| Daniel da Mota | |
| Fullname: | Daniel da Mota Alves |
| Birth Date: | 1985 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Ettelbrück, Luxembourg |
| Height: | 1.770NaN0 |
| Position: | Left winger |
| Currentclub: | Etzella Ettelbruck |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Etzella Ettelbruck |
| Years1: | 2001–2008 |
| Caps1: | 133 |
| Goals1: | 77 |
| Years2: | 2008–2017 |
| Clubs2: | F91 Dudelange |
| Caps2: | 201 |
| Goals2: | 64 |
| Years3: | 2017–2020 |
| Caps3: | 59 |
| Goals3: | 13 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Calvina |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Differdange 03 |
| Caps5: | 25 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2022– |
| Caps6: | 27 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2007–2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Luxembourg |
| Nationalcaps1: | 101 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 7 |
| Club-Update: | 1 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 6 June 2021 |
Daniel da Mota Alves[1] (born 11 September 1985) is a Luxembourger[2] footballer who plays for Etzella Ettelbruck.
Da Mota finished the 2005–06 season of the Luxembourg National Division as the joint-sixth top goalscorer, and the second-best placed Luxembourgian footballer.
The following season, da Mota scored 24 goals (fully 40% of all of second-placed Ettelbruck's goals), finishing as the league's top goalscorer.[3] In July 2008, he left FC Etzella Ettelbruck and moved for 65,000 Euro to F91 Dudelange.
Born in Luxembourg to Portuguese parents, Da Mota took up Luxembourgish citizenship in January 2007[4] and made his debut for Luxembourg in a June 2007 European Championship qualification match against Albania. His first two international goals helped Luxembourg defeat Slovakia by a score of 2–1 on 9 February 2011. He scored his second international goal on 7 September 2012 in a World Cup qualifier against Portugal in a 2–1 defeat. On 2 June 2021, he played his 100th match for Luxembourg in a friendly match against Norway.[5]
Daniel da Mota was prosecuted for having taken advantage of the weakened state of an octogenarian. The court sentenced him to two years in prison with a suspended sentence and a fine of 5,000 euros. He has the obligation to compensate the civil party up to 150,500 euros.[6]