Robert Piris Da Motta

Robert Ayrton Piris Da Motta Mendoza (born 26 July 1994) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Turkish club Gençlerbirliği on loan from Flamengo, and the Paraguay national team.

Robert Piris Da Motta
Piris da Motta playing for Flamengo in 2018.
Personal information
Full name Robert Ayrton Piris Da Motta Mendoza
Date of birth (1994-07-26) 26 July 1994
Place of birth Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Gençlerbirliği
(on loan from Flamengo)
Number 23
Youth career
2005–2010 Rubio Ñu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Rubio Ñu 123 (4)
2015–2016Olimpia (loan) 30 (2)
2017–2018 San Lorenzo 21 (0)
2018– Flamengo 37 (0)
2020–Gençlerbirliği (loan) 19 (4)
National team
2011 Paraguay U17 4 (0)
2012–2015 Paraguay U20 15 (1)
2016– Paraguay[1] 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 May 2019

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.[2][3]

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.[4][5] On the next day he passed his medical exams and signed a contract that keeps him at the club through December 2020.[6]

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.[7]

He made his debut for Flamengo on 13 August 2018 playing as a starter against Cruzeiro in a Brazilian 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.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 October 2019.
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rubio Ñu 2010 Primera División 4040
2011 8080
2012 220220
2013 260260
2014 352352
2015 212212
2016 7070
Total 12340000001234
Olimpia (loan) 2015 Primera División 1315[lower-alpha 1]0181
2016 1714[lower-alpha 2]0211
Total 302009000392
San Lorenzo 2016–17 Primera División 10000010
2017–18 Superliga 200102[lower-alpha 1]0230
2018–19 00001[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 210103000250
Flamengo 2018 Série A 11000110
2019 260205[lower-alpha 2]07[lower-alpha 3]0400
2020 0000000000
Total 370205070510
Gençlerbirliği (loan) 2020–21 Süper Lig 000000
Career total 211630170702386
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
  3. Six appearances in Campeonato Carioca, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup.

International career

Piris da Motta was called up to the Paraguay national team for the first time in September 2015.[9]

Honours

Club

Olimpia
Flamengo

References

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