Sérgio Mota Mello (born 16 November 1989), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a

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Career

Sérgio Mota would make his professional debut for top tier club

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in a 2–0 away defeat to Juventude in the Campeonato Brasileiro on 8 November 2007. He would be part of the squad that won the

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and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008 championships. To gain more playing opportunities he was loaned to

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and

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. On 1 February 2012, he was loaned to

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and he made his debut for the club 18 February 2012 in a

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game against Velo Clube in a 3–0 defeat. Despite the defeat he would make a permanent move to Santo André, however he only stayed for one season before joining Penapolense. With brief loan periods at América-MG and

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he would go abroad for the first time when he joined

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. After only one season he returned to Brazil and joined Luverdense and quickly established himself as in integral member of the team before joining CRB.

Career statistics

Honours

;São Paulo *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

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;Luverdense *

Campeonato Mato-Grossense The Campeonato Mato-Grossense is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It is run by the Mato Grosso Football Federation (FMF). List of champions Following is the list with the champions of Ca ...

: 2016 ;CRB *

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: 2017

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mota, Sergio 1989 births Living people 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from São José dos Campos Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players USL Championship players São Paulo FC players Ceará Sporting Club players Associação Desportiva Recreativa e Cultural Icasa players Esporte Clube Santo André players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Tacoma Defiance players Luverdense Esporte Clube players Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia F.C. players Guizhou F.C. players China League One players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Esporte Clube Vitória players Oeste Futebol Clube players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in China