João Soares da Mota Neto
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| Mota | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | João Soares da Mota Neto | |
| Date of birth | November 21, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Seongnam Ilhwa | |
| Number | 11 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1997-98 1999-2001 |
Ceará Mallorca B |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005 2005-present |
Ceará Cruzeiro Chunnam Dragons Sporting Lisbon Seongnam Ilhwa |
21 (11) 35 (15) 29 (14) 5 (0) 46 (23) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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João Soares da Mota Neto, also known as Mota (born November 21, 1980, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer, who currently plays for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma of K-League. Mota began his career with Ceará Sporting Club in 1998, then went to play for La Liga side RCD Mallorca from 1999 to 2000. However, in 2000, Mota went back to Brazil and played for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube scoring 32 goals in the league. In 2004, he went to the Far East where he played for K-League side Chunnam Dragons, finishing as 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 the same impact, and Mota returned to K-League in July. He now plays for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma. His agent, since his move from Ceará to Cruzeiro in 2003, is Emerson Damasceno, from Brazil.
Preceded by Kim Do-Hoon |
K-League Top Scorer 2004 |
Succeeded by Leandro Machado |
| Preceded by Magno Alves |
AFC Champions League Top Scorer 2007 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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