Dany Mota

Virtus Entella

On 17 September 2015, Serie B side Virtus Entella signed Mota. He made his professional debut on 14 May 2016, in a 2015–16 Serie B match against Avellino. Mota ended the season with two appearances. On 17 April 2017, Mota scored his first senior goal for Virtus Entella, in a 1–1 draw against Ternana. He scored one goal in six appearances during the 2016–17 season. The following season, Mota made three appearances in the league, and one in the Coppa Italia, without scoring. 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, Mota scored a brace the following game in the league against Gozzano, his first in his professional career, before scoring once again the next matchday against Pisa. Mota scored his second brace for Virtus Entella on 20 February 2019, against Pistoiese in the league in a 3–1 home win. The player ended the season with 13 goals in 35 appearances in the league, as well as one goal in four Coppa Italia appearances.

Juventus U23

On 5 August 2019, Mota joined Juventus on a permanent transfer from Virtus Entella. The Serie A champions moved him to their reserve team playing in Serie C: Juventus U23. Mota made his debut for Juventus U23 on 26 August 2019, in a 2–0 home win over Novara in the league. The following matchday, on 1 September 2019, Mota scored a brace against Siena; his team, however, lost the encounter 2–3. He…

Youth

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. He scored four goals in the qualifiers, helping Portugal reach the final tournament. In the group stage, Mota scored a goal against England to help Portugal qualify to the knock-out stage. His brace, including a bicycle kick which was nominated Goal of the Tournament, against Italy in the quarter-finals enabled Portugal to win 5–3 after extra time and qualify to the semi-finals against Spain. Portugal finished the tournament as runners-up, losing the final 1–0 to Germany.

Senior

Mota was first called up to the Portugal senior national team in March 2024, ahead of two friendly matches against Sweden and Slovenia.

Mota is known to play in a multitude of offensive positions, mainly as a second striker or winger. He has also been noted for his dribbling, ball control, and stamina.

Born on 2 May 1998 in Niederkorn, Luxembourg to Portuguese immigrants, Mota holds both Luxembourgish and Portuguese nationality.