Aarun Raymond Lim (Khmer: លឹម អារុណ; born 25 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for NagaWorld. Born in New Zealand, he is a Cambodia youth international.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lim Aarun Raymond | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tiffy Army | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020 | Melville United AFC | ||
| 2020–2021 | Boeung Ket | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Boeung Ket | ||
| 2022 | → Kirivong Sok Sen Chey (loan) | ||
| 2023 | Nagaworld | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Tiffy Army | 16 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2020–2022 | Cambodia U19 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024 | |||
Early life edit
Lim was born to a Cambodian father and New Zealand mother.[1] He is also of Chinese descent.[2] Lim attended St Paul's Collegiate School in New Zealand.[3] Lim has two brothers.[4] He has regarded Japan international Keisuke Honda as his football idol.[5]
Career edit
Lim trained with the youth academy of Spanish La Liga side Valencia.[6] As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of New Zealand side Melville United.[7] He was described as a key player for the U-19 team".[8] Lim was first called up to represent Cambodia internationally at youth level for the 2020 Japan-ASEAN U19 Men's Football Tournament.[9]
Lim was promoted to the senior team of Cambodian side Boeung Ket before the 2021 season.[10] He suffered an injury while playing for the club.[11] In 2023, he signed for Cambodian side NagaWorld, where he was regarded to have performed well for the club.[12] He received media attention due to his physical appearance.[13] Lim mainly operates as a midfielder and is known for his defensive ability.[14]
In 2021, Lim was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for Social Responsibility of the Asian Football Confederation.[15]
References edit
- ^ "យុវជនបាល់ទាត់ថ្នាល៣នាក់បងប្អូន សន្យាវិលត្រឡប់មកសាកល្បង បច្ចេកទេសនាឆ្នាំក្រោយៗទៀត". information.kh.
- ^ "Mengenal Leng Nora dan Lim Aarun". bolatimes.com.
- ^ "Lim chasing his football ambitions". hail.to.
- ^ "DREAM COME TRUE FOR AARUN". sporty.co.nz.
- ^ "ផ្ដើមពីហ្វេនតាំងអាយុ ១០ ឆ្នាំ កីឡាករកូនកាត់ លឹម". popular.com.kh.
- ^ "យុវជនខ្មែរ នូវែលសេឡង់ ៣នាក់បងប្អូនចង់ជាប់ជម្រើសជាតិ និងចូលហាត់នៅថ្នាលបឹងកេត". sabay.com.kh.
- ^ "Melville United's Academy aims to forge future stars". waikatoindependent.co.nz.
- ^ "Aarun Lim: Boeung Ket snags top Cambodian-NZ prospect". khmertimeskh.com.
- ^ "ប្រុសស្អាត៖កូនខ្មែរកាត់នូវ៉ែលហ្សេឡង់ បានបំពេញក្តីស្រមៃជាប់ជម្រើសជាតិ". tv5hd.com.
- ^ "ក្រោយបឹងកេតដំឡើងមកឈុតធំ លឹម អារុណ រ៉េយមិន រំពឹងអាចបង្ហាញខ្លួនជាមួយក្រុម". thmeythmey.com.
- ^ "ចឹងសោះ! បឹងកេតចេញមុខបញ្ជាក់ ពីមូលហេតុដែលប្រកួតបើកឆាកលីគកំពូលមិនមានវត្តមាន ស្លេះ ស៊េន". khmerload.com.
- ^ "កីឡា តារាលេចធ្លោ៦រូបក្នុងក្រុម U22 កម្ពុជាត្រៀមប្រកួតជាមួយទីម័រល្ងាចនេះ". kampucheathmey.com.
- ^ "សង្ហាណាស់! កីឡាករបាល់ទាត់ លឹម អារុណ រ៉េយមិន". popular.com.kh.
- ^ "លោក ហៅ សុជាតិបង្ហាញភាពរីករាយក្នុងការតំឡើងយុវជនកូនកាត់ខ្មែរ-ណូវ៉ែលហ្សេឡង់លឹម អារុណ រ៉េយមិនមកកាន់ឈុតធំ". cts-sport.com (Archived).
- ^ "កូនខ្មែរ-នូវេលហ្សេឡង់ លឹម អារុណ ជាប់ជាទូតសុឆន្ទៈ AFC ផ្នែកទំនួលខុសត្រូវបាល់ទាត់ចំពោះសង្គម". freshnewsasia.com.