Jean Mota
Brazilian footballer (born 1993)
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Jean Mota Oliveira de Sousa (born 15 October 1993), known as Jean Mota (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒeˈɐ̃n ˈmɔtɐ]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Super League club Persija Jakarta. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a left back or a central midfielder.
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Jean Mota with Santos in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean Mota Oliveira de Sousa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Persija Jakarta | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2013 | Portuguesa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Portuguesa | 48 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Fortaleza | 17 | (4) |
| 2016–2021 | Santos | 198 | (17) |
| 2022–2024 | Inter Miami | 48 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Vitória | 16 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Vila Nova (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Vila Nova | 9 | (0) |
| 2026– | Persija Jakarta | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 March 2026 | |||
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.[3]
On 28 May 2013, Jean Mota renewed his contract with Lusa, signing until 2015.[4] He made his Série A debut on 8 June, again from the bench in a 0–0 draw against Corinthians.[5]
Jean Mota appeared regularly for the club in the following campaign, being mostly deployed as a left back.[6] He scored his first senior goal on 19 September, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against América-RN.[7]
Fortaleza
On 16 September 2015 Jean Mota moved to Fortaleza, after being released by Portuguesa in May.[8] He subsequently became an undisputed starter for the club in 2016, being an important unit during the Campeonato Cearense winning campaign.
Santos
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On 6 June 2016 Jean Mota signed a four-year deal with Santos.[9] He was officially announced at the club three days later.[10] 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.[11]
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.[12] 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.[13]
After the injuries of Zeca and Caju, Jean Mota established himself as a regular starter in the left back.[14] On 18 July 2017, he renewed his contract until June 2022.[15] He spent the 2018 campaign as a backup to new signing Dodô and behind midfield options Carlos Sánchez, Diego Pituca 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.[16] He was named the best player of the 2019 Campeonato Paulista, but subsequently lost his starting spot.[17]
On 10 November 2020, it was announced that Jean Mota and a further six first team players tested positive for COVID-19.[18] He left the club in December 2021, after playing 258 matches and scoring 20 goals.[19]
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.[20] His new side officially announced the transfer on 12 December, with the player signing a contract until 2024.[21]
In May 2023, Mota suffered a right knee injured which sidelined him for almost six months.
Vitória
Inter Miami CF transferred midfielder Jean Mota to Brazilian top-flight side Vitória on 5 March 2024.
Career statistics
- As of 6 March 2024[22]
| 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[a] | 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 | — | 55 | 2 | |||
| Fortaleza | 2015 | Série C | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 7[c] | 1 | 28 | 6 | |||
| Total | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 6 | ||
| Santos | 2016 | Série A | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 2017 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | — | 44 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | — | 42 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | 27 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 51 | 10 | |||
| 2020 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[d] | 1 | — | 43 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11[e] | 0 | — | 49 | 3 | |||
| Total | 151 | 9 | 47 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 33 | 1 | — | 252 | 20 | |||
| Inter Miami | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 33 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 48 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 232 | 13 | 79 | 12 | 34 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 391 | 31 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Seven appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs
Honours
Portuguesa
Fortaleza
Inter Miami
Individual
- Campeonato Cearense Best Player: 2016[23]
- Campeonato Paulista Best Player: 2019[24]
- Campeonato Paulista Top Scorer: 2019[24]
- Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2019[24]