João Soares da Mota Neto

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João Soares da Mota Neto, also known as Mota (born November 21, 1980, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer, currently plays for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma of K-League. Mota began his career with Ceará Sporting Club in 1998, he went to play for La Liga side RCD Mallorca from 1999 to 2000, however, Mota went back to his homeland and played for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube scoring 32 goals in the league, once again, Mota was on the move in 2004, this time to the Far East where he played for K-League side Chunnam Dragons, he finished the league's top scorer with 14 goals. In early 2005, Portuguese giant Sporting Lisbon loaned out Mota for his service, however, he could not make a same impact, and Mota returned to K-League in July, he now plays for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.