Daniel da Mota
 Daniel da Mota in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel da Mota Alves | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Ettelbrück, Luxembourg | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Etzella Ettelbruck | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Etzella Ettelbruck | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2008 | Etzella Ettelbruck | 133 | (77) |
| 2008–2017 | F91 Dudelange | 201 | (64) |
| 2017–2020 | Racing FC | 59 | (13) |
| 2020–2021 | Calvina | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Differdange 03 | 25 | (1) |
| 2022– | Etzella Ettelbruck | 27 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2021 | Luxembourg | 101 | (7) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2021 | |||
Daniel da Mota Alves[1][2] (born 11 September 1985) is a Luxembourger[3] footballer who plays for Etzella Ettelbruck.
Club career[edit]
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.[4] In July 2008, he left FC Etzella Ettelbruck and moved for 65,000 Euro to F91 Dudelange.
International career[edit]
Born in Luxembourg to Portuguese parents, Da Mota took up Luxembourgish citizenship in January 2007[5] 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. He scored his second international goal on 7 September 2012 in a World Cup qualifier against Portugal in a 2–1 defeat. On 2 June 2021, he played his 100th match for Luxembourg in a friendly match against Norway.[6]
Criminal Conviction[edit]
Daniel da Mota was prosecuted for having taken advantage of the weakened state of an octogenarian. The court sentenced him to two years in prison with a suspended sentence and a fine of 5,000 euros. He has the obligation to compensate the civil party up to 150,500 euros.[7]
Honours[edit]
- F91 Dudelange
- Luxembourg National Division (6): 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Luxembourg Cup (4): 2008–09, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Individual
- Luxembourg National Division top scorer: 2006–07
- Luxembourgish Footballer of the Year: 2010–11[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Daniel da Mota". eu-football.info.
- ^ Daniel da Mota at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Daniel da Mota: internacional de futebol luso-luxemburguês detido". 23 January 2019.
- ^ Luxembourg – List of Topscorers – RSSSF
- ^ "É português desde pequeno, mas hoje joga contra Portugal (Vídeo) | Relvado". Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ "Luxembourg vs Scotland live stream, predictions & team news: International friendly". squawka.com. 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Abus de faiblesse : Dan Da Mota condamné à 2 ans avec sursis et 5000 euros d'amende". Le Quotidien (in French). 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Daniel da Mota "Fußballer des Jahres"" [Daniel da Mota "Footballer of the Year"] (in German). Wort.lu. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
External links[edit]
- Roster – F91 Dudelange
- Daniel da Mota at National-Football-Teams.com
- Daniel da Mota at Soccerway
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Ettelbruck
- Luxembourgian people of Portuguese descent
- Luxembourgian men's footballers
- FC Etzella Ettelbruck players
- F91 Dudelange players
- Luxembourg men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- FIFA Men's Century Club
- Luxembourgian football biography stubs