| Intro | Brazilian footballer | ||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | Brazil | ||
| Type | Sports | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 15 October 1993, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Age: | 26 years | ||
| Star sign | Libra | ||
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Jean Mota Oliveira de Souza (born 15 October 1993), known as Jean Mota, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a left back.
Club career
Portuguesa
Born in São Paulo, 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, for the season’s Copa do Brasil.
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.
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 winning campaign.
Santos
On 6 June 2016 Jean Mota signed a four-year deal with Santos, being initially assigned to the B-team. 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.
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.
Career statistics
- As of 12 December 2016
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portuguesa | 2012 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Série B | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
| Fortaleza | 2015 | Série C | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 28 | 6 | |||
| Total | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 6 | ||
| Santos | 2016 | Série A | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 56 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 106 | 10 | ||
Honours
Club
- Portuguesa
- Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2013
- Fortaleza
- Campeonato Cearense: 2016
Individual
- Campeonato Cearense Best Player: 2016
- “Santista desde pequeno, Jean Mota chega para fazer exames no clube” [A Santos supporter since a little kid, Jean Mota arrives to pass medical examinations at the club] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.