Jean Mota Oliveira de Souza (born 15 October 1993), known as Jean Mota (), is a Brazilian professional
footballer
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who plays for
Major League Soccer club
Inter Miami. Mainly an
attacking midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
, he can also play as a
left back or a
central midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Club career
Portuguesa
Born in
São Paulo
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, Jean Mota was a
Portuguesa youth graduate. He made his debut on 21 March 2012, coming on as a late
substitute for
Henrique in a 4–0 home routing of
Cuiabá
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, for
the season's
Copa do Brasil
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.
On 28 May 2013, Jean Mota renewed his contract with ''Lusa'', signing until 2015. He made his
Série A debut on 8 June, again from the bench in a 0–0 draw against
Corinthians
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.
Jean Mota appeared regularly for the club in
the following campaign, being mostly deployed as a
left back. He scored his first senior goal on 19 September, netting a
last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against
América-RN.
Fortaleza
On 16 September 2015 Jean Mota moved to
Fortaleza, after being released by Portuguesa in May. He subsequently became an undisputed starter for the club in 2016, being an important unit during the
Campeonato Cearense
The Campeonato Cearense is the football league of the state of Ceará, Brazil.
Format
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winning campaign.
Santos
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On 6 June 2016 Jean Mota signed a four-year deal with
Santos. He was officially announced at the club three days later. He made his debut for ''Peixe'' on 26 June, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer
Lucas Lima in a 3–0 home win against
São Paulo
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.
Jean Mota scored his first goal in the main category of Brazilian football on 24 July 2016, netting the winner in a 3–2 success at
Vitória. He made his
Copa Libertadores debut on 19 April of the following year, starting as a left back and being
sent off
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in a 0–0 away draw against
Independiente Santa Fe.
After the injuries of
Zeca and
Caju, Jean Mota established himself as a regular starter in the left back. On 18 July 2017, he renewed his contract until June 2022. He spent the
2018 campaign as a backup to new signing
Dodô and behind midfield options
Carlos Sánchez,
Diego Pituca
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Club career Early car ...
and
Alison.
Jean Mota started the
2019 season as a starter in the midfield under new manager
Jorge Sampaoli, scoring eight goals and providing six assists in the first three months of competition. He was named the best player of the
2019 Campeonato Paulista, but subsequently lost his starting spot.
On 10 November 2020, it was announced that Jean Mota and a further six first team players tested positive for
COVID-19
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. He left the club in December 2021, after playing 258 matches and scoring 20 goals.
Inter Miami
In November 2021, Santos agreed to a transfer of Jean Mota to
Major League Soccer side
Inter Miami, effective as of the following 15 January. His new side officially announced the transfer on 12 December, with the player signing a contract until 2024.
Career statistics
Honours
Club
;Portuguesa
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Campeonato Paulista Série A2
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: 2013
;Fortaleza
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Campeonato Cearense
The Campeonato Cearense is the football league of the state of Ceará, Brazil.
Format
The Campeonato Cearense has three divisions with the following division and format (as in any other Brazilian soccer championship, the format can change ev ...
:
2016
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Individual
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Campeonato Cearense
The Campeonato Cearense is the football league of the state of Ceará, Brazil.
Format
The Campeonato Cearense has three divisions with the following division and format (as in any other Brazilian soccer championship, the format can change ev ...
Best Player:
2016
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Campeonato Paulista Best Player:
2019
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Campeonato Paulista Top Scorer:
2019
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Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year:
2019
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References
External links
Santos FC profile
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1993 births
Living people
Footballers from São Paulo
Brazilian footballers
Men's association football defenders
Men's association football midfielders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
Fortaleza Esporte Clube players
Santos FC players
Inter Miami CF players
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Major League Soccer players