| Jean Mota | |
| Full Name: | Jean Mota Oliveira de Sousa[1] |
| Height: | 1.72 m[2] |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1993 |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Currentclub: | Vitória |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Portuguesa |
| Years1: | 2012–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Portuguesa |
| Caps1: | 48 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Fortaleza |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2016–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Santos |
| Caps3: | 198 |
| Goals3: | 17 |
| Years4: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Inter Miami |
| Caps4: | 48 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Vitória |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 6 March 2024 |
Jean Mota Oliveira de Sousa (born 15 October 1993), known as Jean Mota (pronounced as /pt-BR/), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Brazilian club Vitória. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a left back or a central midfielder.
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]
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.
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]
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.
Inter Miami CF transferred midfielder Jean Mota to Brazilian top-flight side Vitória on 5th March 2024.
| 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[22] | 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[23] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 7[24] | 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[25] | 0 | — | 44 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 42 | 2 | ||||
| 2019 | 27 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 51 | 10 | ||||
| 2020 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 43 | 2 | ||||
| 2021 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11[26] | 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 | 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 | |||
Portuguesa
2013
Fortaleza
Inter Miami
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