| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel da Mota Alves | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Portugal | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | F91 Dudelange | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Etzella Ettelbruck | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2008 | FC Etzella Ettelbruck | 133 | (77) |
| 2008–present | F91 Dudelange | 73 | (33) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–present | Luxembourg | 30 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Daniel da Mota Alves (born 11 September 1985) is a Luxembourgian football striker of Portuguese origin, who currently plays in Luxembourg for F91 Dudelange.
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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.[1] In July 2008 left FC Etzella Ettelbruck and moved for 65.000 €uro to F91 Dudelange.
Da Mota took up Luxembourgian citizenship in January 2007 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.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 February 2011 | Luxembourg | Slovakia | 2-1 | Win | Friendly |
| 2 | 9 February 2011 | Luxembourg | Slovakia | 2-1 | Win | Friendly |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Fatih Sözen |
Luxembourg National Division Top Goalscorer 2006 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Emmanuel Coquelet |