Jean Mota Oliveira de Souza (born 15 October 1993), known as Jean Mota (Brazilian Portuguese:[ʒeˈɐ̃n ˈmɔtɐ]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a left back or a central midfielder.
Brazilian footballer
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveiraand the second or paternal family name is de Souza.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:16, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
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.[2]
On 28 May 2013, Jean Mota renewed his contract with Lusa, signing until 2015.[3] He made his Série A debut on 8 June, again from the bench in a 0–0 draw against Corinthians.[4]
Jean Mota appeared regularly for the club in the following campaign, being mostly deployed as a left back.[5] He scored his first senior goal on 19 September, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against América-RN.[6]
Fortaleza
On 16 September 2015 Jean Mota moved to Fortaleza, after being released by Portuguesa in May.[7] 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.[8] He was officially announced at the club three days later.[9] 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.[10]
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.[11] 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.[12]
After the injuries of Zeca and Caju, Jean Mota established himself as a regular starter in the left back.[13] On 18 July 2017, he renewed his contract until June 2022.[14] 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.[15] He was named the best player of the 2019 Campeonato Paulista, but subsequently lost his starting spot.[16]
On 10 November 2020, it was announced that Jean Mota and a further six first team players tested positive for COVID-19.[17] He left the club in December 2021, after playing 258 matches and scoring 20 goals.[18]
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.[19] His new side officially announced the transfer on 12 December, with the player signing a contract until 2024.[20]
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