Robert Piris Da Motta

Robert Ayrton Piris Da Motta Mendoza (born 26 July 1994) is a Paraguayan international footballer who plays for Brazilian Série A club Flamengo, as a Defensive midfielder, and the Paraguay national team.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Piris Da Motta and the second or maternal family name is Mendoza.

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)
Playing position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Flamengo
Number	25
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–	Flamengo	37	(0)
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 5 December 2019 ‡ 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 17 December 2019.

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	123	4
Olimpia (loan)	2015	Primera División	13	1	-	-	5[lower-alpha 1]	0	-	-	18	1
	2016		17	1	-	-	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	-	-	21	1
	Total		30	2	0	0	9	0	0	0	39	2
San Lorenzo	2016–17	Primera División	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	1	0
	2017–18	Superliga	20	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	-	-	23	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	-	-	1	0
	Total		21	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	25	0
Flamengo	2018	Série A	11	0	-	-	0	0	-	-	11	0
	2019		26	0	2	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	0	7[lower-alpha 3]	0	40	0
	2020		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		37	0	2	0	5	0	7	0	51	0
Career total			211	6	3	0	17	0	7	0	238	6

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

• Paraguayan Primera División: 2015 Clausura

Flamengo

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2019
• Campeonato Carioca: 2019, 2020
• Copa Libertadores: 2019[10]
• Supercopa do Brasil: 2020
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2020[11]

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.

External links

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