Robert Ayrton Piris Da Motta Mendoza (born 26 July 1994) is a Paraguayan professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cerro Porteño and the Paraguay national team.

Club career

Piris Da Motta has played football for Club Rubio Ñu, and since July 2015 for Club Olimpia.

San Lorenzo

On 10 January 2017 Piris Da Motta left Paraguayan side

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to join Argentine club

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in a

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750,000 transfer.

Flamengo

On 1 August 2018 Piris Da Motta arrived in Rio de Janeiro to sign a four-year contract with

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in a

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2.5m transfer from

. On the next day he passed his medical exams and signed a contract that keeps him at the club through December 2020. He made his debut for

on 13 August 2018 playing as a starter against Cruzeiro in a

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match at

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, which Flamengo won 1–0. Piris Da Motta earned the first team spot when

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was suspended for the match.

Gençlerbirliği (loan)

On 7 September 2020

announced the transfer of Piris Da Motta on a one year loan deal to Süper Lig club

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Despite the club's poor performance being relegated at the end of the season Piris Da Motta had a strong year with 36 appearances and 6 goals scored.

International career

Piris da Motta was called up to the Paraguay national team for the first time in September 2015.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;Olimpia * Paraguayan Primera División: 2015 Clausura ;Flamengo *

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* Supercopa do Brasil:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Piris da Motta, Robert 1994 births Living people Footballers from Asunción Paraguayan people of Italian descent Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Paraguay men's international footballers Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers Club Rubio Ñu footballers Club Olimpia footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Cerro Porteño players CR Flamengo footballers Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Süper Lig players Copa Libertadores-winning players Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Men's association football midfielders Copa América Centenario players Sportspeople from Ciudad del Este