Mota

Mallorca

After spending his early career at Campeonato Cearense clubs Ferroviário and Ceará, Mota moved to the reserve team of La Liga club Mallorca in 1999. He played for Mallorca B until 2001, and made his first-team debut as a 83rd-minute substitute in a 2–1 Copa del Rey defeat to Ourense on 12 January 2000. Since 15 April 2001, Mota was suspended from Mallorca due to an investigation into the veracity of his Portuguese passport that he was using to work in the European Union. In the previous month, he said that he was entitled to it due to having a Portuguese great-grandmother, but the Royal Spanish Football Federation required documentary evidence, with them warning about the possibility of his suspension. He was finally banned from Spanish football for a year by Spain's Court of Sport, which found that he obtained the passport illegally in 1998. He went back to his former club Ceará after the ruling.

Cruzeiro, Jeonnam Dragons and Sporting CP

During the 2003 season, Mota played for Cruzeiro, helping them achieve the Brazilian Triple Crown. He scored a total of 24 goals at three competitions, namely the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the Campeonato Mineiro and the Copa do Brasil. In 2004, he played for K League club Jeonnam Dragons, and became the league's top goalscorer after scoring 14 goals during 21 appearances. His continuous successes allowed him to return to Europe. He joined Primeira Liga club Sporting CP in January 2005, and got opportunities…

Ceará

Campeonato Cearense: 1998, 2002, 2012, 2013 Cruzeiro

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2003 Campeonato Mineiro: 2003 Copa do Brasil: 2003 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

K League 1: 2006 Korean FA Cup runner-up: 2009 Korean League Cup runner-up: 2006 Individual

K League 1 top goalscorer: 2004 K League 1 Best XI: 2004 AFC Champions League top goalscorer: 2007 K League Players' Player of the Year: 2008 Troféu Flávio Ponte (Player of the Year by Federation of Industries of the State of Ceará): 2012