, the only first-team selection not from PASL Pro titlist San Diego or runner-up Detroit. ==Personal==