Fabio Paim, a former Chelsea footballer, has been dubbed a 'lion' in bed after making his adult film debut.

Paim joined Chelsea on loan from Sporting Lisbon in 2008, but only stayed for four months and played only for the club's reserve squad.

The 36-year-old has played for several clubs, including Leixões B in Portugal.

Paim's football career never took off, and the former winger, who was once capped by Portugal U21s, has decided to pursue a new career in the pornographic film industry.

He just appeared in his first pornographic film and was praised by co-star Diana Melancia.

‘We thought he was going to be nervous and it wouldn’t work out – but Fabio turned out to be a lion,’ the co-star said.

‘He was good at football and he is good at porn. He’s going to be a success. I hope this film is the first of many with Paim.’

Meanwhile, Paim expressed “It’s difficult being in front of the cameras but I did it and I think I have got talent for this. I got a lot of pleasure and made two dreams come true, making the film and being with two spectacular women.”

Paim, who played football with legend Cristiano Ronaldo at Sporting Lisbon, claims that he “could’ve won Ballon d’Or if he had just "half" of Ronaldo's brain.”

PT Clipes cited Paim saying, “I went to Sporting when I was seven years old, I grew up there. They were years of glory in which I won everything I could. I didn’t reach where I could have reached, but I marked a generation. If people don’t forget it’s because I marked them. I said when I was happy that I thought Cristiano Ronaldo could offer me a Ballon d’Or. But it was with humility. If I had half of Cristiano’s head, it wouldn’t be him and Messi. It would be me, him and Messi and maybe he wouldn’t have won the Ballon d’Ors that he has. Maybe one of them was mine.”