Robert Piris Da Motta

Paraguayan footballer (born 1994)
Robert Piris Da Motta
Piris Da Motta with Flamengo in 2018
Personal information
Full name Robert Ayrton Piris Da Motta Mendoza[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-26) 26 July 1994 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cerro Porteño
Number 26
Youth career
2005–2010 Rubio Ñu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Rubio Ñu 123 (4)
2015–2016 → Olimpia (loan) 30 (2)
2017–2018 San Lorenzo 21 (0)
2018–2021 Flamengo 42 (0)
2020–2021 → Gençlerbirliği (loan) 36 (6)
2022– Cerro Porteño 21 (0)
International career‡
2011 Paraguay U17 4 (0)
2012–2015 Paraguay U20 15 (1)
2016– Paraguay[3] 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:59, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2021

Robert Ayrton Piris Da Motta Mendoza (born 26 July 1994) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cerro Porteño and the Paraguay national team.

Club career

Piris Da Motta has played football for Club Rubio Ñu, and since July 2015 for Club Olimpia.

San Lorenzo

On 10 January 2017 Piris Da Motta left Paraguayan side Rubio Ñú to join Argentine club San Lorenzo in a US$750,000 transfer.[4][5]

Flamengo

On 1 August 2018 Piris Da Motta arrived in Rio de Janeiro to sign a four year contract with Flamengo in a €2.5m transfer from San Lorenzo.[6][7] On the next day he passed his medical exams and signed a contract that keeps him at the club through December 2020.[8]

The truth is that I am very happy with this step in my career, even more to play for the biggest club in Brazil; just knowing that they were interested in me was a great honor. I hope to enjoy my stay here at Flamengo and enjoy it to the fullest.[9]

He made his debut for Flamengo on 13 August 2018 playing as a starter against Cruzeiro in a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A match at Maracanã Stadium, which Flamengo won 1–0. Piris Da Motta earned the first team spot when Gustavo Cuéllar was suspended for the match.[10]

Gençlerbirliği (loan)

On 7 September 2020 Flamengo announced the transfer of Piris Da Motta on a one year loan deal to Süper Lig club Gençlerbirliği S.K.[11] Despite the club's poor performance being relegated at the end of the season Piris Da Motta had a strong year with 36 appearances and 6 goals scored.

International career

Piris da Motta was called up to the Paraguay national team for the first time in September 2015.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 December 2021.[13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rubio Ñu 2010 Primera División 4 0 — — — 4 0
2011 8 0 — — — 8 0
2012 22 0 – — — 22 0
2013 26 0 — — — 26 0
2014 35 2 — — — 35 2
2015 21 2 — — — 21 2
2016 7 0 — — — 7 0
Total 123 4 — — — 123 4
Olimpia (loan) 2015 Primera División 13 1 — 5[a] 0 — 18 1
2016 17 1 — 4[b] 0 — 21 1
Total 30 2 — 9 0 — 39 2
San Lorenzo 2016–17 Primera División 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2017–18 20 0 1 0 2[a] 0 — 23 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 — 1 0
Total 21 0 1 0 3 0 — 25 0
Flamengo 2018 Série A 11 0 — 0 0 — 11 0
2019 26 0 2 0 5[b] 0 7[c] 0 40 0
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 5 0 0 0 1[b] 0 — 6 0
Total 42 0 2 0 6 0 7 0 53 0
Gençlerbirliği (loan) 2020–21 Süper Lig 36 6 0 0 — — 36 6
Cerro Porteño 2022 Primera División 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 252 12 3 0 18 0 7 0 280 12
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
  3. ^ Six appearances in Campeonato Carioca, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup.

International

As of match played 2 July 2021.[3]
Paraguay
Year Apps Goals
2016 3 0
2017 2 0
2019 1 0
2021 3 0
Total 9 0

Honours

Club

Olimpia
Flamengo

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Paraguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: CR Flamengo" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Robert Piris Da Motta". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. ^ "El primer refuerzo: Robert Piris da Motta, nuevo jugador de San Lorenzo". minutouno.com. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Piris Da Motta firmó por San Lorenzo y ya trabaja". d10.paraguay.com. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Sem entrevista, mas "muito feliz", Piris chega ao Rio para assinar com o Flamengo". globoesporte.com. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  7. ^ "San Lorenzo pierde a una de sus figuras: Piris Da Motta se va al Flamengo". bolavip.com. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Piris Da Motta fue presentado por Flamengo". d10.paraguay.com. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Flamengo contrata o volante Piris da Motta". flamengo.com.br. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Após estreia pelo Fla, Piris busca adaptação ao futebol brasileiro". Terra. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Flamengo fecha empréstimo de Piris da Motta para time da Turquia". Extra. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Los 23 convocados para el amistoso ante Chile" (in Spanish). APF. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015.
  13. ^ Robert Piris Da Motta at Soccerway
  14. ^ Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  15. ^ Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

External links

  • "Robert Ayrton Piris Da Motta" (in Spanish). Fichajes.com.
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