Daniel da Mota

Daniel da Mota

Personal information
Full name	Daniel da Mota Alves
Date of birth	11 September 1985 (1985-09-11) (age 26)
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). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 July 2008

Daniel da Mota Alves (born 11 September 1985) is a Luxembourgian football striker of Portuguese origin, who currently plays in Luxembourg for F91 Dudelange.

Club career

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.

International career

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.

International goals

#	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

References

1. ^ Luxembourg - List of Topscorers - RSSSF

External links

• Roster - F91 Dudelange
• Career stats - National Football Teams

Awards
Preceded by Fatih Sözen	Luxembourg National Division Top Goalscorer 2006 – 2007	Succeeded by Emmanuel Coquelet

Persondata
Name	Da Mota, Daniel
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	11 September 1985
Place of birth	Portugal
Date of death
Place of death