Willis Mota Moreira (born 23 March 1985), simply known as Mota, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Born in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Mota played most of his career in teams in the state of

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. In 2016, he was champion of Série D with Volta Redonda. In 2017, he again won a national title, Series C with CSA, a team with which he created a deeper bond. He also stood out playing for Sampaio Corrêa, where he was state champion, Paysandu, Botafogo-PB and Madureira. His last club was Nova Iguaçu FC in the

2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D The 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the fourth division. The competition began on 27 April and ended on 29 September 2024. Sixty-four teams competed in the tournament. Sixty teams qual ...

Honours

;Volta Redonda *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série D The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (English: Brazilian Championship Serie D), commonly known as the Série D or the Brazilian Série D to distinguish it from the Italian Serie D, is the fourth division of the Brazilian football league system, and ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

;CSA *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, commonly known as the Série C or the Brazilian Série C to distinguish it from the Italian Serie C, is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Sér ...

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Campeonato Alagoano The Campeonato Alagoano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Alagoas Alagoas () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region, Brazil, North ...

: 2018 ;Sampaio Corrêa *

Campeonato Maranhense The Campeonato Maranhense is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Maranhão. It is run by the Maranhão Football Federation (FMF). List of champions Titles by team Teams in bold stills active. B ...

: 2021

Personal life

Mota and his father, Mario Mota, have a social project in the city of

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with legal assistance and a football school.

References

External links

Mota
at ogol.com.br * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mota 1985 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Brazilian men's footballers America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players Barra Mansa Futebol Clube players Volta Redonda FC players São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas players Centro Sportivo Alagoano players Paysandu Sport Club players Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube players Esporte Clube Jacuipense players Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ) players Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players Madureira Esporte Clube players Nova Iguaçu FC players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Footballers from Feira de Santana 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen