Daniel da Mota Alves[1][2] (born 11 September 1985) is a Luxembourger[3] footballer who plays for Etzella Ettelbruck.
 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 | |||
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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