Jean Mota

Jean Mota
Jean Mota with Santos in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jean Mota Oliveira de Souza
Date of birth (1993-10-15) 15 October 1993
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Santos
Number 3
Youth career
Portuguesa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Portuguesa 31 (1)
2015–2016 Fortaleza 2 (1)
2016– Santos 71 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 September 2018

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 or a central midfielder.

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.[1]

On 28 May 2013, Jean Mota renewed his contract with Lusa, signing until 2015.[2] He made his Série A debut on 8 June, again from the bench in a 0–0 draw against Corinthians.[3]

Jean Mota appeared regularly for the club in the following campaign, being mostly deployed as a left back.[4] He scored his first senior goal on 19 September, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against América-RN.[5]

Fortaleza

On 16 September 2015 Jean Mota moved to Fortaleza, after being released by Portuguesa in May.[6] 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.[7] He was officially announced at the club three days later.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10] He made his Copa Libertadores debut on 19 April of the following year, starting as a left back and being sent off in a 0–0 away draw against Independiente Santa Fe.[11]

After the injuries of Zeca and Caju, Jean Mota established himself as a regular starter in the left back.[12] On 18 July 2017, he renewed his contract until June 2022.[13]

Career statistics

As of 9 September 2018[14]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portuguesa 2012 Série A 000010——10
2013 13070102[lower-alpha 1]0—230
2014 Série B 1812020——221
2015 Série C 008110——91
Total 3111715020—552
Fortaleza 2015 Série C 00————00
2016 2115341—7[lower-alpha 2]1286
Total 21153410071286
Santos 2016 Série A 232————232
2017 30150306[lower-alpha 3]0—441
2018 182120307[lower-alpha 3]0—402
Total 71517060130—1075
Career total 10374841511507118813
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

Honours

Club

Portuguesa
Fortaleza

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Lusa goleia o Cuiabá, encerra jejum de vitórias e avança na Copa do Brasil" [Lusa thrash Cuiabá, end winless streak and advance into Copa do Brasil] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Jean Mota renova contrato com a Portuguesa" [Jean Mota renews contract with Portuguesa] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ficha técnica: Corinthians 0 x 0 Portuguesa" [Match report: Corinthians 0–0 Portuguesa] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Lutando pela permanência, Lusa encara o Ceará, líder da Série B" [Fighting for permanence, Lusa face Ceará, Série B's leader] (in Portuguese). Terra. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Nos acréscimos, Portuguesa arranca empate com América-RN, em Natal" [In the dying minutes, Portuguesa rip off a draw with América-RN, in Natal] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Meia Jean Mota, ex-Portuguesa, assina com o Fortaleza para Série C" [Midfielder Jean Mota, ex-Portuguesa, signs with Fortaleza for Série C] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Santos espera resultado de exames médicos para anunciar Jean Mota" [Santos await for the result of medical to announce Jean Mota] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Meia Jean Mota assina contrato com o Santos FC" [Midfielder Jean Mota signs contract with Santos FC] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Com Lucas Lima inspirado, Santos envolve remendado São Paulo e salta na tabela" [With Lucas Lima inspired, Santos wrap patched São Paulo and jump on the table] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Santos vence Vitória fora de casa e embola disputa pela liderança" [Santos defeat Vitória away from home and mess with title fight] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Com um a menos, Santos empata com o Santa Fe e lidera grupo na Libertadores" [With one man down, Santos draw with Santa Fe and lead group in the Libertadores] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Sombra de Zeca, Jean Mota ainda não se vê como lateral: 'Sou meia'" [Zeca's shadow, Jean Mota still does not see himself as a full back: 'I am a midfielder'] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Daniel Guedes, Lucas Veríssimo e Jean Mota renovam contrato com o Santos FC até 30 de junho de 2022" [Daniel Guedes, Lucas Veríssimo and Jean Mota renew contract with Santos FC until 30 June 2022] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  14. ↑ Jean Mota at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "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.
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