Dany Mota

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This article is about the Portuguese footballer. For the Dominican Republic baseball player, see Danny Mota.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mota and the second or paternal family name is Carvalho.
Dany Mota
Dany Mota, 2020.jpg
Mota in 2020
Personal information
Full name Dany Mota Carvalho
Date of birth (1998-05-02) 2 May 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Niederkorn, Luxembourg
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Monza
Number 47
Youth career
2013–2016 CS Pétange
2015–2016 → Virtus Entella (loan)
2016–2018 Virtus Entella
2018 → Sassuolo (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 CS Pétange 14 (2)
2015–2016 → Virtus Entella (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2019 Virtus Entella 44 (14)
2019–2020 Juventus U23 20 (7)
2019–2020 Juventus 0 (0)
2020 → Monza (loan) 6 (2)
2020– Monza 44 (12)
National team
2019–2021 Portugal U21 16 (7)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2021 U-21 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:57, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

Dany Mota Carvalho (born 2 May 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Monza.

Starting his senior career in Luxembourg at CS Pétange, Mota moved to Italy in 2014 to Serie B club Virtus Entella. He spent four seasons at the club, having his breakthrough season in the 2018–19 Serie C where he scored 13 league goals. The following season Mota moved to Juventus U23, where he spent the first half of the season, before moving to Monza for the second half, helping them gain promotion to the Serie B.

Born in Luxembourg to Portuguese parents, Mota holds dual-citizenship. He has represented the Portugal national under-21 team at the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, helping them finish runners-up.

Early life[]

Born on 2 May 1998 in Niederkorn, Luxembourg to Portuguese immigrants, Mota holds both Luxembourgish and Portuguese citizenship.[1][2]

Club career[]

Virtus Entella[]

On 17 September 2015, Serie B side Virtus Entella signed Mota.[3] He made his professional debut on 14 May 2016, in a 2015–16 Serie B match against Avellino.[4] Mota ended the season with two appearances.[5] On 17 April 2017, Mota scored his first senior goal for Virtus Entella, in a 1–1 draw against Ternana.[6] He scored one goal in six appearances during the 2016–17 season.[5] The following season, Mota made three appearances in the league, and one in the Coppa Italia, without scoring.[5]

Mota's breakthrough season for Virtus Entella came in the 2018–19 Serie C. After scoring his first Coppa Italia goal against Salernitana on 12 August 2018,[7] Mota scored a brace the following game in the league against Gozzano,[8] his first in his professional career,[5] before scoring once again the next matchday against Pisa.[9] Mota scored his second brace for Virtus Entella on 20 February 2019, against Pistoiese in the league in a 3–1 home win.[10] The player ended the season with 13 goals in 35 appearances in the league,[5] as well as one goal in four Coppa Italia appearances.[5]

Juventus U23[]

On 5 August 2019, Mota joined Juventus on a permanent transfer from Virtus Entella.[11] The Serie A champions moved him to their reserve team playing in Serie C: Juventus U23.[11]

Mota made his debut for Juventus U23 on 26 August 2019, in a 2–0 home win over Novara in the league.[12] The following matchday, on 1 September 2019, Mota scored a brace against Siena; his team, however, lost the encounter 2–3.[13] He scored four consecutive league goals,[14] between 18 and 30 September 2019, against Arezzo, Pontedera, AlbinoLeffe, and Monza,[5] his eventual future club.[15] Mota scored seven league goals in 20 appearances in the first half of the 2019–20 season.[5]

Monza[]

2019–20 season[]

On 20 January 2020, Monza signed Mota on a six-month loan from Juventus, with obligation to buy in case Monza were promoted to the Serie B.[15] He made his debut for his new team on 22 January 2019, coming on as a substitute on the 60th minute in a league match against Pro Patria.[5] Mota scored his first goal for Monza 23 minutes later from a header, helping his team win 2–0.[16] He scored two goals in six games,[5] before the season was cut short due to COVID-19 precautions; Monza were crowned champions of Serie C, and were promoted to the Serie B for the first time in 19 years.[17]

2020–21 season[]

Mota's first Serie B game for Monza during the 2020–21 season was in the season opener on 25 September 2020, drawing 0–0 to newly-relegated SPAL.[18] His first goal of the season came on 7 November, helping Monza win 2–0 against Frosinone in the league.[19] On 17 April 2021, Mota scored and made an assist in a 2–1 home win against Cremonese.[20] He finished the season with six goals and five assists.[21]

2021–22 season[]

On 18 September 2021, Mota scored his first goal of the 2021–22 season: a 30-meter shot in the 5th minute against Ternana; the match ended in a 1–1 draw.[22] Mota scored braces in consecutive home games – a 3–2 win against Como and a 4–1 win against Cosenza – equalling his previous season's league goal tally of six goals on 30 November.[23][24]

International career[]

On 5 September 2019, Mota made his youth international debut for Portugal U21, scoring a brace against Gibraltar in a 4–0 win at the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[25] He scored four goals in the qualifiers,[26] helping Portugal reach the final tournament.[27] In the group stage, Mota scored a goal against England to help Portugal qualify to the knock-out stage.[28] His brace, including a bicycle kick which was nominated Goal of the Tournament,[29] against Italy in the quarter-finals enabled Portugal to win 5–3 after extra time and qualify to the semi-finals against Spain.[30] Portugal finished the tournament as runners-up, losing the final 1–0 to Germany.[31]

Style of play[]

A versatile and dynamic forward, Mota can play in a multitude of offensive positions, mainly as a second striker or winger.[32] His main characteristics are his dribbling and ball control in narrow situations, alongside his pace and physical strength.[33][32] Mota's attitude on the pitch, stamina, attacking positioning in the box and finishing are also of note.[32][33]

Personal life[]

Mota speaks five languages: Portuguese, Italian, German, French, and Luxembourgish.[1] His idol is compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo: indeed, while at Virtus Entella, Mota has been nicknamed "the CR7 of Chiavari" (Italian: il CR7 di Chiavari).[1] Mota also follows the NBA, and is a fan of LeBron James.[1]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 30 November 2021[5][34]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CS Pétange 2014–15 Division of Honour 14 2 — — 14 2
Virtus Entella (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 2 0 — — 2 0
Virtus Entella 2016–17 Serie B 6 1 0 0 — 6 1
2017–18 Serie B 3 0 1 0 — 4 0
2018–19 Serie C 35 13 4 1 0 0 39 14
Total 46 14 5 1 0 0 51 15
Juventus U23 2019–20 Serie C 20 7 — 4[b] 1 24 8
Monza (loan) 2019–20 Serie C 6 2 — — 6 2
Monza 2020–21 Serie B 33 6 1 1 2[c] 0 36 7
2021–22 Serie B 11 6 0 0 — 11 6
Total 44 12 1 1 2 0 47 13
Career total 130 37 1 1 6 1 142 40
  1. ^ Includes Luxembourg Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C
  3. ^ Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs

International[]

As of match played 6 June 2021[26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal U21 2019 5 3
2020 6 1
2021 5 3
Total 16 7

Honours[]

Virtus Entella

Monza

Portugal U21

Individual

  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship Squad of the Tournament: 2021[35]
  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship Goal of the Tournament: 2021[29]

References[]

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